[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 9575-9602]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2016. Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Ms. Hirono) 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 end of title VIII, add the following:

       Subtitle F--Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement

     SEC. 891. SHORT TITLE.

       (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the 
     ``Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 
     2015''.

     SEC. 892. DESIGN-BUILD CONSTRUCTION PROCESS IMPROVEMENT.

       (a) Civilian Contracts.--
       (1) In general.--Section 3309 of title 41, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Criteria for Use.--
       ``(1) Contracts with a value of at least $750,000.--Two-
     phase selection procedures shall be used for entering into a 
     contract for the design and construction of a public 
     building, facility, or work when a contracting officer 
     determines that the contract has a value of $750,000 or 
     greater, as adjusted for inflation in accordance with section 
     1908 of this title.
       ``(2) Contracts with a value less than $750,000.--For 
     projects that a contracting officer determines have a value 
     of less than $750,000, the contracting officer shall make a 
     determination whether two-phase selection procedures are 
     appropriate for use for entering into a contract for the 
     design and construction of a public building, facility, or 
     work when--
       ``(A) the contracting officer anticipates that 3 or more 
     offers will be received for the contract;
       ``(B) design work must be performed before an offeror can 
     develop a price or cost proposal for the contract;
       ``(C) the offeror will incur a substantial amount of 
     expense in preparing the offer; and
       ``(D) the contracting officer has considered information 
     such as--
       ``(i) the extent to which the project requirements have 
     been adequately defined;
       ``(ii) the time constraints for delivery of the project;
       ``(iii) the capability and experience of potential 
     contractors;
       ``(iv) the suitability of the project for use of the two-
     phase selection procedures;
       ``(v) the capability of the agency to manage the two-phase 
     selection process; and
       ``(vi) other criteria established by the agency.''; and
       (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``The maximum number 
     specified in the solicitation shall not exceed 5 unless the 
     agency determines with respect to'' and all that follows 
     through the period at the end and inserting the following: 
     ``The maximum number specified in the solicitation shall not 
     exceed 5 unless the head of the contracting activity, 
     delegable to a level no lower than the senior contracting 
     official within the contracting activity, approves the 
     contracting officer's justification that an individual 
     solicitation must have greater than 5 finalists to be in the 
     Federal Government's interest. The contracting officer shall 
     provide written documentation of how a maximum number of 
     offerors exceeding 5 is consistent with the purposes and 
     objectives of the two-phase selection process.''.
       (2) Annual reports.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than November 30 of 2016, 2017, 
     2018, 2019, and 2020, the head of each agency shall compile 
     an annual report of each instance in which the agency awarded 
     a design-build contract pursuant to section 3309 of title 41, 
     United States Code, during the fiscal year ending in such 
     calendar year, in which--
       (i) more than 5 finalists were selected for phase-two 
     requests for proposals; or
       (ii) the contract was awarded without using two-phase 
     selection procedures.
       (B) Public availability.--The Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall facilitate public access to the 
     reports, including by posting them on a publicly available 
     Internet website. A notice of the availability of each report 
     shall be published in the Federal Register.
       (b) Defense Contracts.--
       (1) In general.--Section 2305a of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Criteria for Use.--
       ``(1) Contracts with a value of at least $750,000.--Two-
     phase selection procedures shall be used for entering into a 
     contract for the design and construction of a public 
     building, facility, or work when a contracting officer 
     determines that the contract has a value of $750,000 or 
     greater, as adjusted for inflation in accordance with section 
     1908 of title 41, United States Code.
       ``(2) Contracts with a value less than $750,000.--For 
     projects that a contracting officer determines have a value 
     of less than $750,000, the contracting officer shall make a 
     determination whether two-phase selection procedures are 
     appropriate for use for entering into a contract for the 
     design and construction of a public building, facility, or 
     work when--
       ``(A) the contracting officer anticipates that 3 or more 
     offers will be received for the contract;

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       ``(B) design work must be performed before an offeror can 
     develop a price or cost proposal for the contract;
       ``(C) the offeror will incur a substantial amount of 
     expense in preparing the offer; and
       ``(D) the contracting officer has considered information 
     such as--
       ``(i) the extent to which the project requirements have 
     been adequately defined;
       ``(ii) the time constraints for delivery of the project;
       ``(iii) the capability and experience of potential 
     contractors;
       ``(iv) the suitability of the project for use of the two-
     phase selection procedures;
       ``(v) the capability of the agency to manage the two-phase 
     selection process; and
       ``(vi) other criteria established by the Department of 
     Defense.''; and
       (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``The maximum number 
     specified in the solicitation shall not exceed 5 unless the 
     agency determines with respect to'' and all that follows 
     through the period at the end and inserting the following: 
     ``The maximum number specified in the solicitation shall not 
     exceed 5 unless the head of the contracting activity approves 
     the contracting officer's justification that an individual 
     solicitation must have greater than 5 finalists to be in the 
     Federal Government's interest. The contracting officer shall 
     provide written documentation of how a maximum number of 
     offerors exceeding 5 is consistent with the purposes and 
     objectives of the two-phase selection process.''.
       (2) Annual reports.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than November 30 of 2016, 2017, 
     2018, 2019, and 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall compile 
     an annual report of each instance in which the Department 
     awarded a design-build contract pursuant to section 2305a of 
     title 10, United States Code, during the fiscal year ending 
     in such calendar year, in which--
       (i) more than 5 finalists were selected for phase-two 
     requests for proposals; or
       (ii) the contract was awarded without using two-phase 
     selection procedures.
       (B) Public availability.--The Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall facilitate public access to the 
     reports, including by posting them on a publicly available 
     Internet website. A notice of the availability of each report 
     shall be published in the Federal Register.
       (c) GAO Reports.--
       (1) Civilian contracts.--Not later than 270 days after the 
     deadline for the final reports required under subsection (f) 
     of section 3309 of title 41, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a)(1), the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall issue a report analyzing the compliance of the 
     various Federal agencies with the requirements of such 
     section.
       (2) Defense contracts.--Not later than 270 days after the 
     deadline for the final reports required under subsection (f) 
     of section 2305a of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (b)(1), the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall issue a report analyzing the compliance of the 
     Department of Defense with the requirements of such section.

     SEC. 893. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF A REVERSE AUCTION FOR THE 
                   AWARD OF A CONTRACT FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) Prohibition.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory 
     Council, in consultation with the Administrator for Federal 
     Procurement Policy, shall amend the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation to prohibit the use of reverse auctions for 
     awarding contracts for construction and design services.
       (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       (1) the term ``design and construction services'' means--
       (A) site planning and landscape design;
       (B) architectural and engineering services (including 
     surveying and mapping defined in section 1101 of title 40, 
     United States Code);
       (C) interior design;
       (D) performance of substantial construction work for 
     facility, infrastructure, and environmental restoration 
     projects;
       (E) delivery and supply of construction materials to 
     construction sites; and
       (F) construction or substantial alteration of public 
     buildings or public works; and
       (2) the term ``reverse auction'' means, with respect to 
     procurement by an agency--
       (A) a real-time auction conducted through an electronic 
     medium between a group of offerors who compete against each 
     other by submitting bids for a contract or task order with 
     the ability to submit revised bids throughout the course of 
     the auction; and
       (B) the award of the contract or task order to the offeror 
     who submits the lowest bid.

     SEC. 894. ASSURING PAYMENT PROTECTIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION 
                   SUBCONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS UNDER AN 
                   ALTERNATIVE TO A MILLER ACT PAYMENT BOND.

       Chapter 93 of subtitle VI of title 31, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 9310. Individual sureties

       ``If another applicable law or regulation permits the 
     acceptance of a bond from a surety that is not subject to 
     sections 9305 and 9306 and is based on a pledge of assets by 
     the surety, the assets pledged by such surety shall--
       ``(1) consist of eligible obligations described under 
     section 9303(a); and
       ``(2) be submitted to the official of the Government 
     required to approve or accept the bond, who shall deposit the 
     assets with a depository described under section 9303(b).''; 
     and
       (2) in the table of sections for such chapter, by adding at 
     the end the following new item:

``9310. Individual sureties.''.

     SEC. 895. SBA SURETY BOND GUARANTEE PROGRAM.

       Section 411(c)(1) of the Small Business Investment Act of 
     1958 (15 U.S.C. 694b(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``70'' and 
     inserting ``90''.
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  SA 2017. Mr. BROWN 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 end of subtitle B of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 314. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE USE OF TUBULAR 
                   LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE (T-LED) LIGHTING IN THE 
                   UNIFIED FACILITIES CRITERIA.

       It is the sense of Congress that, given the significant 
     cost savings and energy efficient benefits that have been 
     realized from the installation of tubular light-emitting 
     diode (T-LED) lighting aboard Navy vessels, and in order to 
     provide the Department of Defense greater flexibility in 
     lighting options which would reduce energy costs, the 
     Department of Defense should modify the Universal Facilities 
     Code to include tubular LED (T-LED) as an option within its 
     specifications.
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  SA 2018. Mr. BROWN 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 end of subtitle C of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 236. EXPANSION OF EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT 
                   TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND TRANSITION.

       Section 2194 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``business, law, 
     technology transfer or transition,'' after ``mathematics,''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (6) as 
     paragraphs (5) through (7), respectively;
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph (4):
       ``(4) providing sabbatical opportunities for faculty and 
     internship opportunities for students;''; and
       (C) in paragraphs (5) and (6), as redesignated by 
     subparagraph (A), by striking ``research projects'' both 
     places it appears and inserting ``projects, including 
     research and technology transfer or transition projects''.
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  SA 2019. Mr. SCHATZ 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 end of part II of subtitle D of title V, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 540. RECEIPT BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH PRIMARY 
                   MARINER DUTIES OF TRAINING THAT COMPLIES WITH 
                   NATIONAL STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 2015 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (c) and (d), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection (b):
       ``(b) Members With Primary Mariner Duties.--(1) For 
     purposes of the program under this section, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall ensure that members of the armed forces with 
     primary mariner duties receive training that complies with 
     national standards and requirements under the International 
     Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and 
     Watchkeeping (STCW).

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       ``(2) The following shall comply with basic training 
     standards under national requirements and the International 
     Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and 
     Watchkeeping:
       ``(A) The recruit training provided to each member of the 
     armed forces.
       ``(B) The training provided to each member of the armed 
     forces who is assigned to a vessel.
       ``(3) Under the program, each member of the armed forces 
     who is assigned to a vessel of at least 100 gross tons (GRT) 
     in a deck or engineering career field shall be provided the 
     following:
       ``(A) A designated path to applicable credentials under the 
     national requirements and the International Convention on 
     Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping 
     consistent with the responsibilities of the position to which 
     assigned.
       ``(B) The opportunity, at Government expense, to attend 
     credentialing programs that provide merchant mariner training 
     not offered by the armed forces.
       ``(4)(A) For purposes of the program, the material 
     specified in subparagraph (B) shall be submitted to the 
     National Maritime Center of the Coast Guard for assessment of 
     the compliance of such material with national requirements 
     and the International Convention on Standards of Training, 
     Certification, and Watchkeeping.
       ``(B) The material specified in this subparagraph is as 
     follows:
       ``(i) The course material of each unclassified course for 
     members of the armed forces in marine navigation, leadership, 
     and operation and maintenance.
       ``(ii) The unclassified qualifications for assignment for 
     deck or engineering positions on waterborne vessels.
       ``(C) The National Maritime Center shall conduct 
     assessments of material for purposes of this paragraph. Such 
     assessments shall evaluate the suitability of material for 
     the service at sea addressed by such material and without 
     regard to the military pay grade of the intended 
     beneficiaries of such material.
       ``(D) If material submitted to the National Maritime Center 
     pursuant to this paragraphs is determined not to comply as 
     described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary offering such 
     material to members of the armed forces shall submit to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives a report setting forth the actions to be 
     taken by such Secretary to bring such material into 
     compliance.''.
       (b) Additional Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Each Secretary of a military department 
     shall establish, for members of the Armed Forces under the 
     jurisdiction of such Secretary, procedures as follows:
       (A) Procedures by which members identify qualification gaps 
     in training and proficiency assessments and complete training 
     or assessments approved by the Coast Guard in addressing such 
     gaps.
       (B) Procedures by which members obtain service records of 
     any service at sea.
       (C) Procedures by which members may submit service records 
     of service at sea and other military qualifications to the 
     National Maritime Center for evaluation and issuance of a 
     Merchant Marine Credential.
       (D) Procedures by which members may obtain a medical 
     certificate for use in applications for Merchant Marine 
     Credentials.
       (2) Use of military drug test results in merchant marine 
     credential applications.--The Secretaries of the military 
     departments shall jointly establish procedures by which the 
     results of appropriate drug tests administered to members of 
     the Armed Forces by the military departments may be used for 
     purposes of applications for Merchant Marine Credentials.
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  SA 2020. Mr. KING (for himself and Mr. Carper) 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 end of subtitle B of title XXVIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2815. EXEMPTION OF ARMY OFF-SITE USE AND OFF-SITE 
                   REMOVAL ONLY NON-MOBILE PROPERTIES FROM CERTAIN 
                   EXCESS PROPERTY DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Excess or unutilized or underutilized non-
     mobile property of the Army that is situated on non-excess 
     land shall be exempt from the requirements of title V of the 
     McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411 et 
     seq.) upon a determination by the Secretary of the Army 
     that--
       (1) the property is not feasible to relocate;
       (2) the property is located in an area to which the general 
     public is denied access in the interest of national security; 
     and
       (3) the exemption would facilitate the efficient disposal 
     of excess property or result in more efficient real property 
     management.
       (b) Consultation.--Before making an initial determination 
     under the authority provided under subsection (a), and 
     periodically thereafter, the Secretary of the Army shall 
     consult with the Executive Director of the United States 
     Interagency Council on Homelessness on types of non-mobile 
     properties that may be feasible for relocation and suitable 
     to assist the homeless.
       (b) Sunset.--The authority under subsection (a) shall 
     expire on September 30, 2017.
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  SA 2021. Ms. HIRONO 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 end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1264. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE FULFILLMENT BY THE UNITED 
                   STATES OF ITS OBLIGATIONS TO THE REPUBLIC OF 
                   PALAU.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Republic of Palau is comprised of 300 islands and 
     covers roughly 177 square miles strategically located in the 
     western Pacific Ocean between the Philippines and the United 
     States territory of Guam.
       (2) The United States and Palau have forged close security, 
     economic, and cultural ties since the United States defeated 
     the armed forces of Imperial Japan in Palau in 1944.
       (3) The United States administered Palau as a District of 
     the United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 
     from 1947 to 1994.
       (4) In 1994, the United States and Palau entered into a 50-
     year Compact of Free Association which provided for the 
     independence of Palau and set forth the terms for close and 
     mutually beneficial relations in security, economic, and 
     governmental affairs.
       (5) The security terms of the Compact grant the United 
     States full authority and responsibility for the security and 
     defense of Palau, including the right to foreclose the 
     territory of Palau to any nation except the United States and 
     to establish and use defense sites in Palau.
       (6) The Compact entitles any citizen of Palau to volunteer 
     for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, and the 
     citizens of Palau volunteer for such service at a rate that 
     exceeds that of any of the 50 States.
       (7) In 2009, in accordance with section 432 of the Compact, 
     the United States and Palau reviewed their overall 
     relationship. In 2010, the two nations signed an agreement 
     updating and extending several provisions of the Compact 
     including an extension of United States financial and program 
     assistance to Palau, and the establishment of increased 
     immigration protections in the wake of the September 11, 
     2001, terrorist attacks. However, the United States has not 
     yet approved this agreement or provided the assistance called 
     for in the agreement.
       (8) On July 1, 2013 the Secretary of the Interior, the 
     Secretary of State, and the Secretary Defense submitted to 
     the Senate proposed legislation to approve the agreement 
     described in paragraph (7) and included an analysis of the 
     budgetary impact of the proposed legislation. The letter 
     transmitting the proposed legislation concluded that 
     ``[a]pproving the results of the Agreement is of import to 
     the national security of the United States, to our bilateral 
     relationship with Palau and to our broader strategic interest 
     in the Asia-Pacific region''.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) in order to fulfill the promises and commitment of the 
     United States to our ally, the Republic of Palau, and 
     reaffirm the special relationship between the United States 
     and Palau, Congress and the President should place a top 
     priority on the approval of and full funding for the 
     agreement signed by the United States and Palau in 2010; and
       (2) Congress and the President should immediately seek a 
     mutually acceptable means of funding the legislation proposed 
     to implement the agreement.
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  SA 2022. Ms. HIRONO 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 end of subtitle F of title V, add the following:

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     SEC. 565. REPORTING ON ALLEGATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE IN MILITARY 
                   FAMILIES AND HOMES.

       (a) Reports to Family Advocacy Program Offices.--
       (1) In general.--The following information shall be 
     reported immediately to the Family Advocacy Program office at 
     the military installation to which the member of the Armed 
     Forces concerned is assigned:
       (A) Credible information (which may include a reasonable 
     belief), obtained by any individual within the chain of 
     command of the member, that a child in the family or home of 
     the member has suffered an incident of child abuse.
       (B) Information, learned by a member of the Armed Forces 
     engaged in a profession or activity described in subsection 
     (b) of section 226 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 
     (42 U.S.C. 13031) for members of the Armed Forces and their 
     dependents, that gives reason to suspect that a child in the 
     family or home of the member has suffered an incident of 
     child abuse.
       (2) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security (with respect to the Navy when 
     it is not operating as a service in the Navy) shall jointly 
     prescribe regulations to carry out this subsection.
       (3) Child abuse defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     ``child abuse'' has the meaning given that term in subsection 
     (c) of section 226 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990.
       (b) Reports to State Child Welfare Services.--Section 226 
     of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (title II of Public 
     Law 101-647; 104 Stat. 4806; 42 U.S.C. 13031) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting `` and to the agency or 
     agencies provided for in subsection (e), if applicable'' 
     before the period;
       (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
     (f) and (g), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection (e):
       ``(e) Reporters and Recipient of Report Involving Children 
     and Homes of Member of the Armed Forces.--
       ``(1) Recipients of reports.--In the case of an incident 
     described in subsection (a) involving a child in the family 
     or home of member of the Armed Forces (regardless of whether 
     the incident occurred on or off a military installation), the 
     report required by subsection (a) shall be made to the 
     appropriate child welfare services agency or agencies of the 
     State in which the child resides. The Attorney General, the 
     Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     (with respect to the Navy when it is not operating as a 
     service in the Navy) shall jointly, in consultation with the 
     chief executive officers of the States, designate the child 
     welfare service agencies of the States that are appropriate 
     recipients of reports pursuant to this subsection. Any report 
     on an incident pursuant to this subsection is in addition to 
     any other report on the incident pursuant to this section.
       ``(2) Makers of reports.--For purposes of the making of 
     reports under this section pursuant to this subsection, the 
     persons engaged in professions and activities described in 
     subsection (b) shall include members of the Armed Forces who 
     are engaged in such professions and activities for members of 
     the Armed Forces and their dependents.''.
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  SA 2023. Mr. REED 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 end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 884. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO ENGAGE UNITED STATES 
                   MANUFACTURERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS IN 
                   PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO EQUIPPING 
                   THE AFGHAN NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the efforts of the Secretary to engage United 
     States manufacturers and service providers in procurement 
     opportunities related to equipping the Afghan National 
     Security Forces.
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  SA 2024. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) 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 end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1257. REPORT ON EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY AND THE RUSSIAN 
                   FEDERATION'S ABILITY TO USE ENERGY SUPPLIES AS 
                   TOOLS OF COERCION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
     Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of State and 
     the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report assessing the energy 
     security of NATO members, other European nations who share a 
     border with the Russian Federation, and Moldova, as well as 
     the ability of the Government of the Russian Federation to 
     use energy supplies to undermine the security of these 
     nations.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include assessments of the following issues:
       (1) The extent of reliance by these nations on the Russian 
     Federation for supplies of oil and natural gas.
       (2) The ability of the Government of the Russian Federation 
     to use these energy supplies as tools of coercion or 
     intimidation to undermine the security of these nations.
       (3) Whether such reliance by these nations creates 
     vulnerabilities that negatively affect their security.
       (4) The magnitude of those vulnerabilities.
       (5) The impacts of those vulnerabilities on the national 
     security and economic interests of the United States.
       (6) Any other aspect that the Director determines to be 
     relevant to these issues.
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Select Committee 
     on Intelligence, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
     the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2025. Mr. NELSON 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 end of part II of subtitle H of title V, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 593. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE DISTINGUISHED-
                   SERVICE CROSS FOR ACTS OF EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM 
                   DURING THE KOREAN WAR.

       Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in section 
     3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time 
     limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to 
     persons who served in the Armed Forces, the Secretary of the 
     Army may award the Distinguished-Service Cross under section 
     3742 of such title to Edward Halcomb who, while serving in 
     Korea as a member of the United States Army in the grade of 
     Private First Class in Company B, 1st Battalion, 29th 
     Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, distinguished 
     himself by acts of extraordinary heroism from August 20, 
     1950, to October 19, 1950, during the Korean War.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2026. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him 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:

     SEC. ___. BONUSES FOR COST-CUTTERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 4512 of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``or identification of surplus funds or unnecessary budget 
     authority'' after ``mismanagement'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or identification'' 
     after ``disclosure''; and
       (C) in the matter following paragraph (2), by inserting 
     ``or identification'' after ``disclosure''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) The Inspector General of an agency or other agency 
     employee designated under subsection (b) shall refer to the 
     Chief Financial Officer of the agency any potential surplus 
     funds or unnecessary budget authority identified by an 
     employee, along with any recommendations of the Inspector 
     General or other agency employee.
       ``(d)(1) If the Chief Financial Officer of an agency 
     determines that rescission of potential surplus funds or 
     unnecessary budget authority identified by an employee would 
     not

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     hinder the effectiveness of the agency, except as provided in 
     subsection (e), the head of the agency shall transfer the 
     amount of the surplus funds or unnecessary budget authority 
     from the applicable appropriations account to the general 
     fund of the Treasury.
       ``(2) Any amounts transferred under paragraph (1) shall be 
     deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction, 
     except that in the case of a fiscal year for which there is 
     no Federal budget deficit, such amounts shall be used to 
     reduce the Federal debt (in such manner as the Secretary of 
     the Treasury considers appropriate).
       ``(e) The head of an agency may retain not more than 10 
     percent of amounts to be transferred to the general fund of 
     the Treasury under subsection (d) for the purpose of paying a 
     cash award under subsection (a) to the employee who 
     identified the surplus funds or unnecessary budget authority.
       ``(f)(1) The head of each agency shall submit to the 
     Director of the Office of Personnel Management an annual 
     report regarding--
       ``(A) each disclosure of possible fraud, waste, or 
     mismanagement or identification of potentially surplus funds 
     or unnecessary budget authority by an employee of the agency 
     determined by the agency to have merit;
       ``(B) the total savings achieved through disclosures and 
     identifications described in subparagraph (A); and
       ``(C) the number and amount of cash awards by the agency 
     under subsection (a).
       ``(2)(A) The head of each agency shall include the 
     information described in paragraph (1) in each budget request 
     of the agency submitted to the Office of Management and 
     Budget as part of the preparation of the budget of the 
     President submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of 
     title 31, United States Code.
       ``(B) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management 
     shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Government Accountability Office an 
     annual report on Federal cost saving and awards based on the 
     reports submitted under subparagraph (A).
       ``(g) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management 
     shall--
       ``(1) ensure that the cash award program of each agency 
     complies with this section; and
       ``(2) submit to Congress an annual certification indicating 
     whether the cash award program of each agency complies with 
     this section.
       ``(h) Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of 
     this subsection, and every 3 years thereafter, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the operation of the cost savings and 
     awards program under this section, including any 
     recommendations for legislative changes.
       ``(i) In this section--
       ``(1) the term `effectiveness of an agency' means the 
     ability of an agency to fully carry out the mission of the 
     agency, or of a program or activity of the agency, under the 
     statutes establishing the mission, duties, and authorities of 
     the agency, or under the program or activity; and
       ``(2) the term `unnecessary budget authority' means budget 
     authority that is not necessary to fully carry out the 
     mission of an agency, or of a program or activity of the 
     agency, under the statutes establishing the mission, duties, 
     and authorities of the agency, or under the program or 
     activity.''.
       (b) Officers Eligible for Cash Awards.--
       (1) In general.--Section 4509 of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 4509. Prohibition of cash award to certain officers

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the term `agency'--
       ``(1) has the meaning given that term under section 551(1); 
     and
       ``(2) includes an entity described in section 4501(1).
       ``(b) Prohibition.--An officer may not receive a cash award 
     under this subchapter if the officer--
       ``(1) serves in a position at level I of the Executive 
     Schedule;
       ``(2) is the head of an agency; or
       ``(3) is a commissioner, board member, or other voting 
     member of an independent establishment.''.
       (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 45 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 4509 and 
     inserting the following:

``4509. Prohibition of cash award to certain officers.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2027. Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Daines, and Mr. Tillis) 
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 end of subtitle G of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 573. REPORT ON CERTAIN APPLICATIONS FOR UPGRADE IN 
                   DISCHARGE STATUS FROM THE ARMED FORCES BASED ON 
                   POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER OR TRAUMATIC 
                   BRAIN INJURY.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives a report on the number of former members of 
     the Armed Forces who applied for an upgrade in discharge 
     status between September 3, 2009, and September 3, 2014, on 
     the basis of post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic 
     brain injury. The report shall set forth the following:
       (1) The number of applications in which the member 
     concerned was wounded or injured in military service and 
     received a discharge on other than honorable conditions.
       (2) The number of applications for which relief was 
     granted.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2028. Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Heinrich) 
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 end of subtitle A of title XVI, add the following:

     SEC. 1614. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY, COSTS, AND COST SAVINGS OF 
                   ALLOWING FOR COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS OF EXCESS 
                   BALLISTIC MISSILE SOLID ROCKET MOTORS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report assessing--
       (1) the feasibility of permitting excess ballistic missile 
     solid rocket motors, including excess ballistic missile solid 
     rocket motors from the Minotaur launch vehicle, to be made 
     available for commercial applications, including an 
     assessment of any policy or statutory restrictions that would 
     prevent the use of such motors for commercial applications;
       (2) the costs to the Federal Government of, and the cost 
     savings for the Federal Government anticipated to result 
     from, making such motors available for commercial 
     applications;
       (3) the effects of making such motors available for 
     commercial applications on programs of the Federal 
     Government;
       (4) any implications of making such motors available for 
     commercial applications for the international obligations of 
     the United States;
       (5) any implications for the United States commercial 
     launch market and launch industrial base of making such 
     motors available for commercial applications; and
       (6) considerations for fair and equitable pricing of such 
     motors if such motors were made available for commercial 
     applications.
       (b) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the congressional defense committees; and
       (2) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
     House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2029. Mr. WICKER 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 end of subtitle B of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 314. ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES.

       Section 32906(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``or (F)'' after ``described in 
     subparagraph (E)''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2030. Mr. McCONNELL (for Ms. Murkowski) 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

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year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title XXVIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2815. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COORDINATION OF HUNTING, 
                   FISHING, AND OTHER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ON 
                   MILITARY LAND.

       It is the sense of Congress that, in situations where 
     military lands are open to public access for hunting, 
     fishing, and other recreational activities, the Department of 
     Defense should seek to ensure that coordination with State 
     fish and wildlife managers, tribes, and local governments 
     occurs sufficiently in advance of traditional hunting, 
     fishing, and recreational use seasons to facilitate 
     communication with hunting, fishing, and recreational user 
     groups.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2031. Mr. McCONNELL (for Ms. Murkowski) 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:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COORDINATING MILITARY TRAINING 
                   EXERCISES WITH FISHERIES.

       It is the Sense of Congress that the Office of the 
     Secretary of Defense, or through its designee, should notify 
     and consider comments from the National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, affected state and tribal fisheries management 
     agencies, and appropriate fishing user groups as early as is 
     reasonably practicable when scheduling and selecting a 
     location for training exercises to minimize the impact on 
     subsistence, sport and commercial fisheries and to ensure the 
     long term health and availability of fish species and stocks
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2032. Mr. McCAIN 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 end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1264. SENSE OF SENATE ON THE EASING OF RESTRICTIONS ON 
                   THE SALE OF LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO THE 
                   GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM.

       It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) Vietnam is an important emerging partner with which the 
     United States increasingly shares strategic and economic 
     interests, including improving bilateral and multilateral 
     capacity for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, 
     upholding the principles of freedom of the seas and peaceful 
     resolution of international disputes, strengthening an open 
     regional trading order, and maintaining a favorable balance 
     of power in the Asia-Pacific region;
       (2) the Government of Vietnam has recently taken modest but 
     encouraging steps to improve its human rights record, 
     including signing the United Nations Convention Against 
     Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or 
     Punishment, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly 
     December 10, 1984, increasing registrations for places of 
     worship, taking greater action to combat human trafficking, 
     reviewing the Criminal Code, and continuing to conduct high-
     level engagement with the United States and international 
     human rights non-governmental organizations;
       (3) in light of growing challenges in the Asia-Pacific 
     region and some steps by the Government of Vietnam to improve 
     its human rights record, in 2014 the Department of State, in 
     close consultation with the United States Senate, took steps 
     to ease the United States prohibition on the sale of lethal 
     military equipment to Vietnam for maritime and costal 
     defense;
       (4) easing the prohibition on the sale of lethal military 
     equipment to Vietnam at this time, solely regarding platforms 
     that facilitate the ability of the armed forces of Vietnam to 
     operate more effectively on, above, and within its 
     territorial waters and for coastal defense, would further 
     United States national security interests, but steps beyond 
     this to ease further the prohibition would require the 
     Government of Vietnam to take significant additional and 
     sustained steps to protect human rights, including releases 
     of prisoners of conscience and legal reforms;
       (5) the United States Government should continue to support 
     civil society in Vietnam, including advocates for religious 
     freedom, press freedom, and labor rights who seek to use 
     peaceful means to build a strong and prosperous Vietnam that 
     respects human rights and the rule of law; and
       (6) the United States Government should continue to engage 
     the Government of Vietnam in a high-level dialogue and 
     specify what steps on human rights would be necessary for the 
     Government of Vietnam to take in order to continue 
     strengthening the bilateral relationship.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2033. 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,

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     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.
       (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.''.

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     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.
       ``(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 
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     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--
       (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 with other 
     United States Government agencies, including the intelligence 
     community, and, as appropriate, 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

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     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. 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. 5123. 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. 5124. 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
       (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, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence 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. 5125. 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

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     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 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;

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       (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.
       (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 
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     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.''.
       (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 
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       (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.

     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

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       (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, the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the Senate, and the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives 
     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, 
     the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives 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 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 the interagency 
     working group 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, 
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     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).''.

     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 
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     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.

     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.

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     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--
       ``(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:

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       ``(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 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

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     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

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     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;''.
       (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

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       (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;
       (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''.

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     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:
       ``(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.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2034. Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. McCain, and Mr. 
Schumer) 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:

     SEC. ___. RECRUITING SEPARATING SERVICE MEMBERS AS CUSTOMS 
                   AND BORDER PROTECTION OFFICERS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) Customs and Border Protection Officers at United States 
     ports of entry carry out critical law enforcement duties 
     associated with screening foreign visitors, returning United 
     States citizens, and imported cargo entering the United 
     States;
       (2) it is in the national interest for United States ports 
     of entry to be adequately staffed with Customs and Border 
     Protection Officers in a timely fashion, including meeting 
     the congressionally mandated staffing level of 23,775 
     officers for fiscal year 2015;
       (3) an estimated 250,000 to 300,000 members of the Armed 
     Forces separate from military service every year; and
       (4) recruiting efforts and expedited hiring procedures 
     should be undertaken to ensure that individuals separating 
     from military service are aware of, and partake in, 
     opportunities to fill vacant Customs and Border Protection 
     Officer positions.
       (b) Expedited Hiring of Appropriate Separating Service 
     Members.--
       (1) Identification of transferable qualifications.--Not 
     later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in conjunction with 
     the Secretary of Defense, shall jointly identify Military 
     Occupational Safety Codes, Air Force Specialty Codes, and 
     Naval Enlisted Classifications and Officer Designators and 
     Coast Guard Competencies that are transferable to the 
     requirements, qualifications, and duties assigned to Customs 
     and Border Protection Officers.
       (2) Hiring.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
     consider hiring qualified candidates with the Military 
     Occupational Safety Codes, Air Force Specialty Codes, and 
     Naval Enlisted Classifications and Officer Designators 
     identified as transferable under paragraph (1) who are 
     eligible for veterans recruitment appointment authorized 
     under section 4214 of title 38, United States Code.
       (c) Establishing a Program for Recruiting Service Members 
     Separating From Military Service for Customs and Border 
     Protection Officer Vacancies.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, in conjunction with the Secretary of Defense, shall 
     establish a program to actively recruit members of the Armed 
     Forces who are separating from military service to serve as 
     Customs and Border Protection Officers.
       (2) Elements.--The program established under paragraph (1) 
     shall--
       (A) include Customs and Border Protection Officer 
     opportunities in relevant job assistance efforts under the 
     Transition Assistance Program;
       (B) place U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials or 
     other relevant Department of Homeland Security officials at 
     recruiting events and jobs fairs involving members of the 
     Armed Forces who are separating from military service;
       (C) provide opportunities for local U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection field offices to partner with military bases in 
     the region;
       (D) conduct outreach efforts to educate members of the 
     Armed Forces with Military Occupational Safety Codes, Air 
     Force Specialty Codes, and Naval Enlisted Classifications and 
     Officer Designators that are transferable to the 
     requirements, qualifications, and duties assigned to Customs 
     and Border Protection Officers;
       (E) require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security to work cooperatively to identify shared 
     activities and opportunities for reciprocity related to steps 
     in hiring U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers with the 
     goal of minimizing the time required to hire qualified 
     applicants;

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       (F) require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security to work cooperatively to ensure the 
     streamlined interagency transfer of relevant background 
     investigations and security clearances; and
       (G) include such other elements as may be necessary to 
     ensure that members of the Armed Forces who are separating 
     from military service are aware of opportunities to fill 
     vacant Customs and Border Protection Officer positions.
       (d) Report to Congress.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and December 31 of each year 
     thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 
     Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that includes a 
     description and assessment of the program established under 
     subsection (c).
       (2) Content.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) a detailed description of the program established under 
     subsection (c), including--
       (i) programmatic elements;
       (ii) goals associated with those elements; and
       (iii) a description of how the elements and goals will 
     assist in meeting statutorily mandated staffing levels and 
     agency hiring benchmarks;
       (B) a detailed description of the program elements that 
     have been implemented under subsection (c);
       (C) a detailed summary of the actions taken under 
     subsection (c) to implement such program elements;
       (D) the number of separating service members made aware of 
     Customs and Border Protection Officer vacancies;
       (E) the Military Occupational Safety Codes, Air Force 
     Specialty Codes, and Naval Enlisted Classifications and 
     Officer Designators identified as transferable under 
     subsection (b)(1) and a rationale for such identifications;
       (F) the number of Customs and Border Protection Officer 
     vacancies filled with separating service members;
       (G) the number of Customs and Border Protection Officer 
     vacancies filled with separating service members under 
     Veterans' Recruitment Appointment authorized under the 
     Veterans Employment Opportunity Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-
     339); and
       (H) the results of any evaluations or considerations of 
     additional elements included or not included in the program 
     established under subsection (c).
       (e) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed--
       (1) as superseding, altering, or amending existing Federal 
     veterans' hiring preferences or Federal hiring authorities; 
     or
       (2) to authorize the appropriation of additional amounts to 
     carry out this section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2035. Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Kaine) 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 end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1085. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS FOR NATIONAL 
                   SECURITY AND OTHER PURPOSES.

       (a) Definition.--Section 9101(a) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) The terms `Security Executive Agent' and `Suitability 
     Executive Agent' mean the Security Executive Agent and the 
     Suitability Executive Agent, respectively, established under 
     Executive Order 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103), or any successor 
     thereto.''.
       (b) Covered Agencies.--Section 9101(a)(6) of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(G) The Department of Homeland Security.
       ``(H) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
       ``(I) An Executive agency that--
       ``(i) is authorized to conduct background investigations 
     under a Federal statute; or
       ``(ii) is delegated authority to conduct background 
     investigations in accordance with procedures established by 
     the Security Executive Agent or the Suitability Executive 
     Agent under subsection (b) or (c)(iv) of section 2.3 of 
     Executive Order 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103), or any successor 
     thereto.
       ``(J) A contractor that conducts a background investigation 
     on behalf of an agency described in subparagraphs (A) through 
     (I).''.
       (c) Applicable Purposes of Investigations.--Section 
     9101(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as 
     clauses (i) through (iv), respectively, and adjusting the 
     margins accordingly;
       (2) in the matter preceding clause (i), as redesignated--
       (A) by striking ``the head of'';
       (B) by inserting ``all'' before ``criminal history record 
     information''; and
       (C) by striking ``for the purpose of determining 
     eligibility for any of the following:'' and inserting ``, in 
     accordance with Federal Investigative Standards jointly 
     promulgated by the Suitability Executive Agent and Security 
     Executive Agent, for the purpose of--
       ``(A) determining eligibility for--'';
       (3) in clause (i), as redesignated--
       (A) by striking ``Access'' and inserting ``access''; and
       (B) by striking the period and inserting a semicolon;
       (4) in clause (ii), as redesignated--
       (A) by striking ``Assignment'' and inserting 
     ``assignment''; and
       (B) by striking the period and inserting ``or positions;'';
       (5) in clause (iii), as redesignated--
       (A) by striking ``Acceptance'' and inserting 
     ``acceptance''; and
       (B) by striking the period and inserting ``; or'';
       (6) in clause (iv), as redesignated--
       (A) by striking ``Appointment'' and inserting 
     ``appointment'';
       (B) by striking ``or a critical or sensitive position''; 
     and
       (C) by striking the period and inserting ``; or''; and
       (7) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) conducting a basic suitability or fitness assessment 
     for Federal or contractor employees, using Federal 
     Investigative Standards jointly promulgated by the Security 
     Executive Agent and the Suitability Executive Agent in 
     accordance with--
       ``(i) Executive Order 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103), or any 
     successor thereto; and
       ``(ii) the Office of Management and Budget Memorandum 
     `Assignment of Functions Relating to Coverage of Contractor 
     Employee Fitness in the Federal Investigative Standards', 
     dated December 6, 2012;
       ``(C) credentialing under the Homeland Security 
     Presidential Directive 12 (dated August 27, 2004); and
       ``(D) Federal Aviation Administration checks required 
     under--
       ``(i) the Federal Aviation Administration Drug Enforcement 
     Assistance Act of 1988 (subtitle E of title VII of Public Law 
     100-690; 102 Stat. 4424) and the amendments made by that Act; 
     or
       ``(ii) section 44710 of title 49.''.
       (d) Biometric and Biographic Searches.--Section 9101(b)(2) 
     of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2)(A) A State central criminal history record depository 
     shall allow a covered agency to conduct both biometric and 
     biographic searches of criminal history record information.
       ``(B) Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to 
     prohibit the Federal Bureau of Investigation from requiring a 
     request for criminal history record information to be 
     accompanied by the fingerprints of the individual who is the 
     subject of the request.''.
       (e) Use of Most Cost-effective System.--Section 9101(e) of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(6) If a criminal justice agency is able to provide the 
     same information through more than 1 system described in 
     paragraph (1), a covered agency may request information under 
     subsection (b) from the criminal justice agency, and require 
     the criminal justice agency to provide the information, using 
     the system that is most cost-effective for the Federal 
     Government.''.
       (f) Sealed or Expunged Records; Juvenile Records.--
       (1) In general.--Section 9101(a)(2) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) in the first sentence, by inserting before the period 
     the following: ``, and includes any analogous juvenile 
     records''; and
       (B) by striking the third sentence and inserting the 
     following: ``The term includes those records of a State or 
     locality sealed pursuant to law if such records are 
     accessible by State and local criminal justice agencies for 
     the purpose of conducting background checks.''.
       (2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Federal Government should not uniformly reject applicants 
     for employment with the Federal Government or Federal 
     contractors based on--
       (A) sealed or expunged criminal records; or
       (B) juvenile records.
       (g) Interaction With Law Enforcement and Intelligence 
     Agencies Abroad.--Section 9101 of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Upon request by a covered agency and in accordance 
     with the applicable provisions of this section, the Deputy 
     Assistant Secretary of State for Overseas Citizens Services 
     shall make available criminal history record information 
     collected by the Deputy Assistant Secretary with respect to 
     an individual who is under investigation by the covered 
     agency regarding any interaction of the individual with a law 
     enforcement agency or intelligence agency of a foreign 
     country.''.
       (h) Clarification of Security Requirements for Contractors 
     Conducting Background Investigations.--Section 9101 of title 
     5, United States Code, as amended by this section, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:

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       ``(h) If a contractor described in subsection (a)(6)(J) 
     uses an automated information delivery system to request 
     criminal history record information, the contractor shall 
     comply with any necessary security requirements for access to 
     that system.''.
       (i) Clarification Regarding Adverse Actions.--Section 7512 
     of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``or'';
       (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``, or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) a suitability action taken by the Office under 
     regulations prescribed by the Office, subject to the rules 
     prescribed by the President under this title for the 
     administration of the competitive service.''.
       (j) Annual Report by Suitability and Security Clearance 
     Performance Accountability Council.--Section 9101 of title 5, 
     United States Code, as amended by this section, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) The Suitability and Security Clearance Performance 
     Accountability Council established under Executive Order 
     13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103), or any successor thereto, shall 
     submit to the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the Senate, and the Committee on Armed Services, the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Committee 
     on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives, an annual 
     report that--
       ``(1) describes efforts of the Council to integrate 
     Federal, State, and local systems for sharing criminal 
     history record information;
       ``(2) analyzes the extent and effectiveness of Federal 
     education programs regarding criminal history record 
     information;
       ``(3) provides an update on the implementation of best 
     practices for sharing criminal history record information, 
     including ongoing limitations experienced by investigators 
     working for or on behalf of a covered agency with respect to 
     access to State and local criminal history record 
     information; and
       ``(4) provides a description of limitations on the sharing 
     of information relevant to a background investigation, other 
     than criminal history record information, between--
       ``(A) investigators working for or on behalf of a covered 
     agency; and
       ``(B) State and local law enforcement agencies.''.
       (k) GAO Report on Enhancing Interoperability and Reducing 
     Redundancy in Federal Critical Infrastructure Protection 
     Access Control, Background Check, and Credentialing 
     Standards.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall submit to the congressional defense committees, 
     the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the background 
     check, access control, and credentialing requirements of 
     Federal programs for the protection of critical 
     infrastructure and key resources.
       (2) Contents.--The Comptroller General shall include in the 
     report required under paragraph (1)--
       (A) a summary of the major characteristics of each such 
     Federal program, including the types of infrastructure and 
     resources covered;
       (B) a comparison of the requirements, whether mandatory or 
     voluntary in nature, for regulated entities under each such 
     program to--
       (i) conduct background checks on employees, contractors, 
     and other individuals;
       (ii) adjudicate the results of a background check, 
     including the utilization of a standardized set of 
     disqualifying offenses or the consideration of minor, non-
     violent, or juvenile offenses; and
       (iii) establish access control systems to deter 
     unauthorized access, or provide a security credential for any 
     level of access to a covered facility or resource;
       (C) a review of any efforts that the Screening Coordination 
     Office of the Department of Homeland Security has undertaken 
     or plans to undertake to harmonize or standardize background 
     check, access control, or credentialing requirements for 
     critical infrastructure and key resource protection programs 
     overseen by the Department; and
       (D) recommendations, developed in consultation with 
     appropriate stakeholders, regarding--
       (i) enhancing the interoperability of security credentials 
     across critical infrastructure and key resource protection 
     programs;
       (ii) eliminating the need for redundant background checks 
     or credentials across existing critical infrastructure and 
     key resource protection programs;
       (iii) harmonizing, where appropriate, the standards for 
     identifying potentially disqualifying criminal offenses and 
     the weight assigned to minor, nonviolent, or juvenile 
     offenses in adjudicating the results of a completed 
     background check; and
       (iv) the development of common, risk-based standards with 
     respect to the background check, access control, and security 
     credentialing requirements for critical infrastructure and 
     key resource protection programs.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2036. Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Kaine) 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 end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1085. REFORM AND IMPROVEMENT OF PERSONNEL SECURITY, 
                   INSIDER THREAT DETECTION AND PREVENTION, AND 
                   PHYSICAL SECURITY.

       (a) Personnel Security and Insider Threat Protection in 
     Department of Defense.--
       (1) Plans and schedules.--Consistent with the Memorandum of 
     the Secretary of Defense dated March 18, 2014, regarding the 
     recommendations of the reviews of the Washington Navy Yard 
     shooting, the Secretary of Defense shall develop plans and 
     schedules--
       (A) to implement a continuous evaluation capability for the 
     national security population for which clearance 
     adjudications are conducted by the Department of Defense 
     Central Adjudication Facility, in coordination with the 
     Suitability Executive Agent, the Security Executive Agent, 
     and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget;
       (B) to produce a Department-wide insider threat strategy 
     and implementation plan, which includes--
       (i) resourcing for the Defense Insider Threat Management 
     and Analysis Center (DITMAC) and component insider threat 
     programs, and
       (ii) alignment of insider threat protection programs with 
     continuous evaluation capabilities and processes for 
     personnel security;
       (C) to centralize the authority, accountability, and 
     programmatic integration responsibilities, including fiscal 
     control, for personnel security and insider threat protection 
     under the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence;
       (D) to align the Department's consolidated Central 
     Adjudication Facility under the Under Secretary of Defense 
     for Intelligence;
       (E) to develop a defense security enterprise reform 
     investment strategy to ensure a consistent, long-term focus 
     on funding to strengthen all of the Department's security and 
     insider threat programs, policies, functions, and information 
     technology capabilities, including detecting threat behaviors 
     conveyed in the cyber domain, in a manner that keeps pace 
     with evolving threats and risks;
       (F) to resource and expedite deployment of the Identity 
     Management Enterprise Services Architecture (IMESA); and
       (G) to implement the recommendations contained in the study 
     conducted by the Director of Cost Analysis and Program 
     Evaluation required by section 907 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 
     U.S.C. 1564 note), including, specifically, the 
     recommendations to centrally manage and regulate Department 
     of Defense requests for personnel security background 
     investigations.
       (2) Reporting requirement.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a report describing the plans and schedules required 
     under paragraph (1).
       (b) Physical and Logical Access.--Not later than 270 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act--
       (1) the Secretary of Defense shall define physical and 
     logical access standards, capabilities, and processes 
     applicable to all personnel with access to Department of 
     Defense installations and information technology systems, 
     including--
       (A) periodic or regularized background or records checks 
     appropriate to the type of physical or logical access 
     involved, the security level, the category of individuals 
     authorized, and the level of access to be granted;
       (B) standards and methods for verifying the identity of 
     individuals seeking access; and
       (C) electronic attribute-based access controls that are 
     appropriate for the type of access and facility or 
     information technology system involved;
       (2) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and 
     the Chair of the Performance Accountability Council, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Administrator of General Services, and in consultation with 
     representatives from stakeholder organizations, shall design 
     a capability to share and apply electronic identity 
     information across the Government to enable real-time, risk-
     managed physical and logical access decisions; and
       (3) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in 
     conjunction with the

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     Director of the Office of Personnel Management and in 
     consultation with representatives from stakeholder 
     organizations, shall establish investigative and adjudicative 
     standards for the periodic or regularized reevaluation of the 
     eligibility of an individual to retain credentials issued 
     pursuant to Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 
     (dated August 27, 2004), as appropriate, but not less 
     frequently than the authorization period of the issued 
     credentials.
       (c) Security Enterprise Management.--Not later than 180 
     days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget shall--
       (1) formalize the Security, Suitability, and Credentialing 
     Line of Business;
       (2) submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
     committee that describes plans--
       (A) for oversight by the Office of Management and Budget of 
     activities of the executive branch of the Government for 
     personnel security, suitability, and credentialing;
       (B) to designate enterprise shared services to optimize 
     investments;
       (C) to define and implement data standards to support 
     common electronic access to critical Government records; and
       (D) to reduce the burden placed on Government data 
     providers by centralizing requests for records access and 
     ensuring proper sharing of the data with appropriate 
     investigative and adjudicative elements.
       (d) Reciprocity Management.--Not later than 2 years after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Chair of the 
     Performance Accountability Council shall ensure that--
       (1) a centralized system is available to serve as the 
     reciprocity management system for the Federal Government; and
       (2) the centralized system described in paragraph (1) is 
     aligned with, and incorporates results from, continuous 
     evaluation and other enterprise reform initiatives.
       (e) Reporting Requirements Implementation.--Not later than 
     180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chair 
     of the Performance Accountability Council, in coordination 
     with the Security Executive Agent, the Suitability Executive 
     Agent, and the Secretary of Defense, shall jointly develop a 
     plan to--
       (1) implement the Security Executive Agent Directive on 
     common, standardized employee and contractor security 
     reporting requirements;
       (2) establish and implement uniform reporting requirements 
     for employees and Federal contractors, according to risk, 
     relative to the safety of the workforce and protection of the 
     most sensitive information of the Government; and
       (3) ensure that reported information is shared 
     appropriately.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the congressional defense committees;
       (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
     and
       (C) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the 
     Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (2) the term ``Performance Accountability Council'' means 
     the Suitability and Security Clearance Performance 
     Accountability Council established under Executive Order 
     13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103), or any successor thereto; and
       (3) the terms ``Security Executive Agent'' and 
     ``Suitability Executive Agent'' mean the Security Executive 
     Agent and the Suitability Executive Agent, respectively, 
     established under Executive Order 13467 (73 Fed. Reg. 38103), 
     or any successor thereto.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2037. Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. McCain) 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 end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 884. PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO COMMERCIAL 
                   INNOVATION.

       (a) Authority to Establish Program.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may conduct a program to increase access to 
     commercial innovation to meet the mission critical technology 
     needs of the Department of Defense.
       (b) Elements.--The program authorized under this section 
     may include the following elements:
       (1) Funding qualified non-profit entities that invest in 
     privately-held companies that are developing technologies 
     that are potentially mission critical to the Department of 
     Defense and that have secured investments from ``venture 
     capital funds'' (as defined by the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission pursuant to section 203(l) of the Investment 
     Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80b-3(l)) subject to the 
     following conditions:
       (A) The Secretary of Defense shall appoint an individual to 
     manage all such investments who possesses demonstrated 
     knowledge and experience in--
       (i) understanding developing technologies; and
       (ii) managing investments in ``venture capital funds'' (as 
     defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to 
     section 203(l) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 
     U.S.C 80b-3(l)).
       (B) For each investment in a qualified non-profit entity, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall secure the ability to select 
     at least one member of the qualified non-profit entity's 
     board of directors, board of trustees, or equivalent 
     governing body to actively monitor the Department of 
     Defense's investment in the qualified non-profit entity.
       (C) The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives a report describing each of the Department of 
     Defense's investments in each qualified non-profit entity, 
     including, at a minimum--
       (i) a description and evaluation of the Department of 
     Defense mission each such investment is intended to help 
     accomplish; and
       (ii) a financial evaluation that estimates the current and 
     projected value the Department of Defense is securing from 
     each of its investments.
       (2) Conducting cost-effective outreach efforts and 
     establishing points of entry for non-traditional defense 
     contractors whose products and technologies could be acquired 
     by the Department of Defense.
       (3) Training Federal acquisition personnel in innovative 
     acquisition techniques to access non-traditional defense 
     contractors.
       (4) Use of other transactions authority under section 2371 
     of title 10, United States Code, and authority to award 
     prizes for advanced technology achievements under section 
     2374a of such title.
       (c) Authority to Enter Into Intelligence Community 
     Contracts and Other Agreements.--The Secretary of Defense is 
     authorized to use intelligence community contracts and other 
     agreements to meet the needs of the program established under 
     this section.
       (d) Funding.--
       (1) In general.--Of the unobligated amounts appropriated or 
     otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for the Office 
     of the Secretary of Defense for science and technology, 
     $10,000,000 may be used for technology innovation, as 
     described in the reprogramming action prior approval request 
     submitted by the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) to 
     Congress on May 15, 2015.
       (2) Defense acquisition workforce fund.--The Defense 
     Acquisition Workforce Development Fund may be used for the 
     training of Department of Defense employees under this 
     section.
       (e) Sunset.--The authority to carry out the pilot program 
     under subsection (a) shall terminate one year after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2038. Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Corker) 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:

       Strike section 1261 and insert the following:

     SEC. 1261. MARITIME SECURITY CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Authorized.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State is authorized, 
     using funds transferred pursuant to subsection (b), to 
     provide assistance for the purpose of increasing maritime 
     security and domain awareness for countries in the Asia-
     Pacific region.
       (2) Designation of assistance.--Assistance provided by the 
     Secretary under this section shall be known as the ``Maritime 
     Security Capacity Building Program'' (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Program'').
       (3) Construction of limitations.--The Secretary may provide 
     assistance under this section without regard to any other 
     provision of law, other than section 620J of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d)).
       (b) Transfer Authority.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     transfer, from amounts authorized to be appropriated for the 
     Department of Defense by this Act, $50,000,000 to the 
     Secretary of State for the Program. Any amount so transferred 
     shall be deposited in the ``Foreign Military Finance'' 
     account for purposes of the Program.
       (c) Eligible Countries.--In selecting countries in the 
     Asia-Pacific region to which assistance is to be provided 
     under the Program, the Secretary of State shall prioritize 
     the provision of assistance to countries that will contribute 
     to the achievement of following objectives:
       (1) Retaining unhindered access to and use of international 
     waterways in the Asia-Pacific region that are critical to 
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     security and free flow of commerce and achieving United 
     States national security objectives.
       (2) Improving maritime domain awareness in the Asia-Pacific 
     region.
       (3) Countering piracy in the Asia-Pacific region.
       (4) Disrupting illicit maritime trafficking activities and 
     other forms of maritime trafficking activity in the Asia-
     Pacific that directly benefit organizations that have been 
     determined to be a security threat to the United States.
       (5) Enhancing the maritime capabilities of a country or 
     regional organization to respond to emerging threats to 
     maritime security in the Asia-Pacific region.
       (d) Priorities for Assistance.--In carrying out the purpose 
     of the Program, the Secretary of State--
       (1) shall place priority on assistance to enhance the 
     maritime security capabilities of the military or security 
     forces of countries in the Asia-Pacific region that have 
     maritime missions and the government agencies responsible for 
     such forces; and
       (2) may provide assistance to a country in the Asia-Pacific 
     region to enhance the capabilities of that country, or of a 
     regional organization that includes that country, to conduct 
     one or more of the following:
       (A) Maritime intelligence, surveillance, and 
     reconnaissance.
       (B) Littoral and port security.
       (C) Coast guard operations.
       (D) Command and control.
       (E) Management and oversight of maritime activities.
       (e) Annual Report.--The Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress each year a report on 
     the status of the provision of equipment, training, supplies 
     or other services provided pursuant to the Program during the 
     preceding year.
       (f) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee of Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       (2) the Committee of Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.

     SEC. 1261A. REPORT ON PLANS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF FREEDOM OF 
                   OPERATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS AND AIRSPACE 
                   IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC MARITIME DOMAINS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall, with the concurrence with the Secretary of State, 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report (in 
     classified form) setting forth a plan, for each of the six-
     month, one-year, and three-year periods beginning on the date 
     of such report, for Freedom of Navigation Assertions, Shows 
     of Force, bilateral and multilateral military exercises, Port 
     Calls, Training, and assistance intended to enhance the 
     maritime capabilities, respond to emerging threats, and 
     maintain freedom of operations in international waters and 
     airspace in the Asia-Pacific maritime domains.
       (b) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee of Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       (2) the Committee of Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
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  SA 2039. Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Baldwin, and 
Mr. Franken) 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 end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 884. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ROLE OF CHIEF INFORMATION 
                   OFFICER IN RESOURCES, PLANNING, AND PORTFOLIO 
                   MANAGEMENT OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING BY THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

       Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, in 
     applying the implementation guidance for section 11319 of 
     title 40, United States Code (M-15-14, dated June 10, 2015), 
     the Department of Energy and the Office of Management and 
     Budget should work collaboratively to--
       (1) ensure the unique issues associated with the Department 
     of Energy's High Performance Computing (HPC) program are 
     given appropriate consideration;
       (2) avoid unnecessarily duplicating the Department of 
     Energy's existing project management processes for the HPC 
     program; and
       (3) avoid creating any unnecessary layers of approval that 
     may impede the Department of Energy's deployment of mission-
     critical HPC systems.
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  SA 2040. Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. 
Blumenthal, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Graham, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. 
Baldwin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Udall, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Moran, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
Wyden, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Peters, and Mrs. Boxer) 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 end of subtitle F of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 355. STARBASE PROGRAM.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     2016 by section 301 and available for the Department of 
     Defense for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, as 
     specified in the funding table in section 4301--
       (1) the amount available for the STARBASE program is hereby 
     increased by $25,000,000; and
       (2) the amount available by reason of increased bulk fuel 
     cost savings is hereby decreased by $25,000,000.
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  SA 2041. Mr. SANDERS 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 end of subtitle A of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1005. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   AUDIT AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PROCESSES.

       (a) Independent Assessment.--
       (1) Assessment required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     obtain from an entity independent of the Department of 
     Defense selected by the Secretary for purposes of this 
     section an assessment of the audit and financial management 
     processes of the Department.
       (2) Elements.--The assessment required pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall include the following:
       (A) A comparison of the audit and financial management 
     processes of the Department with the audit and financial 
     management processes of other appropriate Federal agencies, 
     and appropriate private sector entities, including the 
     qualifications of officials responsible for audit oversight 
     and compliance, for purposes of identifying best practices to 
     be adopted by the Department for its audit and financial 
     management processes.
       (B) An analysis of the progress and investments made by the 
     Department under its Financial Improvement and Audit 
     Readiness (FIAR) Plan, and a comparison of such progress and 
     investment with the progress and investments made by other 
     Federal agencies under their Financial Improvement and Audit 
     Readiness Plans, for purposes of determining the extent to 
     which Department progress on financial management and audit 
     readiness is consistent with results achieved by other 
     appropriate Federal agencies and appropriate private sector 
     entities.
       (C) An identification of recommendations on policies and 
     management and other activities that could be undertaken by 
     the Department to enhance its audit and financial management 
     processes in order to obtain and maintain clean audit 
     opinions of its financial statement as effectively and 
     efficiently as possible.
       (3) Access to information.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
     the entity conducting the assessment required by paragraph 
     (1) has access to all the information, data, and resources 
     necessary to conduct the assessment in a timely manner.
       (4) Report.--The Secretary shall require the entity 
     conducting the assessment required by paragraph (1) to submit 
     to the Secretary and the congressional defense committees a 
     report on the assessment by not later than one year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Transmittal.--Not later than 60 days after receiving 
     the report described in subsection (a)(4), the Secretary 
     shall transmit the report to Congress, together with the 
     following:
       (1) An analysis by the Secretary of the findings and 
     recommendations of the report.

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       (2) A description of the response of the Department to such 
     finding and recommendations.
       (3) Such other matters with respect to the audit and 
     financial management processes of the Department as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate.
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  SA 2042. Ms. BALDWIN 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 end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1085. AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORTS.

       Section 312 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(c)(1) Whenever the Inspector General, in carrying out 
     the duties and responsibilities established under the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), issues a 
     report or audit (or any portion of any report or audit) in 
     final form, the Inspector General shall--
       ``(A) submit the report or audit (or portion of report or 
     audit), as the case may be, to--
       ``(i) the Secretary;
       ``(ii) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the Senate;
       ``(iii) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
       ``(iv) if the report or audit (or portion of report or 
     audit) was initiated upon request by an individual or entity 
     other than the Inspector General, that individual or entity, 
     using reasonable and appropriate efforts; and
       ``(B) not later than 3 days after the report or audit (or 
     portion of report or audit), as the case may be, is submitted 
     in final form to the Secretary, post the report or audit (or 
     portion of report or audit) on the Internet website of the 
     Inspector General.
       ``(2) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
     authorize the public disclosure of information that is 
     specifically prohibited from disclosure by any other 
     provision of law.''.
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  SA 2043. Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. Enzi) 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 end of subtitle E of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 344. REIMBURSEMENT OF STATES FOR CERTAIN FIRE 
                   SUPPRESSION SERVICES AS A RESULT OF FIRE CAUSED 
                   BY MILITARY TRAINING OR OTHER ACTIONS OF THE 
                   ARMED FORCES OR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Reimbursement Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall, upon 
     application by a State, reimburse the State for the 
     reasonable costs of the State for fire suppression services 
     coordinated by the State as a result of a wildland fire 
     caused by military training or other actions of units or 
     members of the Armed Forces in Federal status or employees of 
     the Department of Defense on a military training installation 
     owned by the State. A State may apply for reimbursement under 
     this section only if a personal damage or loss claim caused 
     by the fire concerned was awarded under the Federal Tort 
     Claims Act.
       (2) Services covered.--Services reimbursable under this 
     subsection shall be limited to services proximately related 
     to the fire for which reimbursement is sought under this 
     subsection.
       (3) Limitation.--Nothing in this section shall apply to 
     Department-owned military training installations. Nothing in 
     this section shall affect existing memoranda of understanding 
     between Department-owned military training installations and 
     local governments. Reimbursement may not be made under this 
     section for any services for which a claim may be made under 
     the Federal Tort Claims Act.
       (b) Application.--Each application of a State for 
     reimbursement for costs under subsection (a) shall set forth 
     an itemized request of the services covered by the 
     application, including the costs of such services.
       (c) Funds.--Reimbursements under subsection (a) shall be 
     made from amounts authorized to be appropriated for the 
     Department of Defense for operation and maintenance.
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  SA 2044. Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. Enzi) 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 end of subtitle E of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1049. USE OF THE NATIONAL GUARD FOR SUPPORT OF CIVILIAN 
                   FIREFIGHTING ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Modular Airborne Firefighting System Flexibility Act''.
       (b) Operational Use Authorized.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 1 of title 32, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 116. Operational use: support for civilian 
       firefighting activities

       ``The Secretary of Defense may authorize members and units 
     of the National Guard performing duty under section 328(b), 
     502(f), or 709(a) of this title, or on active duty under 
     title 10, to support firefighting operations, missions, and 
     activities, including aerial firefighting employment of the 
     Mobile Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS), undertaken in 
     support of a request from the National Interagency Fire 
     Center or another Federal agency.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 1 of such title is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new item:

``116. Operational use: support for civilian firefighting 
              activities.''.
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  SA 2045. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Graham) 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 end of subtitle G of title X, add following:

     SEC. 1085. INCREASE IN SPECIAL PENSION FOR MEDAL OF HONOR 
                   RECIPIENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1562(a) of title 38, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``$1,000'' and inserting 
     ``$3,000''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
     take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Delay of annual cost of living adjustment.--The 
     Secretary shall not make an increase pursuant to subsection 
     (e) of section 1562 of such title effective December 1, 2015, 
     if the amendment made by subsection (a) takes effect before 
     such date.
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  SA 2046. Mr. ISAKSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1927 submitted by Mr. Isakson and intended to be 
proposed to the 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:

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