[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 371 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 371
To make technical changes and other improvements to the Department of
State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 14, 2017
Mr. Corker introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
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A BILL
To make technical changes and other improvements to the Department of
State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of State Authorities Act,
Fiscal Year 2017, Improvements Act''.
SEC. 2. OVERSIGHT BY COMMITTEES ON APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986.--
Section 104(a) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act
of 1986, as added by section 101 of the Department of State Authorities
Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-323), is amended by inserting
``and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives'' after ``appropriate congressional committees''.
(b) Annual Report on Embassy Construction Costs.--Section 118(a) of
the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law
114-323) is amended by inserting ``and the Committees on Appropriations
of the Senate and the House of Representatives'' after ``appropriate
congressional committees''.
(c) Oversight of and Accountability for Peacekeeper Abuses.--
Section 301(a) of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year
2017 (Public Law 114-323) is amended by inserting ``and the Committees
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives''
after ``appropriate congressional committees''.
(d) Workforce Rightsizing Report.--Section 405(c) of the Department
of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-323) is
amended by inserting ``and the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and the House of Representatives'' after ``appropriate
congressional committees''.
(e) Consular Immunity.--Subsection (b)(2) of section 4 of the
Diplomatic Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 254c), as added by section 501 of
the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law
114-323), is amended by striking ``of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Foreign Relations'' and inserting ``and the Committee
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations''.
(f) Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission Report.--Section
602(c) of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017
(Public Law 114-323) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``and the Committee on Appropriations''
after ``Committee on Foreign Affairs''; and
(2) by inserting ``and the Committee on Appropriations''
after ``Committee on Foreign Relations'';
SEC. 3. PEACEKEEPING TRAINING.
Section 301 of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year
2017 (Public Law 114-323) is amended--
(1) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``enhance the
discovery'' and inserting ``investigate allegations'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``adequately
respond to complaints about such offenses by carrying
out swift and effective disciplinary action against the
personnel'' and inserting ``appropriately hold
accountable personnel''; and
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, including
compensation to victims, as appropriate'' after
``responses to such offenses'';
(2) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ``any individual who
commits an act'' and inserting ``personnel who are found to
have committed acts''; and
(3) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ``noteworthy''.
SEC. 4. QUALIFICATIONS OF THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL.
Section 310 of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year
2017 (Public Law 114-323) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ``The descriptions
referred to in subsection (a) shall include the following
elements'' and inserting ``In addition to the descriptions
referred to in subsection (a), each such candidate shall be
urged to describe the following''; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``such l'' and inserting
``such agenda''.
SEC. 5. POLICY REGARDING THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.
Section 311(a)(2) of the Department of State Authorities Act,
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-323) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; or'' and inserting
a semicolon; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
``(E) which has been designated as a Tier 3 country
in the annual Department of State Trafficking in
Persons Report under the Trafficking Victims Protection
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107); or
``(F) which is identified as having failed to
prevent or address gross violations of human rights in
the annual Department of State Human Rights Report
under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Trade
Act of 1974.''.
SEC. 6. COMPARATIVE REPORT ON PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.
Section 313 of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year
2017 (Public Law 114-323) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``and the Committees on Appropriations of
the Senate and the House of Representatives'' after
``appropriate congressional committees''; and
(2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(1) a comparison of the costs of current United Nations
peacekeeping operations, including the costs incurred by the
United States for such operations, and the estimated cost of
such operations if implemented unilaterally by the United
States; and''.
SEC. 7. LATERAL ENTRY INTO THE FOREIGN SERVICE.
Section 404(a) of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal
Year 2017 (Public Law 114-323) is amended by striking ``outstanding''.
SEC. 8. COMBATING INTOLERANCE.
The section heading of section 419 of the Department of State
Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-323) is amended by
striking ``anti-semitism'' and inserting ``intolerance''.
SEC. 9. TECHNICAL CORRECTION REGARDING COMPLETION OF WESTERN HEMISPHERE
DRUG POLICY COMMISSION REPORT.
Section 603(f)(1) of the Department of State Authorities Act,
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-323) is amended by striking ``section
362'' and inserting ``section 602(c)''.
SEC. 10. BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS.
Section 703(b)(2) of the Department of State Authorities Act,
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-323) is amended by striking ``any
significant restructuring,''.
SEC. 11. RANSOMS TO FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.
Section 709(a) of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal
Year 2017 (Public Law 114-323) is amended by inserting ``, to the
extent practicable,'' before ``transmit''.
SEC. 12. RESTORATION OF TIBET REPORT.
Section 613 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year
2003 (Public Law 107-228, 22 U.S.C. 6901 note), as amended by section
715(b)(1) of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017
(Public Law 114-323), is further amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``In General'' and
inserting the following: ``Policy.--
``(1) In general.--'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as paragraph (2) and
moving such paragraph, as so redesignated, two ems to the
right; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(b) Periodic Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year
2017, Improvements Act, and annually thereafter until December 31,
2021, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on--
``(1) the steps taken by the President and the Secretary in
accordance with subsection (a)(1); and
``(2) the status of any discussions between the People's
Republic of China and the Dalai Lama or his representatives.''.
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