HR 2410 IH
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2410
To authorize appropriations for the Department of State and the Peace Corps for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, to modernize the Foreign Service, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 14, 2009
Mr. BERMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for the Department of State and the Peace Corps for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, to modernize the Foreign Service, and for other purposes.
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 ‘Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Appropriate congressional committees defined.
TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 101. Administration of Foreign Affairs.
Sec. 102. International organizations.
Sec. 103. International commissions.
Sec. 104. Migration and refugee assistance.
Sec. 105. Centers and foundations.
TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES
Subtitle A--Basic Authorities and Activities
Sec. 201. International Litigation Fund.
Sec. 202. Actuarial valuations.
Sec. 203. Special agents.
Sec. 204. Repatriation loans.
Subtitle B--Public Diplomacy at the Department of State
Sec. 211. Concentration of public diplomacy responsibilities.
Sec. 212. Establishment of Public Diplomacy Reserve Corps.
Sec. 213. Enhancing United States public diplomacy outreach.
Sec. 214. Public diplomacy resource centers.
Sec. 215. Grants for international documentary exchange programs.
Sec. 216. United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.
Sec. 217. Special Olympics.
Sec. 218. Extension of program to provide grants to American-sponsored schools in predominantly Muslim countries to provide scholarships.
Sec. 219. Central Asia scholarship program for public policy internships.
Sec. 220. United States-South Pacific Scholarship Program.
Sec. 221. Scholarships for indigenous peoples of Mexico and Central and South America.
Sec. 222. United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Program.
Sec. 223. Exchanges between Sri Lanka and the United States to promote dialogue among minority groups in Sri Lanka.
Sec. 224. Exchanges between Liberia and the United States for women legislators.
Sec. 225. Public diplomacy plan for Haiti.
Sec. 226. Transfer of the Vietnam Education Foundation to the Department of State.
Subtitle C--Consular Services and Related Matters
Sec. 231. Permanent authority to assess passport surcharge.
Sec. 232. Sense of Congress regarding additional consular services in Moldova.
Sec. 233. Reforming refugee processing.
Sec. 234. English language and cultural awareness training for approved refugee applicants.
Sec. 235. Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons.
Sec. 236. Videoconference interviews.
Sec. 237. Tibet.
TITLE III--ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES
Subtitle A--Towards Modernizing the Department of State
Sec. 301. Towards a more modern and expeditionary Foreign Service.
Sec. 302. Quadrennial review of diplomacy and development.
Sec. 303. Establishment of the Lessons Learned Center.
Sec. 304. Locally employed staff compensation.
Subtitle B--Foreign Service Pay Equity and Death Gratuity
Subtitle C--Other Organization and Personnel Matters
Sec. 321. Transatlantic diplomatic fellowship program.
Sec. 322. Security officers exchange program.
Sec. 323. Suspension of Foreign Service members without pay.
Sec. 324. Repeal of recertification requirement for Senior Foreign Service.
Sec. 325. Limited appointments in the Foreign Service.
Sec. 326. Compensatory time off for travel.
Sec. 327. Reemployment of Foreign Service annuitants.
Sec. 328. Personal services contractors.
Sec. 329. Protection of intellectual property rights.
Sec. 330. Department of State employment composition.
Sec. 331. Contracting.
Sec. 332. Legislative liaison office of the Department of State.
Sec. 333. Discrimination related to sexual orientation.
Sec. 334. Office for Global Women’s Issues.
TITLE IV--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Subtitle A--International Leadership
Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Promoting assignments to international organizations.
Sec. 403. Implementation and establishment of office on multilateral negotiations.
Sec. 404. Synchronization of United States contributions to international organizations.
Sec. 405. United States arrearages to the United Nations.
Subtitle B--General Provisions
Sec. 411. Organization of American States.
Sec. 412. Peacekeeping operations contributions.
Sec. 413. Pacific Islands Forum.
Sec. 414. Review of activities of international commissions.
Sec. 415. Enhancing nuclear safeguards.
TITLE V--UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING
Sec. 501. Authorization of appropriations for international broadcasting.
Sec. 502. Personal services contracting program.
Sec. 503. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty pay parity.
Sec. 504. Employment for international broadcasting.
Sec. 505. Domestic release of the Voice of America film entitled ‘A Fateful Harvest’.
Sec. 506. Establishing permanent authority for Radio Free Asia.
TITLE VI--PEACE CORPS
TITLE VII--SENATOR PAUL SIMON STUDY ABROAD FOUNDATION ACT OF 2009
Sec. 701. Short title.
Sec. 702. Findings.
Sec. 703. Purposes.
Sec. 704. Definitions.
Sec. 705. Establishment and management of the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation.
Sec. 706. Establishment and operation of program.
Sec. 707. Annual report.
Sec. 708. Powers of the Foundation; related provisions.
Sec. 709. General personnel authorities.
Sec. 710. GAO review.
Sec. 711. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE VIII--EXPORT CONTROL REFORM AND SECURITY ASSISTANCE
Subtitle A--Defense Trade Controls Performance Improvement Act of 2009
Sec. 801. Short title.
Sec. 802. Findings.
Sec. 803. Strategic review and assessment of the United States export controls system.
Sec. 804. Performance goals for processing of applications for licenses to export items on United States Munitions List.
Sec. 805. Requirement to ensure adequate staff and resources for the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls of the Department of State.
Sec. 806. Audit by Inspector General of the Department of State.
Sec. 807. Increased flexibility for use of defense trade controls registration fees.
Sec. 808. Review of International Traffic in Arms Regulations and United States Munitions List.
Sec. 809. Special licensing authorization for certain exports to NATO member states, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Israel, and South Korea.
Sec. 810. Availability of information on the status of license applications under chapter 3 of the Arms Export Control Act.
Sec. 811. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 812. Definitions.
Sec. 813. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B--Provisions Relating to Export Licenses
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