Sec. 5206. LONG-RANGE PLANNING PROCESS

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## SEC. 5206 LONG-RANGE PLANNING PROCESS ###

(a)Plans Required ####

(1)In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the next five years as the Secretary of State considers appropriate, the Secretary shall develop— #####

(A)a comprehensive 6-year plan documenting the Department’s overseas building program for the replacement of overseas diplomatic posts taking into account security factors under the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 and other relevant statutes and regulations, as well as occupational safety and health factors pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and other relevant statutes and regulations, including environmental factors such as indoor air quality that impact employee health and safety; and #####

(B)a comprehensive 6-year plan detailing the Department’s long-term planning for the maintenance and sustainment of completed diplomatic posts, which takes into account security factors under the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 and other relevant statutes and regulations, as well as occupational safety and health factors pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and other relevant statutes and regulations, including environmental factors such as indoor air quality that impact employee health and safety. ####

(2)Initial report The first plan developed pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) shall also include a one-time status report on existing small diplomatic posts and a strategy for establishing a physical diplomatic presence in countries in which there is no current physical diplomatic presence and with which the United States maintains diplomatic relations. Such report, which may include a classified annex, shall include the following: #####

(A)A description of the extent to which each small diplomatic post furthers the national interest of the United States. #####

(B)A description of how each small diplomatic post provides American Citizen Services, including data on specific services provided and the number of Americans receiving services over the previous year. #####

(C)A description of whether each small diplomatic post meets current security requirements. #####

(D)A description of the full financial cost of maintaining each small diplomatic post. #####

(E)Input from the relevant chiefs of mission on any unique operational or policy value the small diplomatic post provides. #####

(F)A recommendation of whether any small diplomatic posts should be closed. ####

(3)Updated information The annual updates of each of the plans developed pursuant to paragraph

(1)shall highlight any changes from the previous year’s plan to the ordering of construction and maintenance projects. ###

(b)Reporting Requirements ####

(1)Submission of plans to congress Not later than 60 days after the completion of each plan required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit the plans to the appropriate congressional committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives. ####

(2)Reference in budget justification materials In the budget justification materials submitted to the appropriate congressional committees in support of the Department’s budget for any fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code), the plans required under subsection

(a)shall be referenced to justify funding requested for building and maintenance projects overseas. ####

(3)Form of report Each report required under paragraph

(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. ###

(c)Small Diplomatic Post Defined In this section, the term “small diplomatic post” means any United States embassy or consulate that has employed five or fewer United States Government employees or contractors on average over the 36 months prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.