Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

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This Act may be cited as the . Department of State Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act, Fiscal Year 2016 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. TITLE I—Department of State authorities and activities Subtitle A—Basic Authorities and Activities Sec. 101. American spaces review. Sec. 102. Identifying bilateral investment treaty opportunities. Sec. 103. Reinstatement of Hong Kong report. Sec. 104.

Interagency hostage recovery coordinator. Sec. 105. United States-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue review. Sec. 106. Report on human rights violations in Burma. Sec. 107. Combating anti-semitism. Sec. 108. Biotechnology grants. Sec. 109. Definition of use in passport and visa offenses. Sec. 110. Science and technology fellowships. Sec. 111. Name changes. Sec. 112. Anti-piracy information sharing. Sec. 113. Report reform. Sec. 114. Sense of Congress on the United States alliance with Japan.

Sec. 115. Sense of Congress on the defense relationship between the United States and the Republic of India. Sec. 116. Sense of Congress on the United States alliance with the Republic of Korea. Sec. 117. Sense of Congress on the relationship between the United States and Taiwan. Sec. 118. Report on political freedom in Venezuela. Sec. 119. Strategy for the Middle East in the event of a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran. Sec. 120. Department of State international cyberspace policy strategy.

Sec. 121. Waiver of fees for renewal of immigrant visa for adopted child in certain situations. Sec. 122. Sense of Congress on anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority. Sec. 123. Support for the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and inviolability of post-Soviet countries in light of Russian aggression and interference. Sec. 124. Russian propaganda report. Sec. 125. Approval of export licences and letters of request to assist the Government of Ukraine.

Subtitle B—Additional matters Sec. 131. Atrocities prevention board. Sec. 132. United States engagement in the Indo-Pacific. Sec. 133. Joint action plan to combat prejudice and discrimination and to foster inclusion. Sec. 134. Report on developing country debt sustainability. Sec. 135. United States strategy to prevent and respond to gender-based violence globally. Sec. 136. International corruption and accountability. Sec. 137. Quadrennial diplomacy and development review. Sec. 138.

Disappeared persons in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Sec. 139. Report on implementation by the Government of Bahrain of recommendations from the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry. Sec. 140. Report on United States humanitarian assistance to Haiti and whether recent elections in Haiti meet international election standards. Sec. 141. Sense of Congress with respect to the imposition of additional sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

TITLE II—Organization and personnel of the Department of State Subtitle A—Organizational matters Sec. 201. Rightsizing accountability. Sec. 202. Integration of foreign economic policy. Sec. 203. Review of Bureau of African Affairs and Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs jurisdictions. Sec. 204. Special envoys, representatives, advisors, and coordinators. Sec. 205. Conflict prevention, mitigation and resolution, and the inclusion and participation of women. Sec. 206. Information technology system security.

Sec. 207. Analysis of embassy cost sharing. Sec. 208. Parent advisory committee to the Interagency Working Group to Prevent International Parental Child Abduction. Sec. 209. Improving research and evaluation of public diplomacy. Sec. 210. Enhanced institutional capacity of the Bureau of African Affairs. Subtitle B—Personnel matters Sec. 211. Review of Foreign Service Officer compensation. Sec. 212. Repeal of recertification requirement for senior Foreign Service. Sec. 213. Compensatory time off for travel.

Sec. 214. Certificates of demonstrated competence. Sec. 215. Foreign Service assignment restrictions. Sec. 216. Security clearance suspensions. Sec. 217. Economic statecraft education and training. Sec. 218. Report on diversity recruitment, employment, retention, and promotion. Sec. 219. 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. 220. Retention of mid- and senior-level professionals from underrepresented groups. Sec. 221. Review of jurisdictional responsibilities of the Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan and the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs. Sec. 222. Congressional notification of countries compliance with minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. Sec. 223. International religious freedom training program. TITLE III—International organizations Subtitle A—United States contributions to international organizations Sec. 301.

Reports concerning the United Nations. Sec. 302. Annual report on financial contributions to international organizations. Sec. 303. Report on peacekeeping arrears, credits, and contributions. Sec. 304. Assessment rate transparency. Subtitle B—Accountability at international organizations Sec. 311. Preventing abuse in peacekeeping. Sec. 312. Inclusion of peacekeeping abuses in country report on human rights practices. Sec. 313. Evaluation of United Nations peacekeeping missions.

Subtitle C—Personnel matters Sec. 321. Encouraging employment of United States citizens at the United Nations. Sec. 322. Ensuring appropriate United Nations personnel salaries. TITLE IV—Consular authorities Sec. 401. Visa ineligibility for international child abductors. Sec. 402. Presumption of immigrant intent for H and L visa classifications. Sec. 403. Visa information sharing. TITLE V—Embassy Security Subtitle A—Allocation of authorized security appropriations. Sec. 501. Worldwide security protection.

Sec. 502. Embassy security, construction and maintenance. Subtitle B—Contracting and other matters. Sec. 511. Local guard contracts abroad under diplomatic security program. Sec. 512. Disciplinary action resulting from unsatisfactory leadership in relation to a security incident. Sec. 513. Management and staff accountability. Sec. 514. Security enhancements for soft targets. Subtitle C—Marine Corps Security Guard Program Sec. 521. Additional reports on expansion and enhancement of Marine Corps Security Guard Program.

Subtitle D—Defending high threat, high risk posts Sec. 531. Designation and reporting for high threat, high risk posts. Sec. 532. Designation and reporting for high-risk counterintelligence threat posts. Sec. 533. Enhanced qualifications for Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for high threat, high risk posts. Sec. 534. Security environment threat list briefings. Sec. 535. Comptroller General of the United States report on implementation of Benghazi Accountability Review Board recommendations.

Sec. 536. Foreign Affairs Security Training Center. Sec. 537. Language training. Subtitle E—Accountability review boards Sec. 541. Provision of copies of accountability review board reports to Congress. Sec. 542. Staffing. TITLE VI—Management and accountability Sec. 601. Short title. Sec. 602. Competitive hiring status for former employees of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. Sec. 603. Assurance of independence of IT systems. Sec. 604. Protecting the integrity of internal investigations.

Sec. 605. Report on Inspector General inspection and auditing of Foreign Service posts and bureaus and operating units Department of State.