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  SA 2331. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Corker) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1197, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of division A, add the following:

                      TITLE XVI--EMBASSY SECURITY

     SEC. 1601. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, 
     Tyrone Woods, and Glen Doherty Embassy Security, Threat 
     Mitigation, and Personnel Protection Act of 2013''.

     SEC. 1602. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Facilities.--The term ``facilities'' encompasses 
     embassies, consulates, expeditionary diplomatic facilities, 
     and any other diplomatic facilities, not in the United 
     States, including those that are intended for temporary use.

        Subtitle A--Funding Authorization and Transfer Authority

     SEC. 1611. CAPITAL SECURITY COST SHARING PROGRAM.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for fiscal year 2014 for the Department of 
     State $1,383,000,000, to be available until expended, for the 
     Capital Security Cost Sharing Program, authorized by 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).
       (b) Sense of Congress on the Capital Security Cost Sharing 
     Program.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Capital Security Cost Sharing Program should 
     prioritize the construction of new facilities and the 
     maintenance of existing facilities in high threat, high risk 
     areas in addition to addressing immediate threat mitigation 
     as set forth in section 1612, and should take into 
     consideration the priorities of other government agencies 
     that are contributing to the Capital Security Cost Sharing 
     Program when replacing or upgrading diplomatic facilities; 
     and
       (2) all United States Government agencies are required to 
     pay into the Capital Security

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     Cost Sharing Program a percentage of total costs determined 
     by interagency agreements, in order to address immediate 
     threat mitigation needs and increase funds for the Capital 
     Security Cost Sharing Program for fiscal year 2014, including 
     to address inflation and increased construction costs.
       (c) Restriction on Construction of Office Space.--Section 
     604(e)(2) 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: ``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 agency or department if the Secretary of State 
     determines that such department or agency has not provided to 
     the Department of State the full amount of funding required 
     by paragraph (1), except that such project may include office 
     space or other accommodations for members of the United 
     States Marine Corps.''.

     SEC. 1612. IMMEDIATE THREAT MITIGATION.

       (a) Allocation of Authorized Appropriations.--In addition 
     to any funds otherwise made available for such purposes, the 
     Department of State shall, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law except as provided in subsection (d), use 
     $300,000,000 of the funding provided in section 1611 for 
     immediate threat mitigation projects, with priority given to 
     facilities determined to be ``high threat, high risk'' 
     pursuant to section 1642.
       (b) Allocation of Funding.--In allocating funding for 
     threat mitigation projects, the Secretary of State shall 
     prioritize funding for--
       (1) the construction of safeguards that provide immediate 
     security benefits;
       (2) the purchasing of additional security equipment, 
     including additional defensive weaponry;
       (3) the paying of expenses of additional security forces, 
     with an emphasis on funding United States security forces 
     where practicable; and
       (4) any other purposes necessary to mitigate immediate 
     threats to United States personnel serving overseas.
       (c) Transfer.--The Secretary may transfer and merge funds 
     authorized under subsection (a) to any appropriation account 
     of the Department of State for the purpose of carrying out 
     the threat mitigation projects described in subsection (b).
       (d) Use of Funds for Other Purposes.--Notwithstanding the 
     allocation requirement under subsection (a), funds subject to 
     such requirement may be used for other authorized purposes of 
     the Capital Security Cost Sharing Program if, not later than 
     15 days prior to such use, the Secretary certifies in writing 
     to the appropriate congressional committees that--
       (1) high threat, high risk facilities are being secured to 
     the best of the United States Government's ability; and
       (2) the Secretary of State will make funds available from 
     the Capital Security Cost Sharing Program or other sources to 
     address any changed security threats or risks, or new or 
     emergent security needs, including immediate threat 
     mitigation.

     SEC. 1613. LANGUAGE TRAINING.

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

     ``SEC. 416. LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR DIPLOMATIC SECURITY 
                   PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO HIGH THREAT, HIGH RISK 
                   POSTS.

       ``(a) In General.--Diplomatic security personnel assigned 
     permanently to, or who are serving in, long-term temporary 
     duty status as designated by the Secretary of State at a high 
     threat, high risk 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--
       ``(1) to 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) to read within an adequate range of speed and with 
     almost complete comprehension on subjects germane to 
     security.''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $5,000,000 annually for fiscal years 2014 
     and 2015 to carry out this section.
       (c) Inspector General Review.--The Inspector General of the 
     Department of State and Broadcasting Board of Governors 
     shall, at the end of fiscal years 2014 and 2015, review the 
     language training conducted pursuant to this section and make 
     the results of such reviews available to the Secretary of 
     State and the appropriate congressional committees.

     SEC. 1614. FOREIGN AFFAIRS SECURITY TRAINING.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) Department of State employees and their families 
     deserve improved and efficient programs and facilities for 
     high threat training and training on risk management decision 
     processes;
       (2) improved and efficient high threat, high risk training 
     is consistent with the Benghazi Accountability Review Board 
     (ARB) recommendation number 17;
       (3) improved and efficient security training should take 
     advantage of training synergies that already exist, like 
     training with, or in close proximity to, Fleet Antiterrorism 
     Security Teams (FAST), special operations forces, or other 
     appropriate military and security assets; and
       (4) the Secretary of State should undertake temporary 
     measures, including leveraging the availability of existing 
     government and private sector training facilities, to the 
     extent appropriate to meet the critical security training 
     requirements of the Department of State.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations for Immediate Security 
     Training for High Threat, High Risk Environments.--There is 
     authorized to be appropriated for the Department of State 
     $100,000,000 for improved immediate security training for 
     high threat, high risk security environments, including 
     through the utilization of government or private sector 
     facilities to meet critical security training requirements.
       (c) Additional Authorization of Appropriations for Long-
     term Security Training for High Threat, High Risk 
     Environments.--
       (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     $350,000,000 for the acquisition, construction, and operation 
     of a new Foreign Affairs Security Training Center or 
     expanding existing government training facilities, subject to 
     the certification requirement in paragraph (2).
       (2) Required certification.--Not later than 15 days prior 
     to the obligation or expenditure of any funds authorized to 
     be appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1), the President 
     shall certify to the appropriate congressional committees 
     that the acquisition, construction, and operation of a new 
     Foreign Affairs Security Training Center, or the expansion of 
     existing government training facilities, is necessary to meet 
     long-term security training requirements for high threat, 
     high risk environments.
       (3) Effect of certification.--If the certification in 
     paragraph (2) is made--
       (A) up to $100,000,000 of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated under subsection (b) shall also be authorized 
     for the purposes set forth in paragraph (1); or
       (B) up to $100,000,000 of funds available for the 
     acquisition, construction, or operation of Department of 
     State facilities may be transferred and used for the purposes 
     set forth in paragraph (1).
       (d) Use of Funds Appropriated Under the American 
     Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009.--Of the funds 
     appropriated to the Department of State under title XI of the 
     American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (Public Law 
     111-5), $54,545,177 is to remain available until September 
     30, 2016, for activities consistent with subsections (b) and 
     (c).

     SEC. 1615. TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

       Section 4 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act of 1926 (22 
     U.S.C. 295) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(j)(1) In addition to exercising any other transfer 
     authority available to the Secretary of State, and subject to 
     subsection (k), the Secretary may transfer to, and merge 
     with, any appropriation for embassy security, construction, 
     and maintenance such amounts appropriated for any other 
     purpose related to diplomatic and consular programs on or 
     after October 1, 2013, as the Secretary determines are 
     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 under the authority provided in 
     paragraph (1) 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.
       ``(k) Not later than 15 days before any transfer of funds 
     under subsection (j), the Secretary shall notify the 
     Committees on Foreign Relations and Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the Committees on Foreign Affairs and 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.''.

               Subtitle B--Contracting and Other Matters

     SEC. 1621. LOCAL GUARD CONTRACTS ABROAD UNDER DIPLOMATIC 
                   SECURITY PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 136(c)(3) of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 
     4864(c)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) in evaluating proposals for such contracts, award 
     contracts to technically acceptable firms offering the lowest 
     evaluated price, except that--
       ``(A) the Secretary may award contracts on the basis of 
     best value (as determined by a cost-technical tradeoff 
     analysis); and
       ``(B) proposals received from United States persons and 
     qualified United States joint venture persons shall be 
     evaluated by reducing the bid price by 10 percent;''.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     a report that includes--
       (1) an explanation of the implementation of paragraph (3) 
     of section 136(c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, as amended by subsection (a); and
       (2) for each instance in which an award is made pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) of such paragraph, as so amended, a written 
     justification and approval, providing the basis

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     for such award and an explanation of the inability to satisfy 
     the needs of the Department of State by technically 
     acceptable, lowest price evaluation award.

     SEC. 1622. DISCIPLINARY ACTION RESULTING FROM UNSATISFACTORY 
                   LEADERSHIP IN RELATION TO A SECURITY INCIDENT.

       Section 304(c) of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 
     4834 (c)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and moving 
     such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right;
       (2) by striking ``recommendations'' and inserting the 
     following: ``recommendations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Whenever''; and
       (3) by inserting at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Certain security incidents.--Unsatisfactory 
     leadership by a senior official with respect to a security 
     incident involving loss of life, serious injury, or 
     significant destruction of property at or related to a United 
     States Government mission abroad may be grounds for 
     disciplinary action. If a Board finds reasonable cause to 
     believe that a senior official provided such unsatisfactory 
     leadership, the Board may recommend disciplinary action 
     subject to the procedures in paragraph (1).''.

     SEC. 1623. MANAGEMENT AND STAFF ACCOUNTABILITY.

       (a) Authority of Secretary of State.--Nothing in this title 
     or any other provision of law shall be construed to prevent 
     the Secretary of State from using all authorities invested in 
     the office of Secretary to take personnel action against any 
     employee or official of the Department of State that the 
     Secretary determines has breached the duty of that individual 
     or 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 a serious breach of 
     security, even if such action is the subject of an 
     Accountability Review Board's examination under section 
     304(a) of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4834(a)).
       (b) Accountability.--Section 304 of the Diplomatic Security 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 4834) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by inserting after ``breached the 
     duty of that individual'' the following: ``or 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) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Management Accountability.--Whenever a Board 
     determines that an individual has engaged in any conduct 
     addressed in subsection (c), the Board shall evaluate the 
     level and effectiveness of management and oversight conducted 
     by employees or officials in the management chain of such 
     individual.''.

     SEC. 1624. 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 ``Such 
     assistance may include''.

     SEC. 1625. REEMPLOYMENT OF ANNUITANTS.

       Section 824(g) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 4064(g)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``to facilitate the'' 
     and all that follows through ``Afghanistan, if'' and 
     inserting ``to facilitate the assignment of persons to high 
     threat, high risk posts or to posts vacated by members of the 
     Service assigned to high threat, high risk posts, if'';
       (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the 
     incurred costs over the prior fiscal year of the total 
     compensation and benefit payments to annuitants reemployed by 
     the Department pursuant to this section.''; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (3) the following paragraphs:
       ``(4) In the event that an annuitant qualified for 
     compensation or payments pursuant to this subsection 
     subsequently transfers to a position for which the annuitant 
     would not qualify for a waiver under this subsection, the 
     Secretary may no longer waive the application of subsections 
     (a) through (d) with respect to such annuitant.
       ``(5) The authority of the Secretary to waive the 
     application of subsections (a) through (d) for an annuitant 
     pursuant to this subsection shall terminate on October 1, 
     2019.''.

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

     SEC. 1631. MARINE CORPS SECURITY GUARD PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Pursuant to the responsibility of the 
     Secretary of State for diplomatic security under section 103 
     of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4802), the 
     Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Defense, shall--
       (1) develop and implement a plan to incorporate the 
     additional Marine Corps Security Guard personnel authorized 
     pursuant to section 404 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 10 U.S.C. 5983 
     note) at United States embassies, consulates, and other 
     facilities; and
       (2) conduct an annual review of the Marine Corps Security 
     Guard Program, including--
       (A) an evaluation of whether the size and composition of 
     the Marine Corps Security Guard Program is adequate to meet 
     global diplomatic security requirements;
       (B) an assessment of whether Marine Corps security guards 
     are appropriately deployed among facilities to respond to 
     evolving security developments and potential threats to 
     United States interests abroad; and
       (C) 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 of State, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees an unclassified 
     report, with a classified annex as necessary, that addresses 
     the requirements set forth in subsection (a)(2).

   Subtitle D--Reporting on the Implementation of the Accountability 
                      Review Board Recommendations

     SEC. 1641. DEPARTMENT OF STATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 
                   RECOMMENDATIONS PROVIDED BY THE ACCOUNTABILITY 
                   REVIEW BOARD CONVENED AFTER THE SEPTEMBER 11-
                   12, 2012, ATTACKS ON UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 
                   PERSONNEL IN BENGHAZI, LIBYA.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees an 
     unclassified report, with a classified annex, on the 
     implementation by the Department of State of the 
     recommendations of the Accountability Review Board convened 
     pursuant to title III of the Omnibus Diplomatic and 
     Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831 et seq.) to examine 
     the facts and circumstances surrounding the September 11-12, 
     2012, killings of four United States Government personnel in 
     Benghazi, Libya.
       (b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) An assessment of the overall state of the Department of 
     State's diplomatic security to respond to the evolving global 
     threat environment, and the broader steps the Department of 
     State is taking to improve the security of United States 
     diplomatic personnel in the aftermath of the Accountability 
     Review Board Report.
       (2) A description of the specific steps taken by the 
     Department of State to address each of the 29 recommendations 
     contained in the Accountability Review Board Report, 
     including--
       (A) an assessment of whether implementation of each 
     recommendation is ``complete'' or is still ``in progress''; 
     and
       (B) if the Secretary of State determines not to fully 
     implement any of the 29 recommendations in the Accountability 
     Review Board Report, a thorough explanation as to why such a 
     decision was made.
       (3) An enumeration and assessment of any significant 
     challenges that have slowed or interfered with the Department 
     of State's implementation of the Accountability Review Board 
     recommendations, including--
       (A) a lack of funding or resources made available to the 
     Department of State;
       (B) restrictions imposed by current law that in the 
     Secretary of State's judgment should be amended; and
       (C) difficulties caused by a lack of coordination between 
     the Department of State and other United States Government 
     agencies.

     SEC. 1642. DESIGNATION AND REPORTING FOR HIGH THREAT, HIGH 
                   RISK FACILITIES.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of 
     National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense, shall 
     submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
     the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a 
     classified report, with an unclassified summary, evaluating 
     Department of State facilities that the Secretary of State 
     determines to be ``high threat, high risk'' in accordance 
     with subsection (c).
       (b) Content.--For each facility determined to be ``high 
     threat, high risk'' pursuant to subsection (a), the report 
     submitted under such subsection shall also include--
       (1) a narrative assessment describing the security threats 
     and risks facing posts overseas and the overall threat level 
     to United States personnel under chief of mission authority;
       (2) the number of diplomatic security personnel, Marine 
     Corps security guards, and other Department of State 
     personnel dedicated to providing security for United States 
     personnel, information, and facilities;
       (3) an assessment of host nation willingness and capability 
     to provide protection in the event of a security threat or 
     incident, pursuant to the obligations of the United States 
     under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, done at 
     Vienna April 24,

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     1963, and the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 
     done at Vienna April 18, 1961;
       (4) an assessment of the quality and experience level of 
     the team of United States senior security personnel assigned 
     to the facility, considering collectively the assignment 
     durations and lengths of government experience;
       (5) the number of Foreign Service Officers who have 
     received Foreign Affairs Counter Threat training;
       (6) a summary of the requests made during the previous 
     calendar year for additional resources, equipment, or 
     personnel related to the security of the facility and the 
     status of such requests;
       (7) an assessment of the ability of United States personnel 
     to respond to and survive a fire attack, including--
       (A) whether the facility has adequate fire safety and 
     security equipment for safehavens and safe areas; and
       (B) whether the employees working at the facility have been 
     adequately trained on the equipment available;
       (8) for each new facility that is opened, a detailed 
     description of the steps taken to provide security for the 
     new facility, including whether a dedicated support cell was 
     established in the Department of State to ensure proper and 
     timely resourcing of security; and
       (9) a listing of any ``high-threat, high-risk'' facilities 
     where the Department of State and other government agencies' 
     facilities are not collocated including--
       (A) a rationale for the lack of collocation; and
       (B) a description of what steps, if any, are being taken to 
     mitigate potential security vulnerabilities associated with 
     the lack of collocation.
       (c) Determination of High Threat, High Risk Facility.--In 
     determining what facilities constitute ``high threat, high 
     risk facilities'' under this section, the Secretary shall 
     take into account with respect to each facility whether there 
     are--
       (1) high to critical levels of political violence or 
     terrorism;
       (2) national or local governments with inadequate capacity 
     or political will to provide appropriate protection; and
       (3) in locations where there are high to critical levels of 
     political violence or terrorism or national or local 
     governments lack the capacity or political will to provide 
     appropriate protection--
       (A) mission physical security platforms that fall well 
     below the Department of State's established standards; or
       (B) security personnel levels that are insufficient for the 
     circumstances.
       (d) Inspector General Review and Report.--The Inspector 
     General for the Department of State and the Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors shall, on an annual basis--
       (1) review the determinations of the Department of State 
     with respect to high threat, high risk facilities, including 
     the basis for making such determinations;
       (2) review contingency planning for high threat, high risk 
     facilities and evaluate the measures in place to respond to 
     attacks on such facilities;
       (3) review the risk mitigation measures in place at high 
     threat, high risk facilities to determine how the Department 
     of State evaluates risk and whether the measures put in place 
     sufficiently address the relevant risks;
       (4) review early warning systems in place at high threat, 
     high risk facilities and evaluate the measures being taken to 
     preempt and disrupt threats to such facilities; and
       (5) provide to the appropriate congressional committees an 
     assessment of the determinations of the Department of State 
     with respect to high threat, high risk facilities, including 
     recommendations for additions or changes to the list of such 
     facilities, and a report regarding the reviews and 
     evaluations undertaken pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (4) 
     and this paragraph.

     SEC. 1643. DESIGNATION AND REPORTING FOR HIGH-RISK 
                   COUNTERINTELLIGENCE THREAT POSTS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     conjunction with appropriate officials in the intelligence 
     community and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report assessing the 
     counterintelligence threat to United States diplomatic 
     facilities in Priority 1 Counterintelligence Threat Nations, 
     including--
       (1) an assessment of the use of locally employed staff and 
     guard forces and a listing of diplomatic facilities in 
     Priority 1 Counterintelligence Threat Nations without 
     controlled access areas; and
       (2) recommendations for mitigating any counterintelligence 
     threats and for any necessary facility upgrades, including 
     costs assessment of any recommended mitigation or upgrades so 
     recommended.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, 
     and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, 
     and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Priority 1 counterintelligence threat nation.--The term 
     ``Priority 1 Counterintelligence Threat Nation'' means a 
     country designated as such by the October 2012 National 
     Intelligence Priorities Framework (NIPF).

     SEC. 1644. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF 
                   BENGHAZI ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW BOARD 
                   RECOMMENDATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
     of the House of Representatives a report on the progress of 
     the Department of State in implementing the recommendations 
     of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board.
       (b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) an assessment of the progress the Department of State 
     has made in implementing each specific recommendation of the 
     Accountability Review Board; and
       (2) a description of any impediments to recommended 
     reforms, such as budget constraints, bureaucratic obstacles 
     within the Department or in the broader interagency 
     community, or limitations under current law.
       (c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a 
     classified annex.

     SEC. 1645. SECURITY ENVIRONMENT THREAT LIST BRIEFINGS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and upon each subsequent update of 
     the Security Environment Threat List (SETL), the Bureau of 
     Diplomatic Security shall provide classified briefings to the 
     appropriate congressional committees on the SETL.
       (b) Content.--The briefings required under subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) an overview of the SETL; and
       (2) a summary assessment of the security posture of those 
     facilities where the SETL assesses the threat environment to 
     be most acute, including factors that informed such 
     assessment.

                Subtitle E--Accountability Review Boards

     SEC. 1651. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Accountability Review Board mechanism as outlined 
     in section 302 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 
     Antiterrorism Act (22 U.S.C. 4832) is an effective tool to 
     collect information about and evaluate adverse incidents that 
     occur in a world that is increasingly complex and dangerous 
     for United States diplomatic personnel; and
       (2) the Accountability Review Board should provide 
     information and analysis that will assist the Secretary, the 
     President, and Congress in determining what contributed to an 
     adverse incident as well as what new measures are necessary 
     in order to prevent the recurrence of such incidents.

     SEC. 1652. PROVISION OF COPIES OF ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW BOARD 
                   REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

       Not later than 2 days after an Accountability Review Board 
     provides its report to the Secretary of State in accordance 
     with title III of the Omnibus Diplomatic and Antiterrorism 
     Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831 et seq.), the Secretary shall 
     provide copies of the report to the appropriate congressional 
     committees for retention and review by those committees.

     SEC. 1653. CHANGES TO EXISTING LAW.

       (a) Membership.--Section 302(a) of the Omnibus Diplomatic 
     Security and Antiterrorism Act (22 U.S.C. 4832(a)) is amended 
     by inserting ``one of which shall be the Inspector General of 
     the Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors,'' after ``4 appointed by the Secretary of 
     State,''.
       (b) Staff.--Section 302(b)(2) of the Omnibus Diplomatic 
     Security and Antiterrorism Act (22 U.S.C. 4832(b)(2)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following: ``Such persons 
     shall be drawn from bureaus or other agency sub-units that 
     are not impacted by the incident that is the subject of the 
     Board's review.''.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

     SEC. 1661. ENHANCED QUALIFICATIONS FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT 
                   SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HIGH THREAT, HIGH RISK 
                   POSTS.

       The Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 
     1986 is amended by inserting after section 206 (22 U.S.C. 
     4824) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 207. DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HIGH 
                   THREAT, HIGH RISK POSTS.

       ``The individual serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary of 
     State for High Threat, High Risk Posts shall have one or more 
     of the following qualifications:
       ``(1) Service during the last six years at one or more 
     posts designated as High Threat, High Risk by the Department 
     of State at the time of service.
       ``(2) Previous service as the office director or deputy 
     director of one or more of the following Department of State 
     offices or successor entities carrying out substantively 
     equivalent functions:
       ``(A) The Office of Mobile Security Deployments.
       ``(B) The Office of Special Programs and Coordination.
       ``(C) The Office of Overseas Protective Operations.
       ``(D) The Office of Physical Security Programs.
       ``(E) The Office of Intelligence and Threat Analysis.

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       ``(3) Previous service as the Regional Security Officer at 
     two or more overseas posts.
       ``(4) Other government or private sector experience 
     substantially equivalent to service in the positions listed 
     in paragraphs (1) through (3).''.
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