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This Act may be cited as the . Department of State Authorization Act of 2018 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. Title I—Organization and Operations of the Department of State Sec. 101. Sense of Congress on importance of Department of State’s work. Sec. 102. Reorganization authority. Sec. 103. Sense of Congress regarding need for congressional authorization prior to USAID reorganization. Sec. 104. National diplomacy and development strategy.
Sec. 105. Office of Global Women’s Issues. Sec. 106. Office of International Religious Freedom. Sec. 107. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Sec. 108. Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. Sec. 109. Office of International Disability Rights. Sec. 110. Bureau of Consular Affairs; Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. Sec. 111. Anti-piracy information sharing. Sec. 112. Extension of authority to assess passport surcharge.
Sec. 113. Overseas comparability pay limitation. Sec. 114. Recall and reemployment of career members. Sec. 115. Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of the Foreign Service Institute. Sec. 116. Importance of foreign affairs training to national security. Sec. 117. Basic training and evaluation of career candidates to the Foreign Service. Sec. 118. Counterintelligence and counterterrorism training for Foreign Service officers. Sec. 119. Foreign language training reform.
Sec. 120. Authorization for receipt of private funding for diplomatic studies and training. Sec. 121. Classification and assignment of Foreign Service officers. Sec. 122. Cyber diplomacy. Sec. 123. Energy diplomacy and security within the Department of State. Title II—Embassy Construction Sec. 201. Standard design in capital construction. Sec. 202. Capital construction transparency. Sec. 203. Contractor performance information. Sec. 204. Growth projections for new embassies and consulates.
Sec. 205. Long-range planning process. Sec. 206. Value engineering and risk assessment. Sec. 207. Business volume. Sec. 208. Embassy security requests and deficiencies. Sec. 209. Overseas security briefings. Title III—Personnel Issues Sec. 301. Special appointments. Sec. 302. Defense Base Act insurance waivers. Sec. 303. Study on Foreign Service allowances. Sec. 304. Science and technology fellowships. Sec. 305. Travel for separated families. Sec. 306. Home leave travel for separated families.
Sec. 307. Sense of Congress regarding certain fellowship programs. Sec. 308. Technical correction. Sec. 309. Foreign Service awards. Sec. 310. Diplomatic and consular programs. Title IV—Diversity and Veteran Recruitment Sec. 401. Definitions. Sec. 402. Collection, analysis, and dissemination of workforce data. Sec. 403. Exit interviews or surveys. Sec. 404. Recruitment. Sec. 405. Veteran recruitment for the Foreign Service. Sec. 406. Payne fellowship authorization. Sec. 407. Voluntary participation.
Title V—Information Security Sec. 501. Definitions. Sec. 502. Information system security. Sec. 503. Improving FOIA process. Sec. 504. Annual report on security violations. Sec. 505. Classified information spillage. Sec. 506. Refresher training on the handling of classified information. Sec. 507. Prohibition on contracting with certain telecommunications providers. Sec. 508. Report on contracts with Kaspersky Labs and Huawei. Title VI—Public Diplomacy Sec. 601. Avoiding duplication of programs and efforts.
Sec. 602. American Spaces review. Sec. 603. Improving research and evaluation of public diplomacy. Title VII—Combating Public Corruption Sec. 701. Sense of Congress. Sec. 702. Annual assessment. Sec. 703. Transparency and accountability. Sec. 704. Designation of embassy anti-corruption points of contact. Sec. 705. Reporting requirements. Title VIII—Miscellaneous Sec. 801. Case-Zablocki reform. Sec. 802. Reporting on implementation of GAO recommendations. Sec. 803. Extension of authority for certain Accountability Review Boards.
Title IX—Matters relating to international security Subtitle A—General provisions Sec. 901. Modification of purposes for which military sales by the United States are authorized. Sec. 902. Return of defense articles. Sec. 903. Requirements relating to exemptions for licensing of defense items. Sec. 904. Amendment to general provisions. Sec. 905. Technical amendments to Arms Export Control Act. Sec. 906. Sense of Congress on licensing under United States arms export control programs.
Sec. 907. Extension of war reserve stockpile authority. Sec. 908. Peacekeeping operations and other national security programs. Sec. 909. Other amendments to military assistance authorities. Subtitle B—Security sector reform Sec. 921. List of priority countries for security sector assistance. Sec. 922. Coordinator for security sector assistance in priority countries. Sec. 923. Policies and guidance for regional bureaus of the Department. Sec. 924. Office for Security Sector Assistance in the Department.
Sec. 925. Database for security assistance. Sec. 926. Definitions. Subtitle C—Modifications of authorities that provide for rescission of determinations of countries as state sponsors of terrorism Sec. 931. Modifications of authorities that provide for rescission of determinations of countries as state sponsors of terrorism.