Sec. 7006. department of state management
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## SEC. 7006 department of state management ###
(a)Financial Systems Improvement Funds appropriated by this Act for the operations of the Department of State under the headings “Diplomatic and Consular Programs” and “Capital Investment Fund” shall be made available to implement the recommendations contained in the Foreign Assistance Data Review Findings Report
(FADR)and the Office of Inspector General
(OIG)report entitled “Department Financial Systems Are Insufficient to Track and Report on Foreign Assistance Funds”: * Provided*, That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations an update to the plan required under section 7006 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115-31) for implementing the FADR and OIG recommendations: * Provided further*, That such funds may not be obligated for enhancements to, or expansions of, the Budget System Modernization Financial System, Central Resource Management System, Joint Financial Management System, or Foreign Assistance Coordination and Tracking System until such updated plan is submitted to the Committees on Appropriations: * Provided further*, That such funds may not be obligated for new, or expansion of existing, ad hoc electronic systems to track commitments, obligations, or expenditures of funds unless the Secretary of State, following consultation with the Chief Information Officer of the Department of State, has reviewed and certified that such new system or expansion is consistent with the FADR and OIG recommendations. ###
(b)Working Capital Fund Funds appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of State for payments to the Working Capital Fund may only be used for the service centers included in the Congressional Budget Justification, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Fiscal Year 2018: * Provided*, That the amounts for such service centers shall be the amounts included in such budget justification, except as provided in section 7015(b) of this Act: * Provided further*, That Federal agency components shall be charged only for their direct usage of each Working Capital Fund service: * Provided further*, That prior to increasing the percentage charged to Department of State bureaus and offices for procurement-related activities, the Secretary of State shall include the proposed increase in the Department of State budget justification or, at least 60 days prior to the increase, provide the Committees on Appropriations a justification for such increase, including a detailed assessment of the cost and benefit of the services provided by the procurement fee: * Provided further*, That Federal agency components may only pay for Working Capital Fund services that are consistent with the purpose and authorities of such components: * Provided further*, That the Working Capital Fund shall be paid in advance or reimbursed at rates which will return the full cost of each service. ###
(c)Certification ####
(1)Not later than 45 days after the initial obligation of funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act that are made available to a Department of State bureau or office with responsibility for the management and oversight of such funds, the Secretary of State shall certify and report to the Committees on Appropriations, on an individual bureau or office basis, that such bureau or office is in compliance with Department and Federal financial and grants management policies, procedures, and regulations, as applicable. ####
(2)When making a certification required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall consider the capacity of a bureau or office to— #####
(A)account for the obligated funds at the country and program level, as appropriate; #####
(B)identify risks and develop mitigation and monitoring plans; #####
(C)establish performance measures and indicators; #####
(D)review activities and performance; and #####
(E)assess final results and reconcile finances. ####
(3)If the Secretary of State is unable to make a certification required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit a plan and timeline detailing the steps to be taken to bring such bureau or office into compliance. ####
(4)The report accompanying a certification required by paragraph
(1)shall include the requirements contained under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). ###
(d)Report on Sole Source Awards Not later than December 31, 2018, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing all sole-source awards made by the Department of State during the previous fiscal year in excess of $2,000,000: * Provided*, That such report should be posted on the Department of State Web site.
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