[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 15738-15753]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




DEPARTMENT OF STATE OPERATIONS AUTHORIZATION AND EMBASSY SECURITY ACT, 
                            FISCAL YEAR 2016

  Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(S. 1635) to authorize the Department of State for fiscal year 2016, 
and for other purposes, as amended.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                                S. 1635

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Department 
     of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; Table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.

           TITLE I--EMBASSY SECURITY AND PERSONNEL PROTECTION

              Subtitle A--Review and Planning Requirements

Sec. 101. Designation of high risk, high threat posts.
Sec. 102. Contingency plans for high risk, high threat posts.
Sec. 103. Direct reporting.
Sec. 104. Accountability Review Board recommendations related to 
              unsatisfactory leadership.

        Subtitle B--Physical Security and Personnel Requirements

Sec. 111. Capital security cost sharing program.
Sec. 112. Local guard contracts abroad under diplomatic security 
              program.
Sec. 113. Transfer authority.
Sec. 114. Security enhancements for soft targets.
Sec. 115. Exemption from certain procurement protest procedures for 
              noncompetitive contracting in emergency circumstances.
Sec. 116. Sense of Congress regarding minimum security standards for 
              temporary United States diplomatic and consular posts.
Sec. 117. Assignment of personnel at high risk, high threat posts.
Sec. 118. Annual report on embassy construction costs.
Sec. 119. Embassy security, construction, and maintenance.

                     Subtitle C--Security Training

Sec. 121. Security training for personnel assigned to high risk, high 
              threat posts.
Sec. 122. Sense of Congress regarding language requirements for 
              diplomatic security personnel assigned to high risk, high 
              threat post.

  Subtitle D--Expansion of the Marine Corps Security Guard Detachment 
                                Program

Sec. 131. Marine Corps Security Guard Program.

 TITLE II--OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND 
                    BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Sec. 201. Competitive hiring status for former employees of the Office 
              of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction.
Sec. 202. Certification of independence of information technology 
              systems of the Office of Inspector General of the 
              Department of State and Broadcasting Board of Governors.
Sec. 203. Protecting the integrity of internal investigations.
Sec. 204. Report on Inspector General inspection and auditing of 
              Foreign Service posts and bureaus and other offices of 
              the Department.
Sec. 205. Implementing GAO and OIG recommendations.
Sec. 206. Inspector General salary limitations.

                 TITLE III--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Sec. 301. Oversight of and accountability for peacekeeper abuses.
Sec. 302. Reimbursement of contributing countries.
Sec. 303. Withholding of assistance.
Sec. 304. United Nations peacekeeping assessment formula.
Sec. 305. Reimbursement or application of credits.
Sec. 306. Report on United States contributions to the United Nations 
              relating to peacekeeping operations.
Sec. 307. Whistleblower protections for United Nations personnel.
Sec. 308. Encouraging employment of United States citizens at the 
              United Nations.
Sec. 309. Statement of policy on Member State's voting practices at the 
              United Nations.
Sec. 310. Qualifications of the United Nations Secretary General.
Sec. 311. Policy regarding the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Sec. 312. Additional report on other United States contributions to the 
              United Nations.
Sec. 313. Comparative report on peacekeeping operations.

             TITLE IV--PERSONNEL AND ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES

Sec. 401. Locally-employed staff wages.
Sec. 402. Expansion of civil service opportunities.
Sec. 403. Promotion to the Senior Foreign Service.
Sec. 404. Lateral entry into the Foreign Service.
Sec. 405. Reemployment of annuitants and workforce rightsizing.
Sec. 406. Integration of foreign economic policy.
Sec. 407. Training support services.
Sec. 408. Special agents.
Sec. 409. Limited appointments in the Foreign Service.
Sec. 410. Report on diversity recruitment, employment, retention, and 
              promotion.
Sec. 411. Market data for cost-of-living adjustments.
Sec. 412. Technical amendment to Federal Workforce Flexibility Act.
Sec. 413. Retention of mid- and senior-level professionals from 
              traditionally under-represented minority groups.
Sec. 414. Employee assignment restrictions.
Sec. 415. Security clearance suspensions.
Sec. 416. Sense of Congress on the integration of policies related to 
              the participation of women in preventing and resolving 
              conflicts.
Sec. 417. Foreign Service families workforce study.
Sec. 418. Special envoys, representatives, advisors, and coordinators 
              of the Department.
Sec. 419. Combating anti-Semitism.

                     TITLE V--CONSULAR AUTHORITIES

Sec. 501. Codification of enhanced consular immunities.
Sec. 502. Passports made in the United States.

          TITLE VI--WESTERN HEMISPHERE DRUG POLICY COMMISSION

Sec. 601. Establishment.
Sec. 602. Duties.
Sec. 603. Membership.
Sec. 604. Powers.
Sec. 605. Staff.
Sec. 606. Sunset.

                  TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 701. Foreign relations exchange programs.
Sec. 702. United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.
Sec. 703. Broadcasting Board of Governors.
Sec. 704. Rewards for Justice.
Sec. 705. Extension of period for reimbursement of seized commercial 
              fishermen.
Sec. 706. 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.
Sec. 707. GAO report on Department critical telecommunications 
              equipment or services obtained from suppliers closely 
              linked to a leading cyber-threat actor.
Sec. 708. Implementation plan for information technology and knowledge 
              management.
Sec. 709. Ransoms to foreign terrorist organizations.
Sec. 710. Strategy to combat terrorist use of social media.
Sec. 711. Report on Department information technology acquisition 
              practices.
Sec. 712. Public availability of reports on nominees to be chiefs of 
              mission.
Sec. 713. Recruitment and retention of individuals who have lived, 
              worked, or studied in predominantly Muslim countries or 
              communities.
Sec. 714. Sense of Congress regarding coverage of appropriate therapies 
              for dependents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Sec. 715. Repeal of obsolete reports.
Sec. 716. Prohibition on additional funding.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Department.--Unless otherwise specified, the term 
     ``Department'' means the Department of State.
       (3) Foreign service.--The term ``Foreign Service'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 102 of the Foreign Service 
     Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3902).
       (4) Inspector general.--Unless otherwise specified, the 
     term ``Inspector General''

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     means the Office of Inspector General of the Department of 
     State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
       (5) 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.
       (6) Secretary.--Unless otherwise specified, the term 
     ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of State.

           TITLE I--EMBASSY SECURITY AND PERSONNEL PROTECTION

              Subtitle A--Review and Planning Requirements

     SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT POSTS.

       (a) In General.--Title I of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security 
     and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.; 
     relating to diplomatic security) is amended by inserting 
     after section 103 the following new sections:

     ``SEC. 104. DESIGNATION OF HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT POSTS.

       ``(a) Initial Designation.--Not later than 30 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this section, the Department of 
     State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report, in classified form, that contains a list 
     of diplomatic and consular posts designated as high risk, 
     high threat posts.
       ``(b) Designations Before Opening or Reopening Posts.--
     Before opening or reopening a diplomatic or consular post, 
     the Secretary shall determine if such post should be 
     designated as a high risk, high threat post.
       ``(c) Designating Existing Posts.--The Secretary shall 
     regularly review existing diplomatic and consular posts to 
     determine if any such post should be designated as a high 
     risk, high threat post if conditions at such post or the 
     surrounding security environment require such a designation.
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     `appropriate congressional committees' means the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
       ``(2) High risk, high threat post.--The term `high risk, 
     high threat post' means a United States diplomatic or 
     consular post or other United States mission abroad, as 
     determined by the Secretary, that, among other factors--
       ``(A) is located in a country--
       ``(i) with high to critical levels of political violence 
     and terrorism; and
       ``(ii) the government of which lacks the ability or 
     willingness to provide adequate security; and
       ``(B) has mission physical security platforms that fall 
     below the Department of State's established standards.

     ``SEC. 105. BRIEFINGS ON EMBASSY SECURITY.

       ``(a) Briefing.--The Secretary shall provide monthly 
     briefings to the appropriate congressional committees on--
       ``(1) any plans to open or reopen a high risk, high threat 
     post, including--
       ``(A) the importance and appropriateness of the objectives 
     of the proposed post to the national security of the United 
     States, and the type and level of security threats such post 
     could encounter;
       ``(B) working plans to expedite the approval and funding 
     for establishing and operating such post, implementing 
     physical security measures, providing necessary security and 
     management personnel, and the provision of necessary 
     equipment;
       ``(C) security `tripwires' that would determine specific 
     action, including enhanced security measures or evacuation of 
     such post, based on the improvement or deterioration of the 
     local security environment; and
       ``(D) in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, an 
     evaluation of available United States military assets and 
     operational plans to respond to such posts in extremis;
       ``(2) personnel staffing and rotation cycles at high risk, 
     high threat posts;
       ``(3) the current security posture at posts of particular 
     concern as determined by such committees; and
       ``(4) the progress towards implementation of the provisions 
     specified in title I of the Department of State Authorities 
     Act, Fiscal Year 2017.
       ``(b) Congressional Notification.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), not 
     later than 30 days before opening or reopening a high risk, 
     high threat post, the Secretary shall notify the appropriate 
     congressional committees of the decision to open or reopen 
     such post.
       ``(2) Emergency circumstances.--If the Secretary determines 
     that the national security interests of the United States 
     require the opening or reopening of a high risk, high threat 
     post in fewer than 30 days, then as soon as possible, but not 
     later than 48 hours before such opening or reopening, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a notification detailing the decision to open or 
     reopen such post, the nature of the critical national 
     security interests at stake, and the circumstances that 
     prevented the normal 30-day notice under paragraph (1).
       ``(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this 
     section, the term `appropriate congressional committees' 
     means--
       ``(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives; and
       ``(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of the 
     Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 103 
     the following new items:

``Sec. 104. Designation of high risk, high threat posts.
``Sec. 105. Briefings on embassy security.''.

     SEC. 102. CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT POSTS.

       Subsection (a) of section 606 of the Secure Embassy 
     Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 
     4865; relating to diplomatic security) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A), in the first sentence--
       (A) by inserting ``and from complex attacks (as such term 
     is defined in section 416 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security 
     and Antiterrorism Act of 1986),'' after ``attacks from 
     vehicles''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or such a complex attack'' before the 
     period at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (7), by inserting before the period at the 
     end the following: ``, including at high risk, high threat 
     posts (as such term is defined in section 104 of the Omnibus 
     Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986), including 
     options for the deployment of additional military personnel 
     or equipment to bolster security and rapid deployment of 
     armed or surveillance assets in response to an attack''.

     SEC. 103. DIRECT REPORTING.

       The Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security shall 
     report directly to the Secretary, without being required to 
     obtain the approval or concurrence of any other official of 
     the Department, as threats and circumstances require.

     SEC. 104. ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED 
                   TO UNSATISFACTORY LEADERSHIP.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 304 of the 
     Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4834) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``Whenever'' and inserting ``If''; and
       (B) by striking ``has breached the duty of that 
     individual'' and inserting ``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)'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``finding'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``findings''; and
       (3) in the matter following paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``has breached a duty of that individual'' 
     and inserting ``has engaged in misconduct or unsatisfactorily 
     performed the duties of employment of that individual as 
     described in this subsection''; and
       (B) by striking ``to the performance of the duties of that 
     individual''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to any Accountability Review Board 
     that is convened under section 301 of the Diplomatic Security 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 4831) on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

        Subtitle B--Physical Security and Personnel Requirements

     SEC. 111. CAPITAL SECURITY COST SHARING PROGRAM.

       (a) Sense of Congress on the Capital Security Cost Sharing 
     Program.--It is the sense of Congress that the Capital 
     Security Cost Sharing Program should prioritize the 
     construction of new facilities and the maintenance of 
     existing facilities at high risk, high threat posts.
       (b) Restriction on Construction of Office Space.--Paragraph 
     (2) of section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and 
     Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of division A of H.R. 
     3427, as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 
     106-113; 113 Stat. 1501A-453; 22 U.S.C. 4865 note) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``A project 
     to construct a diplomatic facility of the United States may 
     not include office space or other accommodations for an 
     employee of a Federal department or agency to the extent that 
     the Secretary of State determines that such department or 
     agency has not provided to the Department of State the full 
     amount of funding required under paragraph (1), 
     notwithstanding any authorization and appropriation of 
     relevant funds by Congress.''.

     SEC. 112. LOCAL GUARD CONTRACTS ABROAD UNDER DIPLOMATIC 
                   SECURITY PROGRAM.

       Section 136 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 4864) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:

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       ``(h) Award of Local Guard and Protective Service 
     Contracts.--In evaluating proposals for local guard contracts 
     under this section, the Secretary of State may award such 
     contracts on the basis of best value as determined by a cost-
     technical tradeoff analysis (as described in Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation part 15.101) and, with respect to such 
     contracts for posts that are not high risk, high threat posts 
     (as such term is defined in section 104 of the Omnibus 
     Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 
     4801 et seq.; relating to diplomatic security)), subject to 
     congressional notification 15-days prior to any such 
     award.''.

     SEC. 113. TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

       Section 4 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 (22 
     U.S.C. 295) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(j)(1) In addition to exercising any other transfer 
     authority available to the Secretary of State, and subject to 
     paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary may transfer to, and 
     merge with, any appropriation for embassy security, 
     construction, and maintenance such amounts appropriated for 
     fiscal year 2018 for any other purpose related to the 
     administration of foreign affairs on or after January 1, 
     2017, if the Secretary determines such transfer is necessary 
     to provide for the security of sites and buildings in foreign 
     countries under the jurisdiction and control of the 
     Secretary.
       ``(2) Any funds transferred pursuant to paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) shall not exceed 20 percent of any appropriation made 
     available for fiscal year 2018 for the Department of State 
     under the heading `Administration of Foreign Affairs', and no 
     such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent 
     by any such transfer; and
       ``(B) shall be merged with funds in the heading to which 
     transferred, and shall be available subject to the same terms 
     and conditions as the funds with which merged.
       ``(3) Not later than 15 days before any transfer of funds 
     pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall 
     notify in writing 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. Any such notification shall include 
     a description of the particular security need necessitating 
     the transfer at issue.''.

     SEC. 114. 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 ``may 
     include''.

     SEC. 115. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN PROCUREMENT PROTEST 
                   PROCEDURES FOR NONCOMPETITIVE CONTRACTING IN 
                   EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES.

       A determination by the Department to use procedures other 
     than competitive procedures under section 3304 of title 41, 
     United States Code, in order to meet emergency security 
     requirements, as determined by the Secretary or the 
     Secretary's designee, including physical security upgrades, 
     protective equipment, and other immediate threat mitigation 
     projects, shall not be subject to challenge by protest under 
     either subchapter V of chapter 35 of title 31, United States 
     Code, or section 1491 of title 28, United States Code.

     SEC. 116. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MINIMUM SECURITY 
                   STANDARDS FOR TEMPORARY UNITED STATES 
                   DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Overseas Security Policy Board's security standards 
     for facilities should apply to all facilities consistent with 
     12 FAM 311.2; and
       (2) such facilities should comply with requirements for 
     attaining a waiver or exception to applicable standards if it 
     is in the national interest of the United States.

     SEC. 117. ASSIGNMENT OF PERSONNEL AT HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT 
                   POSTS.

       The Secretary to the extent practicable shall station key 
     personnel for sustained periods of time at high risk, high 
     threat posts (as such term is defined in section 104 of the 
     Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986, as 
     added by section 401 of this Act) in order to--
       (1) establish institutional knowledge and situational 
     awareness that would allow for a fuller familiarization of 
     the local political and security environment in which such 
     posts are located; and
       (2) ensure that necessary security procedures are 
     implemented.

     SEC. 118. ANNUAL REPORT ON EMBASSY CONSTRUCTION COSTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a comprehensive report regarding all ongoing 
     embassy construction projects and major embassy security 
     upgrade projects.
       (b) Contents.--Each report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following with respect to each ongoing 
     embassy construction projects and major embassy security 
     upgrade projects:
       (1) The initial cost estimate.
       (2) The amount expended on the project to date.
       (3) The projected timeline for completing the project.
       (4) Any cost overruns incurred by the project.
       (c) Initial Report.--The first report required under 
     subsection (a) shall include an annex regarding all embassy 
     construction projects and major embassy security upgrade 
     projects completed during the 10-year period ending on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, including, for each such 
     project, the following:
       (1) The initial cost estimate.
       (2) The amount actually expended on the project.
       (3) Any additional time required to complete the project 
     beyond the initial timeline.
       (4) Any cost overruns incurred by the project.

     SEC. 119. EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE.

       Section 1 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 (22 
     U.S.C. 292), is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(c) Authorization for Improvements and Construction.--The 
     Secretary of State may improve or construct facilities 
     overseas for other Federal departments and agencies on an 
     advance-of-funds or reimbursable basis if such advances or 
     reimbursements are credited to the Embassy Security, 
     Construction, and Maintenance account and remain available 
     until expended.''.

                     Subtitle C--Security Training

     SEC. 121. SECURITY TRAINING FOR PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO HIGH 
                   RISK, HIGH THREAT POSTS.

       (a) In General.--Title IV of the Omnibus Diplomatic 
     Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4851 et 
     seq.; relating to diplomatic security) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new sections:

     ``SEC. 416. SECURITY TRAINING FOR PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO A 
                   HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT POST.

       ``(a) In General.--Individuals assigned permanently to or 
     who are in long-term temporary duty status as designated by 
     the Secretary of State at a high risk, high threat post shall 
     receive security training described in subsection (b) on a 
     mandatory basis in order to prepare such individuals for 
     living and working at such posts.
       ``(b) Security Training Described.--Security training 
     referred to in subsection (a)--
       ``(1) is training to improve basic knowledge and skills; 
     and
       ``(2) may include--
       ``(A) an ability to recognize, avoid, and respond to 
     potential terrorist situations, including a complex attack;
       ``(B) conducting surveillance detection;
       ``(C) providing emergency medical care;
       ``(D) ability to detect the presence of improvised 
     explosive devices;
       ``(E) minimal firearms familiarization; and
       ``(F) defensive driving maneuvers.
       ``(c) Effective Date.--The requirements of this section 
     shall take effect upon the date of the enactment of this 
     section.
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this section and section 417:
       ``(1) Complex attack.--The term `complex attack' has the 
     meaning given such term by the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization, as follows: `An attack conducted by multiple 
     hostile elements which employ at least two distinct classes 
     of weapon systems (i.e., indirect fire and direct fire, 
     improvised explosive devices, and surface to air fire).'.
       ``(2) High risk, high threat post.--The term `high risk, 
     high threat post' has the meaning given such term in section 
     104.

     ``SEC. 417. SECURITY MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR OFFICIALS 
                   ASSIGNED TO A HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT POST.

       ``(a) In General.--Officials described in subsection (c) 
     who are assigned to a high risk, high threat post shall 
     receive security training described in subsection (b) on a 
     mandatory basis in order to improve the ability of such 
     officials to make security-related management decisions.
       ``(b) Security Training Described.--Security training 
     referred to in subsection (a) may include--
       ``(1) development of skills to better evaluate threats;
       ``(2) effective use of security resources to mitigate such 
     threats; and
       ``(3) improved familiarity of available security resources.
       ``(c) Officials Described.--Officials referred to in 
     subsection (a) are the following:
       ``(1) Members of the Senior Foreign Service appointed under 
     section 302(a)(1) or 303 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
     (22 U.S.C. 3942(a)(1) and 3943) or members of the Senior 
     Executive Service (as such term is described in section 
     3132(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code).
       ``(2) Foreign Service officers appointed under section 
     302(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
     3942(a)(1)) holding a position in classes FS-1 or FS-2.
       ``(3) Foreign Service Specialists appointed by the 
     Secretary under section 303 of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C. 3943) holding a position in classes FS-1 or 
     FS-2.
       ``(4) Individuals holding a position in grades GS-14 or GS-
     15.
       ``(5) Personal services contractors and other contractors 
     serving in positions or capacities similar to the officials 
     described in paragraphs (1) through (4).
       ``(d) Effective Date.--The requirements of this section 
     shall take effect beginning on

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     the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this section.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of the 
     Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 415 
     the following new items:

``Sec. 416. Security training for personnel assigned to a high risk, 
              high threat post.
``Sec. 417. Security management training for officials assigned to a 
              high risk, high threat post.''.

     SEC. 122. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS 
                   FOR DIPLOMATIC SECURITY PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO 
                   HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT POST.

       (a) In General.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     diplomatic security personnel assigned permanently to or who 
     are in long-term temporary duty status as designated by the 
     Secretary at a high risk, high threat 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 to--
       (1) 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) read within an adequate range of speed and with almost 
     complete comprehension on subjects germane to security.

  Subtitle D--Expansion of the Marine Corps Security Guard Detachment 
                                Program

     SEC. 131. MARINE CORPS SECURITY GUARD PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Pursuant to the responsibility of the 
     Secretary for diplomatic security under section 103 of the 
     Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4802; enacted as part of 
     the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 
     (Public Law 99-399)), the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense, shall conduct an annual review of the 
     Marine Corps Security Guard Program, including the following:
       (1) An evaluation of whether the size and composition of 
     the Marine Corps Security Guard Program is adequate to meet 
     global diplomatic security requirements.
       (2) An assessment of whether the Marine Corps security 
     guards are appropriately deployed among United States 
     embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic facilities to 
     respond to evolving security developments and potential 
     threats to United States interests abroad.
       (3) An assessment of the mission objectives of the Marine 
     Corps Security Guard Program and the procedural rules of 
     engagement to protect diplomatic personnel under the Program.
       (b) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter 
     for three years, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate an unclassified report, with a classified annex as 
     necessary, that addresses the requirements specified in 
     subsection (a).

 TITLE II--OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND 
                    BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS

     SEC. 201. COMPETITIVE HIRING STATUS FOR FORMER EMPLOYEES OF 
                   THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR 
                   IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee of 
     the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq 
     Reconstruction who completes at least 12 months of continuous 
     employment within the Office at any time prior to 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. 202. CERTIFICATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF INFORMATION 
                   TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS OF THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR 
                   GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND 
                   BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

       Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act and annually thereafter for four years, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees, with respect to the network, information systems, 
     and files of the Office of Inspector General of the 
     Department and Broadcasting Board of Governors managed by the 
     Department, a certification that the Department has ensured 
     the integrity and independence of such network, information 
     systems, and files, including the prevention of access to 
     such network, information systems, and files other than as 
     authorized by the Inspector General or the Attorney General, 
     or, for purposes of ensuring information and systems security 
     pursuant to applicable statute, the Chief Information Officer 
     of the Department.

     SEC. 203. PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF INTERNAL 
                   INVESTIGATIONS.

       Subsection (c) of section 209 of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Required reporting of allegations and investigations 
     and inspector general authority.--
       ``(A) In general.--The head of a bureau, post, or other 
     office of the Department of State (in this paragraph referred 
     to as a `Department entity') shall submit to the Inspector 
     General a report of any allegation 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, or GM-15 level or 
     higher;
       ``(iii) criminal misconduct on the part of a Department 
     employee; and
       ``(iv) serious, noncriminal misconduct on the part of any 
     Department employee 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.
       ``(B) Deadline.--The head of a Department entity shall 
     submit to the Inspector General a report of an allegation 
     described in subparagraph (A) not later than five business 
     days after the date on which the head of such Department 
     entity is made aware of such allegation.''.

     SEC. 204. REPORT ON INSPECTOR GENERAL INSPECTION AND AUDITING 
                   OF FOREIGN SERVICE POSTS AND BUREAUS AND OTHER 
                   OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General shall submit 
     to the appropriate congressional committees a report 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 
     inspect and audit, at least every five years, the 
     administration of activities and operations of each Foreign 
     Service post and each bureau or other office 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 and bureaus and other 
     offices of the Department under section 209(a)(1) of the 
     Foreign Service Act of 1980 featuring more or less frequent 
     inspections and audits based on risk, including security 
     risk, as may be determined by the Inspector General.

     SEC. 205. IMPLEMENTING GAO AND OIG RECOMMENDATIONS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Department has not implemented all of the recommendations 
     made by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the 
     Office of the Inspector General (OIG) related to embassy 
     security and that some recommendations may yield potentially 
     significant cost savings to the Department.
       (b) Briefing.--The Secretary shall provide a briefing to 
     the appropriate congressional committees detailing the 
     rationale for not implementing recommendations made by the 
     GAO and OIG related to embassy security or those that may 
     yield significant cost savings to the Department, if 
     implemented.

     SEC. 206. INSPECTOR GENERAL SALARY LIMITATIONS.

       Section 412 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
     3972) is amended by inserting after subsection (a) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(b) The Inspector General of the United States Agency for 
     International Development (USAID) shall limit the payment of 
     special differentials to USAID Foreign Service criminal 
     investigators to levels at which the aggregate of basic pay 
     and special differential for any pay period would equal, for 
     such criminal investigators, the bi-weekly pay limitations on 
     premium pay regularly placed on other criminal investigators 
     within the Federal law enforcement community. This provision 
     shall be retroactive to January 1, 2013.''.

                 TITLE III--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

     SEC. 301. OVERSIGHT OF AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PEACEKEEPER 
                   ABUSES.

       (a) Strategy to Ensure Reform and Accountability.--Not 
     later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary shall submit, in unclassified form, to the 
     appropriate congressional committees--
       (1) a United States strategy for combating sexual 
     exploitation and abuse in United Nations peacekeeping 
     operations; and
       (2) an implementation plan for achieving the objectives set 
     forth in the strategy described in paragraph (1).
       (b) Objectives.--The objectives of the strategy required 
     under subsection (a) shall be the following:
       (1) To dramatically reduce the incidence of sexual 
     exploitation and abuse committed by

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     civilian and military personnel assigned to United Nations 
     peacekeeping operations.
       (2) To ensure the introduction and implementation by the 
     United Nations of improved training, oversight, and 
     accountability mechanisms for United Nations peacekeeping 
     operations and the personnel involved with such operations.
       (3) To ensure swift justice for any such personnel who are 
     found to have committed sexual exploitation or abuse.
       (4) To assist the United Nations and troop- or police-
     contributing countries, as necessary and appropriate, to 
     improve their ability to prevent, identify, and prosecute 
     sexual exploitation or abuse by personnel involved in 
     peacekeeping operations.
       (c) Elements.--The strategy required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements and objectives:
       (1) The amendment of the model memorandum of understanding 
     and review of all current memorandums of understanding for 
     troop- or police-contributing countries participating in 
     United Nations peacekeeping operations to strengthen 
     provisions relating to the investigation, repatriation, 
     prosecution, and discipline of troops or police that are 
     credibly alleged to have engaged in cases of misconduct.
       (2) The establishment of onsite courts-martial, as 
     appropriate, for the prosecution of crimes committed by 
     military peacekeeping personnel, that is consistent with each 
     peacekeeping operations' status of forces agreement with its 
     host country.
       (3) The exploration of appropriate arrangements to waive 
     the immunity of civilian employees of the United Nations and 
     its specialized agencies, funds, and programs to enable the 
     prosecution of such employees who are credibly alleged to 
     have engaged in sexual exploitation, abuse, or other crimes.
       (4) The creation of a United Nations Security Council 
     ombudsman office that--
       (A) is authorized to conduct ongoing oversight of 
     peacekeeping operations;
       (B) reports directly to the Security Council on--
       (i) offenses committed by peacekeeping personnel or United 
     Nations civilian staff or volunteers; and
       (ii) the actions taken in response to such offenses; and
       (C) provides reports to the Security Council on the conduct 
     of personnel in each peacekeeping operation not less 
     frequently than annually and before the expiration or renewal 
     of the mandate of any such peacekeeping operation.
       (5) The provision of guidance from the United Nations on 
     the establishment of a standing claims commission for each 
     peacekeeping operation--
       (A) to address any grievances by a host country's civilian 
     population against United Nations personnel in cases of 
     alleged abuses by peacekeeping personnel; and
       (B) to provide means for the government of the country of 
     which culpable United Nations peacekeeping or civilian 
     personnel are nationals to compensate the victims of such 
     crimes.
       (6) The adoption of a United Nations policy and plan that 
     increases the number of troop- or police-contributing 
     countries that--
       (A) obtain and maintain DNA samples from each national of 
     such country who is a member of a United Nations military 
     contingent or formed police unit, consistent with national 
     laws, of such contingent or unit; and
       (B) make such DNA samples available to investigators from 
     the troop- or police contributing country (except that such 
     should not be made available to the United Nations) if 
     allegations of sexual exploitation or abuse arise.
       (7) The adoption of a United Nations policy that bars 
     troop- or police-contributing countries that fail to fulfill 
     their obligation to ensure good order and discipline among 
     their troops from providing any further troops for peace 
     operations or restricts peacekeeper reimbursements to such 
     countries until appropriate training, institutional reform, 
     and oversight mechanisms to prevent such problems from 
     recurring have been put in place.
       (8) The implementation of appropriate risk reduction 
     policies, including refusal by the United Nations to deploy 
     uniformed personnel from any troop- or police-contributing 
     country that does not adequately--
       (A) investigate allegations of sexual exploitation or abuse 
     involving nationals of such country; and
       (B) ensure justice for those personnel determined to have 
     been responsible for such sexual exploitation or abuse.
       (d) Implementation.--The United States Permanent 
     Representative to the United Nations shall use the voice, 
     vote, and influence of the United States at the United 
     Nations to advance the objectives of the strategy required by 
     subsection (a).
       (e) Peacekeeping Training.--The United States should deny 
     further United States peacekeeper training or related 
     assistance, except for training specifically designed to 
     reduce the incidence of sexual exploitation or abuse, or to 
     assist in its identification or prosecution, to any troop- or 
     police-contributing country that does not--
       (1) implement and maintain effective measures to enhance 
     the discovery of sexual exploitation and abuse offenses 
     committed by peacekeeping personnel who are nationals of such 
     country;
       (2) adequately respond to complaints about such offenses by 
     carrying out swift and effective disciplinary action against 
     the personnel who are found to have committed such offenses; 
     and
       (3) provide detailed reporting to the ombudsman described 
     in subsection (c)(4) (or other appropriate United Nations 
     official) that describes the offenses committed by the 
     nationals of such country and such country's responses to 
     such offenses.
       (f) Assistance.--The United States should develop support 
     mechanisms to assist troop- or police-contributing countries, 
     as necessary and appropriate--
       (1) to improve their capacity to investigate allegations of 
     sexual exploitation and abuse offenses committed by nationals 
     of such countries while participating in a United Nations 
     peacekeeping operation; and
       (2) to appropriately hold accountable any individual who 
     commits an act of sexual exploitation or abuse.
       (g) Human Rights Reporting.--In coordination with the 
     ombudsman described in subsection (c)(4) (or other 
     appropriate United Nations official), the Secretary shall 
     identify, in the Department's annual country reports on human 
     rights practices, the countries of origin of any peacekeeping 
     personnel or units that--
       (1) are characterized by noteworthy patterns of sexual 
     exploitation or abuse; or
       (2) have failed to institute appropriate institutional and 
     procedural reforms after being made aware of any such 
     patterns.

     SEC. 302. REIMBURSEMENT OF CONTRIBUTING COUNTRIES.

       It is the policy of the United States that--
       (1) the present formula for determining the troop 
     reimbursement rate paid to troop- and police-contributing 
     countries for United Nations peacekeeping operations should 
     be clearly explained and made available to the public on the 
     United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations website;
       (2) regular audits of the nationally-determined pay and 
     benefits given to personnel from troop- and police-
     contributing countries participating in United Nations 
     peacekeeping operations should be conducted to help inform 
     the reimbursement rate referred to in paragraph (1); and
       (3) the survey mechanism developed by the United Nations 
     Secretary General's Senior Advisory Group on Peacekeeping 
     Operations for collecting troop- and police-contributing 
     country data on common and extraordinary expenses associated 
     with deploying personnel to peacekeeping operations should be 
     coordinated with the audits described in paragraph (2) to 
     ensure proper oversight and accountability.

     SEC. 303. WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE.

       It is the policy of the United States that security 
     assistance should not be provided to any unit of the security 
     forces of a foreign country if such unit has engaged in a 
     gross violation of human rights or in acts of sexual 
     exploitation or abuse, including while serving in a United 
     Nations peacekeeping operation.

     SEC. 304. UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING ASSESSMENT FORMULA.

       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 to share the raw data used to 
     calculate Member State peacekeeping assessment rates and to 
     make available the formula for determining peacekeeping 
     assessments.

     SEC. 305. REIMBURSEMENT OR APPLICATION OF CREDITS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 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 seek and timely 
     obtain a commitment from the United Nations to make available 
     to the United States any peacekeeping credits that are 
     generated from a closed peacekeeping operation.

     SEC. 306. REPORT ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED 
                   NATIONS RELATING TO PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 4(c) of the 
     United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287b(c)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) A description of all assistance from the United 
     States to the United Nations to support peacekeeping 
     operations that--
       ``(i) was provided during the previous fiscal year;
       ``(ii) is expected to be provided during the fiscal year or
       ``(iii) is included in the annual budget request to 
     Congress for the forthcoming fiscal year.'';
       (2) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:
       ``(D) For assessed or voluntary contributions described in 
     subparagraph (B)(iii) or (C)(iii) that exceed $100,000 in 
     value, including in-kind contributions--
       ``(i) the total amount or estimated value of all such 
     contributions to the United Nations and to each of its 
     affiliated agencies and related bodies;
       ``(ii) the nature and estimated total value of all in-kind 
     contributions in support of

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     United Nations peacekeeping operations and other 
     international peacekeeping operations, including--

       ``(I) logistics;
       ``(II) airlift;
       ``(III) arms and materiel;
       ``(IV) nonmilitary technology and equipment;
       ``(V) personnel; and
       ``(VI) training;

       ``(iii) the approximate percentage of all such 
     contributions to the United Nations and to each such agency 
     or body when compared with all contributions to the United 
     Nations and to each such agency or body from any source; and
       ``(iv) for each such United States Government contribution 
     to the United Nations and to each such agency or body--

       ``(I) the amount or value of the contribution;
       ``(II) a description of the contribution, including whether 
     it is an assessed or voluntary contribution;
       ``(III) the purpose of the contribution;
       ``(IV) the department or agency of the United States 
     Government responsible for the contribution; and
       ``(V) the United Nations or United Nations affiliated 
     agency or related body that received the contribution.''; and

       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) The report required under this subsection shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.''.
       (b) Public Availability of Information.--Not later than 14 
     days after submitting each report under section 4(c) of the 
     United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287b(c)), 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
     post a text-based, searchable version of any unclassified 
     information described in paragraph (1)(D) of such section (as 
     amended by subsection (a) of this section) on a publicly 
     available website.

     SEC. 307. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS FOR UNITED NATIONS 
                   PERSONNEL.

       The President shall direct the United States Permanent 
     Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, 
     and influence of the United States at the United Nations to--
       (1) call for the removal of any official of the United 
     Nations or of any United Nations agency, program, commission, 
     or fund who the Secretary has determined has failed to uphold 
     the highest standards of ethics and integrity established by 
     the United Nations, including such standards specified in 
     United Nations Codes of Conduct and Codes of Ethics, or whose 
     conduct, with respect to preventing sexual exploitation and 
     abuse by United Nations peacekeepers, has resulted in the 
     erosion of public confidence in the United Nations;
       (2) ensure that best practices with regard to whistleblower 
     protections are extended to all personnel serving the United 
     Nations or serving any United Nations agency, program, 
     commission, or fund, especially personnel participating in 
     United Nations peacekeeping operations, United Nations police 
     officers, United Nations staff, contractors, and victims of 
     misconduct, wrongdoing, or criminal behavior involving United 
     Nations personnel;
       (3) ensure that the United Nations implements protective 
     measures for whistleblowers who report significant 
     allegations of misconduct, wrongdoing, or criminal behavior 
     by personnel serving the United Nations or serving any United 
     Nations agency, program, commission, or fund, especially 
     personnel participating in United Nations peacekeeping 
     operations, United Nations staff, or contractors, 
     specifically by implementing best practices for the 
     protection of such whistleblowers from retaliation, 
     including--
       (A) protection against retaliation for internal and lawful 
     public disclosures;
       (B) legal burdens of proof;
       (C) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation;
       (D) access to independent adjudicative bodies, including 
     external arbitration; and
       (E) results that eliminate the effects of proven 
     retaliation;
       (4) insist that the United Nations provides adequate 
     redress to any whistleblower who has suffered from 
     retribution in violation of the protective measures specified 
     in paragraph (3), including reinstatement to any position 
     from which such whistleblower was wrongfully removed, or 
     reassignment to a comparable position at the same level of 
     pay, plus any compensation for any arrearage in salary to 
     which such whistleblower would have otherwise been entitled 
     but for the wrongful retribution;
       (5) call for public disclosure of the number and general 
     description of--
       (A) complaints submitted to the United Nations' Ethics 
     Office, local Conduct and Discipline teams, or other entity 
     designated to receive complaints from whistleblowers;
       (B) determinations that probable cause exists to conduct an 
     investigation, and specification of the entity conducting 
     such investigation, including the Office of Internal 
     Oversight Services, the Office of Audit and Investigations 
     (for UNDP), the Office of Internal Audit (for UNICEF), and 
     the Inspector General's Office (for UNHCR);
       (C) dispositions of such investigations, including 
     dismissal and referral for adjudication, specifying the 
     adjudicating entity, such as the United Nations Dispute 
     Tribunal; and
       (D) results of adjudication, including disciplinary 
     measures proscribed and whether such measures were effected, 
     including information with respect to complaints regarding 
     allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by United 
     Nations peacekeepers, allegations of fraud in procurement and 
     contracting, and all other allegations of misconduct, 
     wrongdoing, or criminal behavior;
       (6) insist that the full, unredacted text of any 
     investigation or adjudication referred to in paragraph (5) 
     are made available to Member States upon request; and
       (7) call for an examination of the feasibility of 
     establishing a stand-alone agency at the United Nations, 
     independent of the Secretary General, to investigate all 
     allegations of misconduct, wrongdoing, or criminal behavior, 
     reporting to the Member States of the General Assembly, paid 
     for from the United Nations regular budget, to replace 
     existing investigative bodies, including the Office of 
     Internal Oversight Services, the Office of Audit and 
     Investigations, the Office of Internal Audit, and the Office 
     of Inspector General of the Department of State and the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors.

     SEC. 308. 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 Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 
     2017, and annually thereafter for three years, 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) an assessment of compliance by the United Nations 
     Secretariat and such agencies, funds, and programs with any 
     applicable geographic distribution formula; and
       ``(C) a description of any steps taken or planned to be 
     taken by the United States to increase the staffing of United 
     States citizens at the United Nations Secretariat and such 
     agencies, funds and programs.''.

     SEC. 309. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON MEMBER STATE'S VOTING 
                   PRACTICES AT THE UNITED NATIONS.

       It is the policy of the United States to strongly consider 
     a Member State's voting practices at the United Nations 
     before entering into any agreements with the Member State.

     SEC. 310. QUALIFICATIONS OF THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY 
                   GENERAL.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--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 each future candidate for the 
     position of the United Nations Secretary General to circulate 
     to the Member States of the General Assembly a description of 
     his or her priorities and objectives for leading the 
     organization and ensuring that it upholds the principles 
     outlined by the United Nations Charter, including specific 
     recommendations to improve strategic planning and enact far-
     reaching management, performance, and accountability reforms.
       (b) Proposal for United Nations Reform.--The descriptions 
     referred to in subsection (a) shall include the following 
     elements:
       (1) A process for determining the goals, objectives, and 
     benchmarks for the timely withdrawal of peacekeeping forces 
     prior to the approval by the United Nations Security Council 
     of a new or expanded peacekeeping operation.
       (2) A proposal for ensuring that the numbers and 
     qualifications of staff are clearly aligned with the specific 
     needs of each United Nations agency, mission, and program, 
     including measures to ensure that such agencies, missions, 
     and programs have the flexibility needed to hire and release 
     employees as workforce needs change over time.
       (c) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States to withhold support for any candidate for the position 
     of United Nations Secretary General unless such candidate has 
     produced a clear vision for leading

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     the United Nations, including a robust reform agenda as 
     described in subsection (b), and circulated such l to the 
     Member States of the General Assembly.

     SEC. 311. POLICY REGARDING THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS 
                   COUNCIL.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States should use its voice, vote, and influence 
     at the United Nations to work to ensure that--
       (1) the United Nations Human Rights Council takes steps to 
     remove permanent items on the United Nations Human Rights 
     Council's agenda or program of work that target or single out 
     a specific country or a specific territory or territories;
       (2) the United Nations Human Rights Council does not 
     include a Member State of the United Nations--
       (A) subject to sanctions by the United Nations Security 
     Council;
       (B) under a United Nations Security Council-mandated 
     investigation for human rights abuses;
       (C) which the Secretary has determined, for purposes of 
     section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (as 
     continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency 
     Economic Powers Act), section 40 of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or 
     other provision of law, is a government that has repeatedly 
     provided support for acts of international terrorism; or
       (D) which the President has designated as a country of 
     particular concern for religious freedom under section 402(b) 
     of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998; and
       (3) the percentage of United States citizens employed at 
     the senior level in each of the Research and Right to 
     Development Division, the Human Rights Treaties Division, the 
     Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division, and the 
     Human Rights Council and Special Procedures Division of the 
     United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner 
     during the most recently completed plenary session of the 
     United Nations General Assembly is at least equivalent to the 
     percentage of the total United States assessed contribution 
     to the United Nations regular budget during such plenary 
     session of the United Nations General Assembly.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for each of 
     the following five years, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report that 
     describes--
       (1) the resolutions that were considered in the United 
     Nations Human Rights Council during the previous 12 months;
       (2) the steps that have been taken during that 12-month 
     period to remove permanent items on the United Nations Human 
     Rights Council's agenda or program of work that target or 
     single out a specific country or a specific territory or 
     territories;
       (3) a detailed list of any country currently on, or running 
     for a seat on, the United Nations Human Rights Council that 
     meets any of the criteria described in subparagraph (A), (B), 
     (C), or (D) of subsection (a)(3); and
       (4) the current employment breakdown by nationality at each 
     of the four major divisions of the United Nations Human 
     Rights Office of the High Commissioner as specified in 
     subsection (a)(4).

     SEC. 312. ADDITIONAL REPORT ON OTHER UNITED STATES 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit 
     to Congress a report on all assessed and voluntary 
     contributions with a value greater than $100,000, including 
     in-kind, of the United States Government to the United 
     Nations and its affiliated agencies and related bodies during 
     the previous fiscal year.
       (b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) The total amount of all assessed and voluntary 
     contributions, including in-kind, of the United States 
     Government to the United Nations and its affiliated agencies 
     and related bodies during the previous fiscal year.
       (2) The approximate percentage of United States Government 
     contributions to each United Nations affiliated agency or 
     body in such fiscal year when compared with all contributions 
     to each such agency or body from any source in such fiscal 
     year.
       (3) For each such United States Government contribution--
       (A) the amount of each such contribution;
       (B) a description of each such contribution (including 
     whether assessed or voluntary);
       (C) the department or agency of the United States 
     Government responsible for each such contribution;
       (D) the purpose of each such contribution; and
       (E) the United Nations or its affiliated agency or related 
     body receiving the contribution.
       (c) Scope of Initial Report.--The first report required 
     under subsection (a) shall include the information required 
     under this section for the previous three fiscal years.
       (d) Public Availability of Information.--Not later than 14 
     days after submitting a report required under subsection (a), 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
     post a public version of such report on a text-based, 
     searchable, and publicly available Internet Web site.

     SEC. 313. COMPARATIVE REPORT ON PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.

       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 
     on the costs, strengths, and limitations of United States and 
     United Nations peacekeeping operations, which shall include--
       (1) a comparison of the costs of current United Nations 
     peacekeeping operations and the estimated cost of comparable 
     United States peacekeeping operations; and
       (2) an analysis of the strengths and limitations of--
       (A) a peacekeeping operation led by the United States; and
       (B) a peacekeeping operation led by the United Nations.

             TITLE IV--PERSONNEL AND ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES

     SEC. 401. LOCALLY-EMPLOYED STAFF WAGES.

       (a) Market-responsive Staff Wages.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act and periodically 
     thereafter, the Secretary shall establish and implement a 
     prevailing wage rates goal for positions in the local 
     compensation plan, as described in section 408 of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3968), at each diplomatic post 
     that--
       (1) is based on the specific recruiting and retention needs 
     of each such post and local labor market conditions, as 
     determined annually; and
       (2) is not less than the 50th percentile of the prevailing 
     wage for comparable employment in the labor market 
     surrounding each such post.
       (b) Exception.--The prevailing wage rate goal established 
     under subsection (a) shall not apply if compliance with such 
     subsection would be inconsistent with applicable United 
     States law, the law in the locality of employment, or the 
     public interest.
       (c) Recordkeeping Requirement.--The analytical assumptions 
     underlying the calculation of wage levels at each diplomatic 
     post under subsection (a), and the data upon which such 
     calculation is based--
       (1) shall be filed electronically and retained for not less 
     than five years; and
       (2) shall be made available to the appropriate 
     congressional committees upon request.

     SEC. 402. EXPANSION OF CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Department should--
       (1) expand the Overseas Development Program from 20 
     positions to not fewer than 40 positions within one year of 
     the date of the enactment of this Act;
       (2) analyze the costs and benefits of further expansion of 
     the Overseas Development Program; and
       (3) expand the Overseas Development Program to more than 40 
     positions if the benefits identified in paragraph (2) 
     outweigh the costs identified in such paragraph.

     SEC. 403. PROMOTION TO THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE.

       Section 601(c) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 4001(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(6)(A) The promotion of any individual joining the 
     Service on or after January 1, 2017, to the Senior Foreign 
     Service shall be contingent upon such individual completing 
     at least one tour in--
       ``(i) a global affairs bureau; or
       ``(ii) a global affairs position.
       ``(B) The requirements under subparagraph (A) shall not 
     apply if the Secretary certifies that the individual proposed 
     for promotion to the Senior Foreign Service--
       ``(i) has met all other requirements applicable to such 
     promotion; and
       ``(ii) was unable to complete a tour in a global affairs 
     bureau or global affairs position because there was not a 
     reasonable opportunity for such individual to be assigned to 
     such a position.
       ``(C) In this paragraph--
       ``(i) the term `global affairs bureau' means any bureau of 
     the Department that is under the responsibility of--
       ``(I) the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and 
     Environment;
       ``(II) the Under Secretary for Arms Control and 
     International Security Affairs;
       ``(III) the Under Secretary for Management;
       ``(IV) the Assistant Secretary for International 
     Organization Affairs;
       ``(V) the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public 
     Affairs; or
       ``(VI) the Under Secretary for Civilian, Security, 
     Democracy, and Human Rights; and
       ``(ii) the term `global affairs position' means any 
     position funded with amounts appropriated to the Department 
     under the heading `Diplomatic Policy and Support'.''.

     SEC. 404. LATERAL ENTRY INTO THE FOREIGN SERVICE.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Foreign Service should permit mid-career entry into the 
     Foreign Service for qualified individuals who are willing to 
     bring their outstanding talents and experiences to the work 
     of the Foreign Service.

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       (b) Pilot Program.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
     three-year pilot program for lateral entry into the Foreign 
     Service that--
       (1) targets mid-career individuals from the civil service 
     and private sector who have skills and experience that would 
     be extremely valuable to the Foreign Service;
       (2) is in full comportment with current Foreign Service 
     intake procedures, including the requirement to pass the 
     Foreign Service exam;
       (3) offers participants in such pilot program placement in 
     the Foreign Service at a grade level higher than FS-4 if such 
     placement is warranted by the education and qualifying 
     experience of such individuals;
       (4) requires only one directed assignment in a position 
     appropriate to such pilot program participant's grade level;
       (5) includes, as part of the required initial training, a 
     class or module that specifically prepares participants in 
     such pilot program for life in the Foreign Service, including 
     conveying to such participants essential elements of the 
     practical knowledge that is normally acquired during a 
     Foreign Service officer's initial assignments; and
       (6) includes an annual assessment of the progress of such 
     pilot program by a review board consisting of Department 
     officials with appropriate expertise, including employees of 
     the Foreign Service, in order to evaluate such pilot 
     program's success.
       (c) Annual Reporting.--Not later than one year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for 
     the duration of the pilot program described in subsection 
     (b), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report that describes the 
     following:
       (1) The cumulative number of accepted and unaccepted 
     applicants to such pilot program.
       (2) The cumulative number of pilot program participants 
     placed into each Foreign Service cone.
       (3) The grade level at which each pilot program participant 
     entered the Foreign Service.
       (4) Information about the first assignment to which each 
     pilot program participant was directed.
       (5) The structure and operation of such pilot program, 
     including--
       (A) the operation of such pilot program to date; and
       (B) any observations and lessons learned about such pilot 
     program that the Secretary considers relevant.
       (d) Longitudinal Data.--The Secretary shall--
       (1) collect and maintain data on the career progression of 
     each pilot program participant for the length of each 
     participant's Foreign Service career; and
       (2) make the data described in paragraph (1) available to 
     the appropriate congressional committees upon request.

     SEC. 405. REEMPLOYMENT OF ANNUITANTS AND WORKFORCE 
                   RIGHTSIZING.

       (a) Waiver of Annuity Limitations.--Subsection (g) of 
     section 824 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
     4064) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``to facilitate the'' 
     and all that follows through ``Afghanistan,'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (b) Repeal of Sunset Provision.--Subsection (a) of section 
     61 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
     U.S.C. 2733) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of State may waive the 
     application of section 8344 or 8468 of title 5, United States 
     Code, on a case-by-case basis, for employment of an annuitant 
     in a position in the Department of State for which there is 
     exceptional difficulty in recruiting or retaining a qualified 
     employee, or when a temporary emergency hiring need 
     exists.''.
       (c) Rightsizing Report.--On the date on which the 
     President's annual budget request is submitted to Congress 
     each year through 2022, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report that describes 
     the implementation status of all rightsizing recommendations 
     made by the Office of Management, Policy, Rightsizing, and 
     Innovation of the Department related to overseas staffing 
     levels, including whether each such recommendation was 
     accepted or rejected by the relevant chief of mission and 
     regional bureau.

     SEC. 406. 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 each such regional bureau, including the 
     integration of the foreign economic policy priorities 
     established pursuant to subsection (a).
       (c) Training.--The Secretary shall establish curriculum at 
     the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center 
     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 the following:
       (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.
       (7) Market analysis and global supply chain management.

     SEC. 407. TRAINING SUPPORT SERVICES.

       Subparagraph (B) of section 704(a)(4) of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4024(a)(4)) is amended by 
     striking ``language instructors, linguists, and other 
     academic and training specialists'' and inserting ``education 
     and training specialists, including language instructors and 
     linguists, and other specialists who perform work directly 
     relating to the design, delivery, oversight, or coordination 
     of training delivered by the institution''.

     SEC. 408. SPECIAL AGENTS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 37(a) of the 
     State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
     2709(a)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) conduct investigations concerning--
       ``(A) illegal passport or visa issuance or use;
       ``(B) identity theft or document fraud affecting or 
     relating to the programs, functions, or authorities of the 
     Department of State; or
       ``(C) Federal offenses committed within the special 
     maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States 
     (as defined in section 7(9) of title 18, United States Code), 
     except as such jurisdiction relates to the premises of United 
     States military missions and related residences;''.
       (b) Construction.--Nothing in the amendment made by 
     subsection (a) may be construed to limit the investigative 
     authority of any Federal department or agency other than the 
     Department.

     SEC. 409. LIMITED APPOINTMENTS IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE.

       Section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
     3949), is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``subsection (b)'' and 
     inserting ``subsections (b) and (c)'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``if continued service'' and inserting the 
     following: ``if--
       ``(A) continued service'';
       (ii) in such subparagraph (A) (as so inserted and 
     designated by clause (i) of this subparagraph), by inserting 
     ``or'' after the semicolon at the end; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) the individual is serving in the uniformed services 
     (as defined in section 4303 of title 38, United States Code) 
     and the limited appointment expires in the course of such 
     service;'';
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) in exceptional circumstances if the Secretary 
     determines the needs of the Service require the extension 
     of--
       ``(A) a limited noncareer appointment for a period not to 
     exceed one year; or
       ``(B) a limited appointment of a career candidate for the 
     minimum time needed to resolve a grievance, claim, 
     investigation, or complaint not otherwise provided for in 
     this section.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) noncareer 
     employees who have served for five consecutive years under a 
     limited appointment under this section may be reappointed to 
     a subsequent noncareer limited appointment if there is at 
     least a one-year break in service before such new 
     appointment.
       ``(2) The Secretary may waive the one-year break 
     requirement under paragraph (1) in cases of special need.''.

     SEC. 410. REPORT ON DIVERSITY RECRUITMENT, EMPLOYMENT, 
                   RETENTION, AND PROMOTION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary should provide oversight to 
     the employment, retention, and promotion of traditionally 
     under-represented minority groups.
       (b) Additional Recruitment and Outreach Required.--The 
     Department should conduct recruitment activities that--
       (1) develop and implement effective mechanisms to ensure 
     that the Department is able effectively to recruit and retain 
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     qualified candidates from a wide diversity of institutions; 
     and
       (2) improve and expand recruitment and outreach programs at 
     minority-serving institutions.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and quadrennially thereafter, the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress a comprehensive report 
     that 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, including 
     equal opportunity for all traditionally under-represented 
     minority groups.

     SEC. 411. MARKET DATA FOR COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS.

       (a) 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 that examines 
     the feasibility and cost effectiveness of using private 
     sector market data to determine cost of living adjustments 
     for Foreign Service officers and Federal Government civilians 
     who are stationed abroad.
       (b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) a list of at least four private sector providers of 
     international cost-of-living data that the Secretary 
     determines are qualified to provide such data;
       (2) a list of cities in which the Department maintains 
     diplomatic posts for which private sector cost-of-living data 
     is not available;
       (3) a comparison of--
       (A) the cost of purchasing cost-of-living data from each 
     provider listed in paragraph (1); and
       (B) the cost (including Department labor costs) of 
     producing such rates internally; and
       (4) for countries in which the Department provides a cost-
     of-living allowance greater than zero and the World Bank 
     estimates that the national price level of the country is 
     less than the national price level of the United States, a 
     comparison of cost-of-living allowances, excluding housing 
     costs, of the private sector providers referred to in 
     paragraph (1) to rates constructed by the Department's Office 
     of Allowances.
       (c) Waiver.--If the Secretary determines that compliance 
     with subsection (b)(4) at a particular location is cost-
     prohibitive, the Secretary may waive the requirement under 
     such subsection for such location if the Secretary submits to 
     the appropriate congressional committees written notice and 
     an explanation of the reasons for such waiver.

     SEC. 412. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO FEDERAL WORKFORCE 
                   FLEXIBILITY ACT.

       Chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A) of section 5753(a)(2), by inserting 
     ``, excluding members of the Foreign Service other than 
     chiefs of mission and ambassadors at large'' before the 
     semicolon at the end; and
       (2) in subparagraph (A) of section 5754(a)(2), by inserting 
     ``, excluding members of the Foreign Service other than 
     chiefs of mission and ambassadors at large'' before the 
     semicolon at the end.

     SEC. 413. RETENTION OF MID- AND SENIOR-LEVEL PROFESSIONALS 
                   FROM TRADITIONALLY UNDER-REPRESENTED MINORITY 
                   GROUPS.

       The Secretary should provide attention and oversight to the 
     employment, retention, and promotion of traditionally under-
     represented minority groups to promote a diverse 
     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.

     SEC. 414. EMPLOYEE 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 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit 
     to the appropriate congressional committee a report that--
       (1) certifies that such process has been fully implemented;
       (2) includes a detailed description of such process; and
       (3) details the number and nature of assignment 
     restrictions and preclusions for the previous three years.
       (c) Notice.--The Secretary shall--
       (1) publish in the Foreign Affairs Manual information 
     relating to the right and process established pursuant to 
     subsection (a); and
       (2) include a reference to such publication in the report 
     required under subsection (b).
       (d) Prohibiting Discrimination.--Paragraph (2) of section 
     502(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3982(a)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or prohibited from being assigned to'' 
     after ``assigned to''; and
       (2) by striking ``exclusively''.

     SEC. 415. SECURITY CLEARANCE SUSPENSIONS.

       (a) In General.--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: ``separation for cause; suspension''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c)(1) In order to promote the efficiency of the Service, 
     the Secretary may suspend a member of the Service 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 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) obtain at such member's own expense 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 of title I.
       ``(4) If a grievance is filed pursuant to 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 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 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.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 2 
     of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended by striking the 
     item relating to section 610 and inserting the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 610. Separation for cause; Suspension.''.

     SEC. 416. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE INTEGRATION OF POLICIES 
                   RELATED TO THE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN 
                   PREVENTING AND RESOLVING CONFLICTS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) within each regional bureau of the Department, the 
     Secretary should task an existing Deputy Assistant Secretary 
     with the responsibility for overseeing the integration of 
     policy priorities related to the importance of the 
     participation of women in preventing and resolving conflicts; 
     and
       (2) the Director of the George P. Shultz National Foreign 
     Affairs Training Center should incorporate at least one 
     training session related to the importance of the 
     participation of women in preventing and resolving conflicts 
     into--
       (A) the A-100 course attended by Foreign Service Officers; 
     and
       (B) with respect to Foreign Service Officers who have 
     completed the A-100 course, at least one training course that 
     will be completed not later than the date that is 1 year 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 417. FOREIGN SERVICE FAMILIES WORKFORCE STUDY.

       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 workforce issues and 
     challenges to career opportunities pertaining to tandem 
     couples in the Foreign Service as well as couples with 
     respect to which only one spouse is in the Foreign Service.

     SEC. 418. SPECIAL ENVOYS, REPRESENTATIVES, ADVISORS, AND 
                   COORDINATORS OF THE DEPARTMENT.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on special envoys, 
     representatives, advisors, and coordinators of the 
     Department, that includes--
       (1) a tabulation of the current names, ranks, positions, 
     and responsibilities of all special envoy, representative, 
     advisor, and coordinator positions at the Department, with a 
     separate accounting of all such positions at the level of 
     Assistant Secretary (or equivalent) or above; and
       (2) for each position identified pursuant to paragraph 
     (1)--
       (A) the date on which such position was created;
       (B) the mechanism by which such position was created, 
     including the authority under which such position was 
     created;
       (C) such positions authorized under section (d) of section 
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     Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a);
       (D) a description of whether, and the extent to which, the 
     responsibilities assigned to such position duplicate the 
     responsibilities of other current officials within the 
     Department, including other special envoys, representatives, 
     advisors, and coordinators;
       (E) which current official of the Department would be 
     assigned the responsibilities of such position in the absence 
     of such position;
       (F) to which current official of the Department such 
     position directly reports;
       (G) the total number of staff assigned to support such 
     position; and
       (H) with the exception of positions created by statute, a 
     detailed explanation of the necessity of such position to the 
     effective conduct of the foreign affairs of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 419. COMBATING ANTI-SEMITISM.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-
     Semitism of the Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism of 
     the Department shall provide to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a briefing on United States support to, and 
     opportunities to coordinate with, 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.

                     TITLE V--CONSULAR AUTHORITIES

     SEC. 501. CODIFICATION OF ENHANCED CONSULAR IMMUNITIES.

       Section 4 of the Diplomatic Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 254c) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The President'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) In General.--The President''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Consular Immunity.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of State, with the 
     concurrence of the Attorney General, may, on the basis of 
     reciprocity and under such terms and conditions as the 
     Secretary may determine, specify privileges and immunities 
     for a consular post, the members of a consular post, and 
     their families which result in more favorable or less 
     favorable treatment than is provided in the Vienna Convention 
     on Consular Relations, of April 24, 1963 (T.I.A.S. 6820), 
     entered into force for the United States on December 24, 
     1969.
       ``(2) Consultation.--Before exercising the authority under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall consult with the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
     regarding the circumstances that may warrant the need for 
     privileges and immunities providing more favorable or less 
     favorable treatment than is provided in the Vienna 
     Convention.''.

     SEC. 502. PASSPORTS MADE IN THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     all components of United States passports, including all 
     passport security features, should be printed, manufactured, 
     and assembled exclusively within the United States by United 
     States companies and personnel, contractors, and 
     subcontractors with appropriate security clearances.
       (b) Briefings.--The Secretary, in coordination with the 
     heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall provide a 
     briefing, which may be given in a classified environment if 
     necessary, to the appropriate congressional committees that 
     includes the following details:
       (1) A list of all components of the United States passport 
     made outside the United States.
       (2) The costs of all components of the United States 
     passports made outside the United States.
       (3) Comparable costs to produce and procure in the United 
     States the items identified in paragraphs (1) and (2).

          TITLE VI--WESTERN HEMISPHERE DRUG POLICY COMMISSION

     SEC. 601. ESTABLISHMENT.

       There is established an independent commission to be known 
     as the ``Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission'' (in this 
     title referred to as the ``Commission'').

     SEC. 602. DUTIES.

       (a) Review of Illicit Drug Control Policies.--The 
     Commission shall conduct a comprehensive review of United 
     States foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere to reduce the 
     illicit drug supply and drug abuse and reduce the damage 
     associated with illicit drug markets and trafficking. The 
     Commission shall also identify policy and program options to 
     improve existing international counternarcotics policy. The 
     review shall include the following topics:
       (1) An evaluation of United States-funded international 
     illicit drug control programs in the Western Hemisphere, 
     including drug interdiction, crop eradication, alternative 
     development, drug production surveys, police and justice 
     sector training, demand reduction, and strategies to target 
     drug kingpins.
       (2) An evaluation of the impact of United States 
     counternarcotics assistance programs in the Western 
     Hemisphere, including the Colombia Strategic Development 
     Initiative, the Merida Initiative, the Caribbean Basin 
     Security Initiative and the Central America Regional Security 
     Initiative, in curbing drug production, drug trafficking, and 
     drug-related violence and improving citizen security.
       (3) An evaluation of how the President's annual 
     determination of major drug-transit and major illicit drug 
     producing countries pursuant to section 706 of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (22 U.S.C. 
     2291j-1) serves United States interests with respect to 
     United States international illicit drug control policies.
       (4) An evaluation of whether the proper indicators of 
     success are being used to evaluate United States 
     international illicit drug control policy.
       (5) An evaluation of United States efforts to stop illicit 
     proceeds from drug trafficking organizations from entering 
     the United States financial system.
       (6) An evaluation of the links between the illegal 
     narcotics trade in the Western Hemisphere and terrorist 
     activities around the world.
       (7) An evaluation of United States efforts to combat narco-
     terrorism in the Western Hemisphere.
       (8) An evaluation of the financing of foreign terrorist 
     organizations by drug trafficking organizations and an 
     evaluation of United States efforts to stop such activities.
       (9) An evaluation of alternative drug policy models in the 
     Western Hemisphere.
       (10) An evaluation of the impact of local drug consumption 
     in Latin America and the Caribbean in promoting violence and 
     insecurity.
       (11) Recommendations on how best to improve United States 
     counternarcotics policies in the Western Hemisphere.
       (b) Coordination With Governments, International 
     Organizations, and Nongovernmental Organizations in the 
     Western Hemisphere.--In conducting the review required under 
     subsection (a), the Commission is encouraged to consult 
     with--
       (1) government, academic, and nongovernmental leaders, as 
     well as leaders from international organizations, from 
     throughout the United States, Latin America, and the 
     Caribbean; and
       (2) the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission 
     (CICAD).
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the first 
     meeting of the Commission, the Commission shall submit to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the 
     Secretary, and the Director of the Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy a report that contains--
       (A) a detailed statement of the recommendations, findings, 
     and conclusions of the Commission under subsection (a); and
       (B) summaries of the input and recommendations of the 
     leaders and organizations with which the Commission consulted 
     under subsection (b).
       (2) Public availability.--The report required under this 
     subsection shall be made available to the public.

     SEC. 603. MEMBERSHIP.

       (a) Number and Appointment.--The Commission shall be 
     composed of ten members to be appointed as follows:
       (1) The majority leader and minority leader of the Senate 
     shall each appoint two members.
       (2) The Speaker and the minority leader of the House of 
     Representatives shall each appoint two members.
       (3) The President shall appoint two members.
       (b) Prohibition.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission may not include--
       (A) Members of Congress; or
       (B) Federal, State, or local government officials.
       (2) Member of congress.--In this subsection, the term 
     ``Member of Congress'' includes a Delegate or Resident 
     Commissioner to the Congress.
       (c) Appointment of Initial Members.--The initial members of 
     the Commission shall be appointed not later than 30 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Vacancies.--Any vacancies shall not affect the power 
     and duties of the Commission, but shall be filled in the same 
     manner as the original appointment. An appointment required 
     by subsection (a) should be made within 90 days of a vacancy 
     on the Commission.
       (e) Period of Appointment.--Each member shall be appointed 
     for the life of the Commission.
       (f) Initial Meeting and Selection of Chairperson.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall hold an 
     initial meeting to develop and implement a schedule for 
     completion of the review and report required under section 
     362.
       (2) Chairperson.--At the initial meeting, the Commission 
     shall select a Chairperson from among its members.
       (g) Quorum.--Six members of the Commission shall constitute 
     a quorum.
       (h) Compensation.--Members of the Commission--
       (1) shall not be considered to be a Federal employee for 
     any purpose by reason of service on the Commission; and

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       (2) shall serve without pay.
       (i) Travel Expenses.--Members shall receive travel 
     expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
     accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United 
     States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of 
     business in performance of services for the Commission.

     SEC. 604. POWERS.

       (a) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
     Chairperson or a majority of its members.
       (b) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such hearings and 
     undertake such other activities as the Commission determines 
     necessary to carry out its duties.
       (c) Other Resources.--
       (1) Documents, statistical data, and other such 
     information.--
       (A) In general.--The Library of Congress, the Office of 
     National Drug Control Policy, the Department, and any other 
     Federal department or agency shall, in accordance with the 
     protection of classified information, provide reasonable 
     access to documents, statistical data, and other such 
     information the Commission determines necessary to carry out 
     its duties.
       (B) Obtaining information.--The Chairperson of the 
     Commission shall request the head of an agency described in 
     subparagraph (A) for access to documents, statistical data, 
     or other such information described in such subparagraph that 
     is under the control of such agency in writing when 
     necessary.
       (2) Office space and administrative support.--The 
     Administrator of General Services shall make office space 
     available for day-to-day activities of the Commission and for 
     scheduled meetings of the Commission. Upon request, the 
     Administrator shall provide, on a reimbursable basis, such 
     administrative support as the Commission requests to fulfill 
     its duties.
       (d) Authority to Use United States Mails.--The Commission 
     may use the United States mails in the same manner and under 
     the same conditions as other departments and agencies of the 
     United States.
       (e) Authority to Contract.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949, the Commission is 
     authorized to enter into contracts with Federal and State 
     agencies, private firms, institutions, and individuals for 
     the conduct of activities necessary to the discharge of its 
     duties under section 602.
       (2) Termination.--A contract, lease, or other legal 
     agreement entered into by the Commission may not extend 
     beyond the date of termination of the Commission.

     SEC. 605. STAFF.

       (a) Director.--The Commission shall have a Director who 
     shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Commission. The 
     Director shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of 
     basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule.
       (b) Staff.--
       (1) In general.--With the approval of the Commission, the 
     Director may appoint such personnel as the Director 
     determines to be appropriate. Such personnel shall be paid at 
     a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay for level IV of 
     the Executive Schedule.
       (2) Additional staff.--The Commission may appoint and fix 
     the compensation of such other personnel as may be necessary 
     to enable the Commission to carry out its duties, without 
     regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
     governing appointments in the competitive service, and 
     without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter 
     III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification 
     and General Schedule pay rates, except that no rate of pay 
     fixed under this subsection may exceed the equivalent of that 
     payable to a person occupying a position at level V of the 
     Executive Schedule.
       (c) Experts and Consultants.--With the approval of the 
     Commission, the Director may procure temporary and 
     intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (d) Detail of Government Employees.--Upon the request of 
     the Commission, the head of any Federal agency may detail, 
     without reimbursement, any of the personnel of such agency to 
     the Commission to assist in carrying out the duties of the 
     Commission. Any such detail shall not interrupt or otherwise 
     affect the civil service status or privileges of the 
     personnel.
       (e) Volunteer Services.--Notwithstanding section 1342 of 
     title 31, United States Code, the Commission may accept and 
     use voluntary and uncompensated services as the Commission 
     determines necessary.

     SEC. 606. SUNSET.

       The Commission shall terminate on the date that is 60 days 
     after the date on which the Commission submits its report to 
     Congress pursuant to section 602(c).

                  TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 701. FOREIGN RELATIONS EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.

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

     ``SEC. 63. FOREIGN RELATIONS EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary may establish exchange 
     programs under which officers or employees of the Department 
     of State, including individuals appointed under title 5, 
     United States Code, and members of the Foreign Service (as 
     defined in section 103 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 3903)), may be assigned, for not more than one year, 
     to a position with any foreign government or international 
     entity that permits an employee to be assigned to a position 
     with the Department of State.
       ``(b) Salary and Benefits.--
       ``(1) Members of foreign service.--During a period in which 
     a member of the Foreign Service is participating in an 
     exchange program authorized pursuant to subsection (a), such 
     member shall be entitled to the salary and benefits to which 
     such member would receive but for the assignment under this 
     section.
       ``(2) Non-foreign service employees of department.--An 
     employee of the Department of State other than a member of 
     the Foreign Service participating in an exchange program 
     authorized pursuant to subsection (a) shall be treated in all 
     respects as if detailed to an international organization 
     pursuant to section 3343(c) of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(3) Foreign participants.--The salary and benefits of an 
     employee of a foreign government or international entity 
     participating in an exchange program authorized pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall be paid by such government or entity 
     during the period in which such employee is participating in 
     such program, and shall not be reimbursed by the Department 
     of State.
       ``(c) Non-reciprocal Assignment.--The Secretary may 
     authorize a non-reciprocal assignment of personnel pursuant 
     to this section, with or without reimbursement from the 
     foreign government or international entity for all or part of 
     the salary and other expenses payable during such assignment, 
     if such is in the interests of the United States.
       ``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to authorize the appointment as an officer or 
     employee of the United States of--
       ``(1) an individual whose allegiance is to any country, 
     government, or foreign or international entity other than to 
     the United States; or
       ``(2) an individual who has not met the requirements of 
     sections 3331, 3332, 3333, and 7311 of title 5, United States 
     Code, or any other provision of law concerning eligibility 
     for appointment as, and continuation of employment as, an 
     officer or employee of the United States.''.

     SEC. 702. UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC 
                   DIPLOMACY.

       (a) In General.--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''.
       (b) Retroactivity of Effective Date.--The amendment made by 
     subsection (a) shall take effect as of October 1, 2016. Any 
     lapse in powers, authorities, or responsibilities of the 
     United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy from 
     the period beginning on October 1, 2016, and ending on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, shall be deemed to have 
     not so lapsed.

     SEC. 703. BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

       (a) Broadcasting to Asia.--Section 309 of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 
     U.S.C. 6208) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``the following 
     countries'' and all that follows through the period at the 
     end and inserting ``Asia.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``the respective 
     countries of''.
       (b) Prohibitions.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, any change to the Federal status of--
       (A) the Cuba Service established pursuant to section 4 of 
     the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465b; Public 
     Law 98-111) is prohibited unless such section is explicitly 
     repealed and such service is dissolved by an Act of Congress 
     enacted on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; 
     and
       (B) the Television Marti Service established by section 
     244(a) of Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 
     1465cc; Public Law 101-246) is prohibited unless such section 
     is explicitly repealed and such service is dissolved by an 
     Act of Congress enacted on or after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (2) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``change to 
     the Federal status'', with respect to a service referred to 
     in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1), includes any 
     significant restructuring, privatization, subordination to a 
     private or private-public entity, or merger with a private or 
     public-private entity of such service.
       (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Broadcasting Board of Governors should start broadcasting 
     in the Sindhi language.

     SEC. 704. REWARDS FOR JUSTICE.

       (a) Rewards Authorized.--
       (1) In general.--Section 36(b) of the State Department 
     Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(b)) is amended 
     in paragraphs (4) and (5) by striking ``or (9)'' each place 
     it appears and inserting ``(9), or (10)''.

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       (2) Reports; definitions.--Section 36 of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708) is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(4) Reports on rewards authorized.--Not less than 15 days 
     after a reward is authorized under this section, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report, which may be submitted in 
     classified form if necessary to protect intelligence sources 
     and methods, detailing information about the reward, 
     including the identity of the individual for whom the reward 
     is being made, the amount of the reward, the acts with 
     respect to which the reward is being made, and how the reward 
     is being publicized.''; and
       (B) in subsection (k)(2), by striking ``International 
     Relations'' and inserting ``Foreign Affairs''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraphs (1) 
     and (2) take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and apply with respect to any reward authorized under section 
     36 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (as 
     so amended) on or after such date.
       (b) Extraditions.--
       (1) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the refusal by other countries to extradite or otherwise 
     render to the United States fugitives who have been indicted 
     or convicted within the United States for serious crimes, 
     including murder, hijacking, and acts of domestic terrorism, 
     is an impediment to justice, undermines international 
     security, and deserves high level diplomatic efforts toward 
     resolution.
       (2) Briefing requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
     provide to Congress a briefing related to the issues raised 
     in paragraph (1), including--
       (A) the number of fugitives and others for whom the United 
     States Government is seeking extradition or rendition, both 
     in total and listed by country;
       (B) the average length of time such extradition or 
     rendition requests have been outstanding, both in general and 
     by country;
       (C) discussion of diplomatic and other efforts the United 
     States has undertaken to secure the return of such fugitives;
       (D) discussion of factors that have been barriers to the 
     resolution of such cases; and
       (E) information on the number of United States citizens 
     whose extradition has been sought by foreign governments 
     during the past five years, both in total and listed by 
     country, and a discussion of the outcome of such requests.

     SEC. 705. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF SEIZED 
                   COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN.

       Subsection (e) of section 7 of the Fishermen's Protective 
     Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1977) is amended by striking ``2008'' 
     and inserting ``2018''.

     SEC. 706. 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 2017, the Secretary shall--
       (1) increase by ten the number of fellows selected for the 
     Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program;
       (2) increase by ten the number of fellows selected for the 
     Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program; and
       (3) increase by five the number of fellows selected for the 
     Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed as authorizing the hiring of additional personnel 
     at the Department beyond existing, projected hiring patterns.

     SEC. 707. GAO REPORT ON DEPARTMENT CRITICAL 
                   TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES 
                   OBTAINED FROM SUPPLIERS CLOSELY LINKED TO A 
                   LEADING CYBER-THREAT ACTOR.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 
     the United States shall submit to Congress a report on any 
     critical telecommunications equipment, technologies, or 
     services obtained or used by the Department or its 
     contractors or subcontrators that is--
       (1) manufactured by a foreign supplier, or a contractor or 
     subcontractor of such supplier, that is closely linked to a 
     leading cyber-threat actor; or
       (2) from an entity that incorporates or utilizes 
     information technology manufactured by a foreign supplier, or 
     a contractor or subcontractor of such supplier, that is 
     closely linked to a leading cyber-threat actor.
       (b) Form.--The report shall be submitted in unclassified 
     form, but may include a classified annex.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Leading cyber-threat actor.--The term ``leading cyber-
     threat actor'' means a country identified as a leading threat 
     actor in cyberspace in the report entitled ``Worldwide Threat 
     Assessment of the US Intelligence Community'', dated February 
     9, 2016.
       (2) Closely linked.--The term ``closely linked'', with 
     respect to a foreign supplier, contractor, or subcontrator 
     and a leading cyber-threat actor, means the foreign supplier, 
     contractor, or subcontractor--
       (A) has ties to the military forces of such actor;
       (B) has ties to the intelligence services of such actor;
       (C) is the beneficiary of significant low interest or no-
     interest loans, loan forgiveness, or other support of such 
     actor; or
       (D) is incorporated or headquartered in the territory of 
     such actor.

     SEC. 708. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND 
                   KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees an implementation plan, including 
     timelines and resources, required to--
       (1) establish a hub for analytics, data science, strategy, 
     and knowledge management at the Department; and
       (2) migrate suitable information technology (as such term 
     is defined in section 11101(6) of title 40 United States 
     Code) to a cloud computing service or a cloud-based solution.

     SEC. 709. RANSOMS TO FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President, in consultation 
     with the Secretary, shall transmit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report covering the previous 
     calendar providing the following details:
       (1) Which foreign governments are believed to have 
     facilitated, directly or indirectly, the payment of ransoms.
       (2) Which foreign terrorist organizations received payments 
     from foreign governments identified in paragraph (1).
       (3) The amount of each such payment.
       (4) The means of delivering such payments.
       (5) A summary of the efforts of the United States to 
     counter such payments.
       (6) Recommendations for improving coordination among the 
     foreign allies of the United States to not pay ransoms.
       (b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, may include a classified 
     annex, shall be made available to the public by posting the 
     unclassified form of such report on the website of the 
     Department, and may be included in any other report that is 
     required to be made public.

     SEC. 710. STRATEGY TO COMBAT TERRORIST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report on United 
     States strategy to combat terrorists' and terrorist 
     organizations' use of social media consistent with the 
     President's 2011 ``Strategic Implementation Plan for 
     Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism in the 
     United States''.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) An evaluation of what role social media plays in 
     radicalization in the United States and elsewhere.
       (2) An analysis of how terrorists and terrorist 
     organizations are using social media, including trends.
       (3) A summary of the Federal Government's efforts to 
     disrupt and counter the use of social media by terrorists and 
     terrorist organizations, an evaluation of the success of such 
     efforts, and recommendations for improvement.
       (4) An analysis of how social media is being used for 
     counter-radicalization and counter-propaganda purposes, 
     irrespective of whether or not such efforts are made by the 
     Federal Government.
       (5) An assessment of the value to law enforcement of social 
     media posts by terrorists and terrorist organizations.
       (6) An overview of social media training available to law 
     enforcement and intelligence personnel that enables such 
     personnel to understand and combat the use of social media by 
     terrorists and terrorist organizations, as well as 
     recommendations for improving or expanding existing training 
     opportunities.
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex in accordance with the protection of intelligence 
     sources and methods.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the 
     Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security, the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; 
     and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.

     SEC. 711. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
                   ACQUISITION PRACTICES.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this

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     Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report detailing the Department's 
     information technology acquisition practices.
       (b) Elements of Report.--The report required under 
     subsection (a) shall include the following elements:
       (1) Agency chief investment officer authority enhancements, 
     including reporting on incremental developments regarding 
     whether information technology investments are delivering 
     functionality every six months.
       (2) Enhanced transparency and risk management, including 
     the methodology for calculating risk.
       (3) The frequency and status of agency-wide portfolio 
     reviews to identify opportunities for information technology 
     efficiency, effectiveness, duplication, and potential 
     savings.
       (4) Data center consolidation and optimization, including 
     potential savings.

     SEC. 712. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS ON NOMINEES TO BE 
                   CHIEFS OF MISSION.

       Not later than seven 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 report on 
     the website of the Department in a conspicuous manner and 
     location.

     SEC. 713. RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE 
                   LIVED, WORKED, OR STUDIED IN PREDOMINANTLY 
                   MUSLIM COUNTRIES OR COMMUNITIES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that successful engagement, 
     including robust public diplomacy, with predominantly Muslim 
     countries and communities is critical for achieving United 
     States foreign policy objectives.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Department should recruit more employees that have a 
     personal background in, and thorough understating of, the 
     cultures, languages, and history of the Middle East and wider 
     Muslim world.
       (c) Recruitment and Retention of Certain Individuals.--The 
     Secretary shall make every effort to recruit and retain 
     individuals that have lived, worked, or studied in 
     predominantly Muslim countries or communities, including 
     individuals who have studied at an Islamic institution of 
     higher learning.

     SEC. 714. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING COVERAGE OF APPROPRIATE 
                   THERAPIES FOR DEPENDENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM 
                   DISORDER (ASD).

       (a) Finding.--Congress finds that physical, occupational, 
     speech, and applied behavioral analysis (ABA) therapies are 
     evidenced-based interventions proven to bring about positive 
     change and assist in the long term development of children 
     with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary should endeavor to ensure coverage and access, 
     for dependents with ASD of overseas employees, to the 
     therapies described in subsection (a), including through 
     telehealth, computer software programs, or alternative means 
     if appropriate providers are not accessible due to such 
     employees' placement overseas.

     SEC. 715. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE REPORTS.

       (a) Repeal of Certain Reporting Requirements.--The 
     following provisions of law are repealed:
       (1) Section 12 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 
     (Act of May 7, 1926, 22 U.S.C. 303).
       (2) Section 404 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-138, 22 U.S.C. 
     2778 note).
       (b) Other Reporting Reform.--
       (1) Section 613 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228, 22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (b);
       (B) by striking ``(a) Policy.--''; and
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subsections 
     (a) and (b), respectively, and moving such subsections, as so 
     redesignated, two ems to the left.
       (2) Section 721 of Appendix G of the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-113, 22 U.S.C. 287 
     note) is amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (c); and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
       (3) Section 10 of the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 
     2006 (Public Law 109-446, 22 U.S.C. 2378b note) is amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (b); and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).
       (4) Section 1207 of the Bob Stump National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314, 
     22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (d); and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).
       (5) Subsection (c) of section 601 of the Foreign Service 
     Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4001) is amended by striking 
     paragraphs (4) and (5).

     SEC. 716. PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDING.

       No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Royce) and the gentleman from New York (Mr. Engel) each 
will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.


                             General Leave

  Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may 
have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to 
include extraneous material on this bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the ranking member of this 
committee, Mr. Eliot Engel, for his work on this important piece of 
legislation to protect U.S. personnel overseas, to improve the 
oversight of the Department of State, and to modernize its workforce. 
And I would also like to thank the other members of the committee for 
their input as well on this legislation.
  The world is not getting any easier for the men and women serving 
overseas who represent this country at the Department of State. These 
men and women work with many other agencies, including the Defense 
Department. They have got a wide range of very important 
responsibilities.
  They try to broker peace agreements. And, of course, not everybody 
wants peace in these agreements. They have to fight human trafficking. 
In other words, they have got to stand up to the criminal syndicates in 
some of these countries. They have got to help our fellow Americans in 
distress. That is just to name a few of the dangerous tasks that they 
undertake. They work hard, often in very challenging, even life-
threatening circumstances, so they deserve our support, which includes 
reforming a department that sorely needs to modernize.
  Mr. Speaker, the annual authorization of the Department of State is 
critical to maintaining congressional oversight and making these needed 
agency reforms. The House has passed an authorization bill in each of 
the last six Congresses, but, unfortunately, it has been 15 years since 
this legislation was signed into law. This year, we have an opportunity 
to break that unfortunate streak, which makes this legislation all the 
more important.
  First and foremost, the bill includes a number of critical embassy 
security reforms and improvements. For example, the Department will be 
authorized to use so-called best value criteria when contracting for 
local guards at U.S. facilities overseas. This is an important change.
  This authority has consistently been requested by the professionals 
overseeing the security at our embassies and has been a particular 
focus of two members of the committee. So I would like to thank Lois 
Frankel and Randy Weber for their work.
  The bill requires the State Department to designate a list of high-
risk, high-threat posts, effectively prioritizing the resources and the 
security for these posts. Now, these are the posts most at risk. The 
State Department and Defense Department are directed to jointly develop 
enhanced contingency plans. Why? Because there are going to be 
surprises overseas. There are going to be emergency situations, 
including planning for the rapid deployment of military resources to 
keep our personnel safe in a time of crisis.
  It includes provisions that improve security for the children and the 
families of U.S. diplomats abroad. And it makes sure that security 
failures, due to misconduct or due to unsatisfactory performance, are 
identified and those responsible are held accountable, something that 
did not happen when it came to the Islamist terrorist attack in 
Benghazi. No one lost a day of pay as a consequence of the mistakes 
made there.
  The bill increases accountability also for sexual exploitation and 
abuse by U.N. peacekeepers, which the Foreign Affairs Committee has 
helped expose through the hearings by Chairman Chris Smith.
  It also increases transparency for how U.S. funds are spent at the 
United Nations and mandates that the Department work to increase the 
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American citizens employed by the United Nations. This has been a focus 
of Mr. Mo Brooks.
  We have also included important provisions to bolster the State 
Department's inspector general, an office that the Foreign Affairs 
Committee successfully fought to have filled after it sat vacant for 5 
years.
  And lastly, the bill increases flexibility in the Department's 
workforce, allowing civil servants more opportunities to serve overseas 
and authorizing a pilot program to acquire skilled workers from the 
private sector.
  The passage of this legislation, S. 1635, would strengthen the law. 
It is a bipartisan bill, it improves congressional oversight of the 
Department, and I think it deserves unanimous support.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I rise in support of this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, let me start by thanking my friend and the chairman of 
the Foreign Affairs Committee, Ed Royce of California. He and I and our 
staffs have been working on this bill for most of the 114th Congress. 
This may be the last Foreign Affairs bill the House will deal with this 
year, and it is an appropriate capstone for the committee's work.
  Authorizing and overseeing the State Department is one of our 
committee's most important responsibilities. As the Obama 
administration comes to an end and we deal with the uncertainties of a 
transition in power, it is important that Congress help to set the tone 
for the future of our foreign policy. We need to do all we can to 
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  This bill is also long, long overdue as the chairman pointed out. The 
last time the President signed a State Department authorization was in 
the year 2002. So much has changed since then--from the invasion of 
Iraq and the subsequent rise of ISIS to the ascendance of the Asia-
Pacific in our foreign policy to the growing threat of climate change.
  Think about the way terrorist groups use social media to recruit 
fighters and spread propaganda. This has become a major foreign policy 
concern; yet the last time we passed the State Department 
authorization, Twitter and Facebook were still a few years from coming 
online. Imagine that. That is just one example. In nearly 15 years, 
countless issues have cropped up as new foreign policy concerns, and 
traditional areas of diplomacy and development have evolved. This bill 
will help the State Department keep pace with the changes.
  I would like to underscore a few provisions in this bill that I think 
are especially important. The main thing I want to talk about is the 
heart and soul of American diplomacy: our diplomats. Our diplomats are 
at the core of this bill. We want them to have the tools and resources 
for success.
  These men and women pursue a path of public service unlike any other, 
going to work--sometimes in dangerous places--as America's face to the 
world. Diplomats are our front line of international engagement, 
advancing our interests and building bridges of friendship and 
understanding. This is incredibly important work. It requires the right 
people for the job--people with the skill, training, and confidence to 
carry out their work.
  We need to do all we can to enable our diplomats to carry out 
diplomacy. They need to be able to get out from behind a desk and 
engage directly with cultures and communities, from government 
officials to civil society groups to everyday people on the street; so 
we have included provisions in this bill that are focused on the 
security of our Embassies and on the proper training of our personnel.
  We need the best possible security for our Embassies and diplomats 
abroad, and good security doesn't always come cheap. This bill says 
that, when the State Department hires local personnel to protect our 
diplomatic facilities and staff, they shouldn't be constrained only to 
take the lowest cost bid. After all, the rule is generally true that 
you get what you pay for, and when it comes to the safety of our 
diplomats, we should be focused on quality in addition to cost; so we 
have included a provision that calls for the best value security rather 
than the lowest cost. There is a lot of value in keeping our diplomats 
safe, and I want to thank representative Lois Frankel for her work on 
this provision.
  With this bill, we have also focused on improving the security of 
what we call ``soft targets,'' not typical diplomatic facilities, but 
things like schools and schoolbuses for the children of diplomats 
abroad.
  It is also important that the State Department reflect who we are as 
a country. America is made up of people from all different backgrounds 
and perspectives. Our diversity is one of our strengths. Our Foreign 
Service should benefit from that strength and reflect it back to the 
world.
  We also need to incorporate that strength into our foreign policy. A 
diverse workforce means a diversity of views and experiences to aid our 
leaders when they face tough decisions. Old ways of thinking and worn-
out approaches aren't well suited to the modern range of challenges our 
diplomats face. This bill will push the Department to recruit, train, 
and retain a diverse workforce. Reports tell us that the State 
Department has been slow to change in these areas, so we want to give 
those efforts a shot in the arm.
  Additionally, I thank Chairman Royce for including my Western 
Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission legislation in this bill. The heroin 
epidemic in this country is getting worse and worse. We need to make 
sure that our drug policy is focused on saving lives. Here at home, 
that means doing more on prevention and treatment. Looking abroad, we 
need to take stock of what has worked and what hasn't when it comes to 
our drug policy in Latin America and the Caribbean. That is what this 
commission will do, and I am grateful this measure is moving forward.
  That idea, taking stock of our successes and failures, brings me to a 
few final thoughts on this bill. Even though Congress has a role in 
foreign policy, we are outside the day-to-day decisionmaking 
structures. That outside perspective gives us a chance to step back and 
ask: What can we be doing better? Where can we cut away dead wood? What 
changes going on in the world require us to change our approach?
  Our State Department personnel may have great new ideas about the way 
to advance our interests, but they are constrained by existing law or 
are bogged down in the constant hard work demanded of them. Let's be 
honest. By their nature, bureaucracies tend not to change on their own. 
That is when Congress needs to step in and say: ``We can help to solve 
this problem. We can make it easier for our diplomats to do their 
jobs.'' The thing is that we have to actually do that. We should try to 
pass a bill like this every year. It should become the way we do 
business, just like the defense authorization, because when we don't, 
we are letting our diplomats down; we are also ceding their work to 
other jurisdictions, and we are missing opportunities to bolster 
American diplomacy and national security.
  Last week, we voted on the Defense Authorization Act. It included 80 
provisions that fell, at least in part, under the jurisdiction of the 
Foreign Affairs Committee when it landed on the President's desk. I 
respect our friends on the Armed Services Committee a great deal, but I 
hear their message loud and clear, that if we don't act in our own 
jurisdiction, someone else will.
  I am encouraged that we have made it this far on this bill. I hope it 
becomes a regular part of our committee's work and that, a year from 
now, we are back here debating more good ideas about improving American 
diplomacy. For now, I again thank the chairman. I am glad to support 
this bill, and I urge all my colleagues to do the same.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from New 
Jersey (Mr. Smith). He is the chairman of the Foreign Affairs 
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on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International 
Organizations.
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. I thank my good friend, the distinguished 
chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Mr. Royce, for his 
leadership on this important bill. I thank Eliot Engel, the ranking 
member, and, of course, Senators Corker and Cardin. This is a true 
bipartisan piece of legislation. I thank my colleagues for their 
leadership on this.
  Mr. Speaker, a highly skilled group of Foreign Service Officers--
about 15,000 strong--are deployed worldwide to promote peace and human 
rights, to support prosperity, and to protect Americans while advancing 
the vital interests of the United States abroad. For most, posting 
overseas requires serious personal sacrifice. For some, deployment 
entails serious danger--from disease, crime, and terrorism.
  Mr. Speaker, after the American Embassies in Dar es Salaam and 
Nairobi were attacked by terrorists in August of 1998, I chaired 
hearings on Embassy security in my subcommittee and authored the 
Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act of 2000 and 2001 to significantly boost Embassy security, including 
reconfigured Embassies, setbacks--a zone that puts the street farther 
away from the building--and additional diplomatic security personnel. 
The bill, dubbed the ``Embassy Security Act,'' which passed the House 
in 1999, never even got a vote in the Senate; but after much lobbying, 
my bill was included in its entirety in the FY 2000 appropriations 
omnibus. In 2005, Congress enacted into law another bill I sponsored, 
the Department of State Authorities Act, which, among other things, 
boosted danger pay.
  Today, the Royce-Corker-Engel-Cardin bill authorizes $4.8 billion for 
Embassy security. It continues the all-important work of ensuring the 
most effective security possible for our Foreign Service and Americans 
abroad by directing joint DOD-State contingency plans--including the 
rapid deployment of Armed Forces--the designation of high-risk, high-
threat posts with adequate funding and training commensurate with the 
danger, and the utilization of ``best value'' contracting.
  The bill provides numerous enhancements of personnel issues for our 
men and women in the Foreign Service--from promotion opportunities to 
updated cost-of-living adjustments to improved care of Foreign Service 
officers' children-dependents with autism spectrum disorders.
  During markup--and I thank the chair for being so gracious for 
supporting it--I sponsored an amendment that was approved that 
recognizes applied behavior analysis, or ABA, as proven evidence-based 
intervention for autistic children and that the Secretary of State 
should ensure that coverage of and access to ABA for dependents with 
ASD of overseas employees is provided.
  I travel all over the world, and I often hear from Foreign Service 
Officers who cannot get ABA treatment for their children. They are 
anguished because, if they try to go to a deployment where that is 
provided, it may hinder their Foreign Service careers; and, of course, 
they put their children first. That shouldn't be the case. There should 
be no choice. The children need to be supported as well as the Foreign 
Service Officers.
  The House Foreign Affairs Committee also adopted another amendment I 
offered during markup, which is whistleblower protections for U.N. 
personnel--we have had hearings on that in our subcommittee--the 
capacity to investigate allegations of sexual exploitation committed by 
peacekeepers and to hold those who commit such heinous crimes 
accountable.
  Mr. Speaker, I have traveled to places like Goma, in the DRC, where 
peacekeepers were raping 13-year-olds--U.N. peacekeepers. The series of 
hearings that we held on it found that the zero tolerance policy of the 
U.N. was really zero compliance. That has to improve. There have been 
some improvements made but far fewer than what are required. This 
legislation helps to push that ball significantly down that lane. 
Hopefully, the peacekeepers will do just that--protect. It is a duty 
for us to make sure that that happens. There are many other good things 
in this bill.
  Again, I thank Chairman Royce for his leadership.
  Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, in reclaiming my time, I thank Chris Smith 
for his years of oversight and for his combating that type of abuse. I 
also thank him for our efforts to have this included now in what will 
become a new law.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Virginia (Mr. Connolly), my good friend and colleague on the Foreign 
Affairs Committee.
  Mr. CONNOLLY. I thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Engel), my 
dear friend and the distinguished ranking member of the House Foreign 
Affairs Committee.
  I rise today in support of S. 1635, the Department of State 
Authorities Act. There is an expression in Latin. I studied Latin for 6 
years, but I rarely get to use it. It is mirabile dictu--wonderful to 
relate--that we are actually going to pass the State Department 
authorization bill.
  The bill is not perfect, and it is not as comprehensive as one would 
hope; however, it is a product of compromise under the fine leadership 
of Ed Royce and Eliot Engel. It is a welcome step toward the annual 
authorization of the State Department operations I know we will get to 
next year. The regular enactment of a State Department authorization is 
a long-neglected priority, and the clarity of our diplomacy and 
development missions have suffered absent one. Congress has not enacted 
a full State authorization bill since 2002.
  In a similar vein, the Foreign Assistance Act has not undergone a 
comprehensive reauthorization since 1985, when I was a staff member on 
the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. I have introduced the Global 
Partnerships Act, which would do just that, and I have tried to 
streamline and modernize the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
  The bill on the floor today codifies high standards for Embassy 
security practices and ensures that we are making smart investments in 
diplomatic security. It also fights discrimination and promotes 
diversity within the Foreign Service.
  I thank the committee--and particularly our leaders, Chairman Royce 
and Ranking Member Engel--for including my amendment that requires the 
State Department to report on its compliance with the Federal 
Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, FITARA, which is the 
Federal IT reform bill I introduced and wrote with Mr. Issa.
  I support this bill because it enables the kind of serious, credible, 
and ambitious diplomacy that can solve the world's most intractable 
challenges, and I urge my colleagues to give it their full support.
  Again, I congratulate our staffs--and particularly our chairman and 
ranking member, Mr. Royce and Mr. Engel, respectively--for their 
leadership in bringing this bill before us today.
  Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I am waiting for one other speaker; so, while we are waiting, let me 
at least partially close.
  I, first of all, thank Chairman Royce's staff for their hard work on 
this very important bill. I thank Tom Sheehy, Ed Burrier, Tom Hill, and 
Doug Anderson, and on my staff, Jason Steinbaum, Doug Campbell, Eric 
Jacobstein, Janice Kaguyutan, Sajit Gandhi, Jennifer Hendrixson White, 
and Mark Iozzi. We can only do as well as the wonderful staff that we 
have, and it is really appreciated, I know, by Chairman Royce and by 
me.
  As was said before, Mr. Speaker, every single year, Congress passes a 
defense authorization. It happens without fail, and it should. It is a 
vitally important piece of legislation, and we have an obligation to 
give our women and men in uniform the support and the resources they 
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  The work of our diplomats is very different, but it is also critical 
to our national security. These dedicated public servants help to 
project stability, enhance security, and diffuse crises before they 
start.
  From a dollars-and-cents perspective, it makes a lot more sense to 
prevent crises than to try to stop them after they are burning out of 
control. We need diplomacy to succeed so that using our military 
remains the last resort in our foreign policy. This legislation will 
help ensure that our diplomacy does succeed.
  I hope this bill gets across the finish line soon; I hope the Senate 
does its job; and I hope we make a State Department authorization a 
yearly priority for the Foreign Affairs Committee, for the Congress, 
and for the American people.
  I urge a ``yes'' vote on this bill.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas 
(Mr. Gohmert).
  Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, I am a big fan of Chairman Royce's work, 
and I appreciate all the work of the committee in these difficult 
areas.
  Sometimes in trying to bring together a big authorization bill like 
this, language gets inserted that can be problematic. On page 105, for 
example, section 713, ``Recruitment and retention of individuals who 
have lived, worked, or studied in predominantly Muslim countries or 
communities,'' we know that one of our problems when we were trying to 
deal with radical Islam is, number one, our President doesn't recognize 
radical Islam, although some of the best experts who are radical 
Islamists say, yes, it exists, and Muslim friends like President el-
Sisi acknowledge it is a problem.
  For example, here in subsection C, it says: ``The Secretary shall 
make every effort to recruit and retain individuals that have lived, 
worked, or studied in predominantly Muslim countries or communities, 
including individuals who have studied at Islamic institutions of 
higher learning.''
  I know this was not submitted by a Muslim--far from it--but although 
we desperately need people who have lived and studied in this area, to 
tell the Secretary of State that the Secretary shall make every effort 
to get people like this is the way our enemies take advantage of us. We 
should not be telling the Secretary to make every effort.
  As a former chief justice, that is the kind of thing--you have to 
say, well, he didn't make every effort or she didn't make every effort. 
We should not be coercing the State Department to hire people who--if 
they are not appropriate or have Muslim ties, they should not be pushed 
into the State Department.
  Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, let me say in response that we should hire, 
in the State Department, people who do have some experience. We should 
have some people there with some experience with Muslim culture and 
Muslim countries, with that kind of a background. But that said, we 
want to work with the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gohmert) on 
implementation of this bill to make certain that these concerns are 
handled.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. 
Frankel).
  Ms. FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Royce and 
Ranking Member Engel, first, for the great bipartisan work. I really 
appreciate being on this committee.
  I want to tell you a story that one of our Ambassadors told me that I 
thought was amazing. I won't say her name or where she was, but she 
told me she was overseas. The security that they hired was so poor that 
they actually had to hire criminals; and her security guard not only 
robbed her and her family, but killed their dog. That is just an 
example of some of the quality of security that we had for our 
Ambassadors, who deserve absolutely our utmost protection.
  So I just want to thank both the chairman and the ranking member for 
working with me to get this provision in this bill that now is going to 
let our State Department get well-qualified security for Embassies, 
which they deserve to have.
  Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I want to thank the gentlewoman from Florida for her contribution to 
this legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, as chairman, I also want to thank our ranking member, 
Mr. Engel. I want to thank all my committee colleagues for their 
contributions to this bill. I think we should take the opportunity to 
thank our counterparts, Senator Corker and Senator Cardin, in the 
Senate for working with us to bring the first State authorization bill 
to the President's desk in over 15 years.
  Today, the Department is considering how to deploy diplomats in high-
threat, high-risk places like South Sudan, like the Central African 
Republic, Yemen, Libya. It is our responsibility to make sure that U.S. 
personnel at these posts have every available means of protection, and 
this bill authorizes the Department to make critical upgrades in 
Embassy security.
  This bill also mandates that the Department uses leverage at the 
United Nations to make improvements that have been ignored for too 
long. In just the last year, we have heard horrific stories of 
peacekeepers sexually abusing and exploiting those they are sent to 
protect. Sadly, these are not the first instances of such predatory 
behavior, but the United Nations has failed to take steps to stop it.
  Oversight is necessary at any agency. It took 5 years for the 
Department's inspector general position to be filled, and this bill 
makes sure that the Department's watchdog has all the tools it needs to 
perform its mandate.
  This bill deserves our support. The other body should move quickly so 
that these critical reforms can be signed into law by the President.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Royce) that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the bill, S. 1635, as amended.
  The question was taken.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds 
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
  Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further 
proceedings on this motion will be postponed.

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