S. 1635 — what changed
Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017
From Placed on Calendar Senate to Engrossed in Senate. 13 sections amended and 1 removed between Placed on Calendar Senate and Engrossed in Senate.
Sec. 106 Report on human rights violations in Burma
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that—
describes in detail all known widespread or systematic civil or political rights violations, including violations that may constitute crimes against humanity against ethnic, racial, or religious minorities in Burma, including the Rohingya people; and
provides recommendations for holding perpetrators of the violations described in paragraph (1) accountable for their actions.
Sec. 119 Strategy for the Middle East in the event of a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran
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Strategy required— The Secretary of State shall, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, other members of the National Security Council, and the heads of other appropriate departments and agencies of the United States Government, develop a strategy for the United States for the Middle East in the event of a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran.East.
Elements— The strategy shall include the following:
Efforts to counter Iranian-sponsored terrorism in Middle East region.
Efforts to reassure United States allies and partners in Middle East.
Efforts to address the potential for a conventional or nuclear arms race in the Middle East.
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Submission to Congress— Not later than 60 days after entering into a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran, the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit the strategy developed under subsection (a) to—
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the majority leader, the minority leader, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
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the Speaker, the majority leader, the minority leader, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
Sec. 120 Department of State international cyberspace policy strategy
In general— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall produce a comprehensive strategy, with a classified annex if necessary, relating to United States international policy with regard to cyberspace.
Elements— The strategy required in subsection (a) shall include:
A review of actions and activities undertaken by the Secretary of State to date to support the goal of the President’s International Strategy for Cyberspace, released in May 2011, to “work internationally to promote an open, interoperable, secure, and reliable information and communications infrastructure that supports international trade and commerce, strengthens international security, and fosters free expression and innovation”.
A plan of action to guide the Secretary's diplomacy with regard to nation-states, including conducting bilateral and multilateral activities to develop the norms of responsible international behavior in cyberspace, and status review of existing discussions in multilateral fora to obtain agreements on international norms in cyberspace.
A review of the alternative concepts with regard to international norms in cyberspace offered by other prominent nation-state actors, including China, Russia, Brazil, and India.
A detailed description of threats to United States national security in cyberspace from other nation-states, state-sponsored actors and private actors, to United States Federal and private sector infrastructure, United States intellectual property, and the privacy of United States citizens.
A review of policy tools available to the President of United States to deter nation-states, state-sponsored actors, and private actors, including, but not limited to, those outlined in Executive Order 13694, released on April 1, 2015.
A review of resources required by the Secretary, including the Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues, to conduct activities to build responsible norms of international cyber behavior.
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Consultation— The Secretary shall consult, as appropriate, consult with other United States Government agencies, including the intelligence community, and, as appropriate, the United States private sector, and United States nongovernmental organizations with recognized credentials and expertise in foreign policy, national security, and cybersecurity.
Release— The Secretary shall publicly release the strategy required in subsection (a) and brief the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives upon its release, including on the classified annex, should the strategy include such an annex.
Sec. 122 Sense of Congress on anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority
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Sense of Congress—Findings— It is the sense of Congress finds that ensuring justice for United States victims the 1995 Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, commonly referred to as Oslo II, specifically details that Israel and the Palestinian Authority shall “abstain from incitement, including hostile propaganda, against each other and, without derogating from the principle of acts freedom of terrorism by Iran who hold expression, shall take legal judgments against Iran relating measures to prevent such acts is of paramount importance and should be expeditiously addressed.incitement by any organizations, groups or individuals within their jurisdiction”.
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Establishment—Sense of Congress— There is established in the Treasury a fund, to be known as the “American Hostages in Iran Compensation Fund” (in this section referred to as the “Fund”) for the purposes of—Congress—
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making payments to the Americans held hostage in Iran expresses support and their spouses who are identified as members of the proposed class in case number 1:00–CV–03110 (EGS) of the United States District Court admiration for the District of Columbia; andindividuals and organizations working to encourage cooperation between Israeli Jews and Palestinians, including—
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Professor Mohammed Dajani Daoudi, who took students from al-Quds University in Jerusalem to visit Auschwitz in March 2014 only to return to death threats by fellow Palestinians and expulsion from his teacher’s union;
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the Israel Palestine Center for Research and Information, the only joint Israeli-Palestinian public policy think-tank,
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United Hatzalah, a nonprofit, fully volunteer Emergency Medical Services organization that, mobilizing volunteers who are religious or secular Jews, Arabs, Muslims, and Christians, provides EMS services to all people in Israel regardless of race, religion, or national origin; and
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Breaking the Impasse, an apolitical initiative of Palestinian and Israeli business and civil society leaders who advocate for a two-state solution and an urgent diplomatic solution to the conflict;
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satisfying claims against Iran relating to the taking reiterates strong condemnation of hostages anti-Israel and treatment of personnel of the United States embassy anti-Semitic incitement in Tehran, Iran, between November 3, 1979, the Palestinian Authority as antithetical to the stated desire to achieve a just, lasting, and January 20, 1981.comprehensive peace settlement; and
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urges President Abbas and Palestinian Authority officials to discontinue all official incitement that runs contrary to the determination to put an end to decades of confrontation.
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Funding—
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Imposition of surcharge—
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In general— There is imposed a surcharge equal to 30 percent of the amount of—
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any fine or monetary penalty imposed, in whole or in part, for a violation of a law or regulation specified in subparagraph (B) committed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; or
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the monetary amount of a settlement entered into by a person with respect to a suspected violation of a law or regulation specified in subparagraph (B) related to activities undertaken on or after such date of enactment.
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Laws and regulations specified— A law or regulation specified in this subparagraph is any law or regulation that provides for a civil or criminal fine or monetary penalty for any economic activity relating to Iran that is administered by the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Justice, the Department of Commerce, or the Department of Energy.
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Termination of deposits— The imposition of the surcharge under subparagraph (A) shall terminate on the date on which all amounts described in subsection (d)(2) have been distributed to all recipients described in that subsection.
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Rule of construction— Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to require a person that is found to have violated a law or regulation specified in subparagraph (B) to pay a surcharge under subparagraph (A) if that person has not been assessed a fine or monetary penalty described in clause (i) of subparagraph (A) or entered into a settlement described in clause (ii) of that subparagraph for that violation.
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Deposits into Fund; availability of amounts—
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Deposits— The Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit in the Fund all surcharges collected pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), all contributions collected pursuant to paragraph (3), and any other funds made available pursuant to paragraph (4).
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Payment of surcharge to Secretary of the Treasury— A person upon which a surcharge is imposed under paragraph (1)(A) shall pay the surcharge to the Secretary without regard to whether the fine or penalty with respect to which the surcharge is imposed—
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is paid directly to the Federal agency that administers the law or regulation pursuant to which the fine or penalty is imposed; or
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is deemed satisfied by a payment to another Federal agency.
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Availability of amounts in Fund— Amounts in the Fund shall be available, without further appropriation, to make payments under subsection (d).
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Contributions— The President may accept such amounts as may be contributed by individuals, business concerns, governments, or other entities for payments under this section and deposit such amounts into the Fund.
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Other resources— The President may identify and use other funds available for compensating claims under this section and deposit such amounts into the Fund.
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Distribution of funds—
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Administration of Fund— Payments from the Fund shall be administered by the Secretary of State in accordance with such rules and procedures as the Secretary may prescribe.
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Payments— Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), payments shall be made from the Fund to the following recipients in the following amounts:
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To each living former hostage identified as a member of the proposed class described in subsection (b)(1), $6,750 for each day of captivity of the former hostage.
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To the estate of each deceased former hostage identified as a member of the proposed class described in subsection (b)(1), $6,750 for each day of captivity of the former hostage.
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To each spouse of a former hostage identified as a member of the proposed class described in subsection (b)(1) if the spouse is identified as a member of that proposed class, $600,000.
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Priority— Payments from the Fund shall be distributed under paragraph (2) in the following order:
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First, to each living former hostage described in paragraph (2)(A).
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Second, to the estate of each deceased former hostage described in paragraph (2)(B).
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Third, to each spouse of a former hostage described in paragraph (2)(C).
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Consent of recipient— A payment to a recipient from the Fund under paragraph (2) shall be made only after receiving the consent of the recipient.
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Preclusion of future actions and release of claims—
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Preclusion of future actions— A recipient of a payment under subsection (d) may not file or maintain an action against Iran in any Federal or State court for any claim relating to the events described in subsection (b)(2).
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Release of all claims— Upon the payment of all amounts described in subsection (d)(2) to all recipients described in that subsection, all claims against Iran relating to the events described in subsection (b)(2) shall be deemed waived and forever released.
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Deposit of remaining funds into the Treasury—
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In general— Any amounts remaining in the Fund after the date specified in paragraph (2) shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.
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Date specified— The date specified in this paragraph is the later of—
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the date on which all amounts described in subsection (d)(2) have been made to all recipients described in that subsection; or
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the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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No judicial review— Decisions made under this section shall not be subject to review in any judicial, administrative, or other proceeding.
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Report to Congress on completion of payments— Not later than 60 days after determining that a law or regulation specified in subsection (c)(1)(B) is terminated or suspended or that amounts in the Fund will be insufficient for the payment of all amounts described in subsection (d)(2) to all recipients described in that subsection by the date that is 444 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress recommendations to expedite the completion of the payment of those amounts.
Sec. 123 Support for the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and inviolability of post-Soviet countries in light of Russian aggression and interference
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Findings— Congress finds that the 1995 Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, commonly referred to as Oslo II, specifically details that Israel and the Palestinian Authority shall “abstain from incitement, including hostile propaganda, against each other and, without derogating from the principle of freedom of expression, shall take legal measures to prevent such incitement by any organizations, groups or individuals within their jurisdiction”.
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Sense of Congress— Congress—supports the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and inviolability of post-Soviet countries within their internationally recognized borders;
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expresses deep concern over increasingly aggressive actions by the Russian Federation;
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is committed to providing sufficient funding for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs of the Department of State to address subversive and destabilizing activities by the Russian Federation within post-Soviet countries;
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supports robust engagement between the United States and post-Soviet countries through—
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the promotion of strengthened people-to-people ties, including through educational and cultural exchange programs;
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anticorruption assistance;
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public diplomacy;
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economic diplomacy; and
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other democratic reform efforts;
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encourages the President to further enhance nondefense cooperation and diplomatic engagement with post-Soviet countries;
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condemns the subversive and destabilizing activities undertaken by the Russian Federation within post-Soviet countries;
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encourages enhanced cooperation between the United States and the European Union to promote greater Euro-Atlantic integration, including through—
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the enlargement of the European Union; and
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the Open Door policy of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization;
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urges continued cooperation between the United States and the European Union to maintain sanctions against the Russian Federation until the Government of Russia has—
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fully implemented all provisions of the Minsk agreements, done at Minsk September 5, 2014 and February 12, 2015; and
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demonstrated respect for the territorial sovereignty of Ukraine;
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calls on the member states of the European Union to extend the current sanctions regime against the Russian Federation; and
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urges the consideration of additional sanctions if the Russian Federation continue to engage in subversive and destabilizing activities within post-Soviet countries.
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expresses support and admiration for individuals and organizations working to encourage cooperation between Israeli Jews and Palestinians, including—
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Professor Mohammed Dajani Daoudi, who took students from al-Quds University in Jerusalem to visit Auschwitz in March 2014 only to return to death threats by fellow Palestinians and expulsion from his teacher’s union;
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the Israel Palestine Center for Research and Information, the only joint Israeli-Palestinian public policy think-tank,
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United Hatzalah, a nonprofit, fully volunteer Emergency Medical Services organization that, mobilizing volunteers who are religious or secular Jews, Arabs, Muslims, and Christians, provides EMS services to all people in Israel regardless of race, religion, or national origin; and
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Breaking the Impasse, an apolitical initiative of Palestinian and Israeli business and civil society leaders who advocate for a two-state solution and an urgent diplomatic solution to the conflict;
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reiterates strong condemnation of anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement in the Palestinian Authority as antithetical to the stated desire to achieve a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace settlement; and
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urges President Abbas and Palestinian Authority officials to discontinue all official incitement that runs contrary to the determination to put an end to decades of confrontation.
Sec. 124 Russian propaganda report
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Sense of Congress— It is the sense of Congress that—
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the Russian Federation is waging a propaganda war against the United States and our allies; and
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a successful strategy must be implemented to counter the threat posed by Russian propaganda.
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It is the sense of Congress that Congress—
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Report— supports Not later than 120 days after the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, date of the enactment of this Act, and inviolability annually for the following 3 years, the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal officials, shall submit an unclassified report, with a classified annex, to the Committee on Foreign Relations of post-Soviet countries within their internationally recognized borders;the Senate, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives that contains a detailed analysis of—
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the recent use of propaganda by the Government of Russia, including—
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the forms of propaganda used, including types of media and programming;
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the principal countries and regions targeted by Russian propaganda; and
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the impact of Russian propaganda on such targets;
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the response by United States allies, particularly European allies, to counter the threat of Russian propaganda;
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the response by the United States to the threat of Russian propaganda;
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the extent of the effectiveness of programs currently in use to counter Russian propaganda;
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a strategy for improving the effectiveness of such programs;
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any additional authority needed to counter the threat of Russian propaganda; and
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the additional funding needed to successfully implement the strategy referred to in paragraph (5).
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expresses deep concern over increasingly aggressive actions by the Russian Federation;
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is committed to providing sufficient funding for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs of the Department of State to address subversive and destabilizing activities by the Russian Federation within post-Soviet countries;
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supports robust engagement between the United States and post-Soviet countries through—
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the promotion of strengthened people-to-people ties, including through educational and cultural exchange programs;
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anticorruption assistance;
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public diplomacy;
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economic diplomacy; and
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other democratic reform efforts;
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encourages the President to further enhance nondefense cooperation and diplomatic engagement with post-Soviet countries;
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condemns the subversive and destabilizing activities undertaken by the Russian Federation within post-Soviet countries;
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encourages enhanced cooperation between the United States and the European Union to promote greater Euro-Atlantic integration, including through—
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the enlargement of the European Union; and
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the Open Door policy of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization;
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urges continued cooperation between the United States and the European Union to maintain sanctions against the Russian Federation until the Government of Russia has—
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fully implemented all provisions of the Minsk agreements, done at Minsk September 5, 2014 and February 12, 2015; and
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demonstrated respect for the territorial sovereignty of Ukraine;
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calls on the member states of the European Union to extend the current sanctions regime against the Russian Federation; and
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urges the consideration of additional sanctions if the Russian Federation continue to engage in subversive and destabilizing activities within post-Soviet countries.
Sec. 125 Approval of export licences and letters of request to assist the Government of Ukraine
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In general—
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Export license applications—
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Submission to congress— The Secretary shall submit to the specified congressional committees a detailed list of all export license applications, including requests for marketing licenses, for the sale of defense articles and defense services to Ukraine.
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Contents— The list submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include—
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the date on which the application or request was first submitted;
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the current status of each application or request; and
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the estimated timeline for adjudication of such applications or requests.
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Priority— The Secretary should give priority to processing the applications and requests included on the list submitted under subparagraph (A).
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Sense of Congress— It is the sense of Congress that—
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Letters of request— The Secretary shall submit to the Russian Federation is waging specified congressional committees a propaganda war against the United States and our allies; anddetailed list of all pending Letters of Request for Foreign Military Sales to Ukraine, including—
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the date on which each such letter was first submitted;
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the current status of each such letter; and
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the estimated timeline for the adjudication of each such letter.
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Reports—
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In general— Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until the date set forth in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall submit a report to the specified congressional committees that describes the status of the applications, requests for marketing licenses, and Letters of Request described in subsection (a).
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a successful strategy must be implemented to counter the threat posed by Russian propaganda.
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Report— Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually for the following 3 years, the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal officials, shall submit an unclassified report, with a classified annex, to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that contains a detailed analysis of—
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Termination date— the recent use of propaganda by The date set forth in this paragraph is the Government of Russia, including—earlier of—
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the forms of propaganda used, including types of media and programming;
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the principal countries date on which the President certifies to Congress that the sovereignty and regions targeted by Russian propaganda; andterritorial integrity of the Government of Ukraine has been restored; or
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the impact date that is 5 years after the date of Russian propaganda on such targets;the enactment of this Act.
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Specified congressional committees defined— In this section, the term specified congressional committees means—
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the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
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the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;
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the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
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the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
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the response by United States allies, particularly European allies, to counter the threat of Russian propaganda;
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the response by the United States to the threat of Russian propaganda;
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the extent of the effectiveness of programs currently in use to counter Russian propaganda;
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a strategy for improving the effectiveness of such programs;
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any additional authority needed to counter the threat of Russian propaganda; and
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the additional funding needed to successfully implement the strategy referred to in paragraph (5).
Sec. 126 Approval of export licences and letters of request to assist the Government of Ukraine
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Export license applications—
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Submission to congress— The Secretary shall submit to the specified congressional committees a detailed list of all export license applications, including requests for marketing licenses, for the sale of defense articles and defense services to Ukraine.
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Contents— The list submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include—
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the date on which the application or request was first submitted;
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the current status of each application or request; and
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the estimated timeline for adjudication of such applications or requests.
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Priority— The Secretary should give priority to processing the applications and requests included on the list submitted under subparagraph (A).
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Letters of request— The Secretary shall submit to the specified congressional committees a detailed list of all pending Letters of Request for Foreign Military Sales to Ukraine, including—
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the date on which each such letter was first submitted;
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the current status of each such letter; and
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the estimated timeline for the adjudication of each such letter.
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Reports—
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In general— Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until the date set forth in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall submit a report to the specified congressional committees that describes the status of the applications, requests for marketing licenses, and Letters of Request described in subsection (a).
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Termination date— The date set forth in this paragraph is the earlier of—
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the date on which the President certifies to Congress that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Government of Ukraine has been restored; or
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the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Specified congressional committees defined— In this section, the term specified congressional committees means—
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the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
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the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;
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the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
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the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
Sec. 206 Information technology system security
In general— The Secretary shall regularly consult with the Director of the National Security Agency and any other departments or agencies the Secretary determines to be appropriate regarding the security of United States Government and nongovernment information technology systems and networks owned, operated, managed, or utilized by the Department, including any such systems or networks facilitating the use of sensitive or classified information.
Consultation— In performing the consultations required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make all such systems and networks available to the Director of the National Security Agency and any other such departments or agencies to carry out such tests and procedures as are necessary to ensure adequate policies and protections are in place to prevent penetrations or compromises of such systems and networks, including by malicious intrusions by any unauthorized individual or state actor or other entity.
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Security breach reporting— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the National Security Agency and any other departments or agencies the Secretary determines to be appropriate, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees and to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives that describes in detail—
all known or suspected penetrations or compromises of the systems or networks described in subsection (a) facilitating the use of classified information; and
all known or suspected significant penetrations or compromises of any other such systems and networks that occurred since the submission of the prior report.
Content— Each report submitted under subsection (c) shall include—
a description of the relevant information technology system or network penetrated or compromised;
an assessment of the date and time such penetration or compromise occurred;
an assessment of the duration for which such system or network was penetrated or compromised, including whether such penetration or compromise is ongoing;
an assessment of the amount and sensitivity of information accessed and available to have been accessed by such penetration or compromise, including any such information contained on systems and networks owned, operated, managed, or utilized by any other department or agency of the United States Government;
an assessment of whether such system or network was penetrated by a malicious intrusion, including an assessment of—
the known or suspected perpetrators, including state actors; and
the methods used to conduct such penetration or compromise; and
a description of the actions the Department has taken, or plans to take, to prevent future, similar penetrations or compromises of such systems and networks.
Sec. 207 Analysis of embassy cost sharing
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the general performance of the ICASS system in providing cost-effective, timely, efficient, appropriate, and reliable services that meet the needs of all departments and agencies served;
the extent to which additional cost savings and greater performance can be achieved under the current ICASS system and rules;
the standards applied in the selection of the ICASS provider and the extent to which such standards are consistently applied; and
potential reforms to the ICASS system, including—
the selection of more than 1 service provider under certain circumstances;
options for all departments or agencies to opt out of ICASS entirely or to opt out of individual services, including by debundling service packages;
increasing the reliance on locally employed staff or outsourcing to local firms, as appropriate; and
other modifications to the current ICASS system and rules that would incentivize greater effectiveness and cost efficiency.
Sec. 223 International religious freedom training program
Section 708 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4028) is amended—
by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively;
in subsection (d), as redesignated, by inserting “Refugees” before “The Secretary of State”;
in subsection (e), as redesignated, by inserting “Child soldiers” before “The Secretary of State”; and
by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
“(a) Development of curriculum
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“(1) In general—The Secretary Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom appointed under section 101(b) of State the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6411(b)) shall develop a curriculum for Foreign Service Officers that includes training on—
“(A) the scope and strategic value of international religious freedom;
“(B) how violations of international religious freedom harm fundamental United States interests;
“(C) how the advancement of international religious freedom can advance such interests;
“(D) how United States international religious freedom policy should be carried out in practice by United States diplomats and other Foreign Service Officers; and
“(E) the relevance and relationship of international religious freedom to United States defense, diplomacy, development, and public affairs efforts to combat violent extremism.
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“(2) Role of other officials—The Secretary of State Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom shall carry out paragraph (1)—
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“(A) in coordination with the assistance of the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom appointed under section 101(b) Director of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6411(b));George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center and other Federal officials, as appropriate; and
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“(B) in coordination consultation with the Director United States Commission on International Religious Freedom established under section 201(a) of the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center and other Federal officials, as appropriate; andInternational Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(a)).
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“(C) in consultation with the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom established under section 201(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431(a)).
“(3) Resources—The Secretary of State shall ensure the availability of sufficient resources to develop and implement the curriculum required under this subsection.
“(b) Religious freedom training
“(1) In general—Not later than the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Department of State Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act, Fiscal Year 2016, the Director of the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center shall begin training on religious freedom, using the curriculum developed under subsection (a), for Foreign Service officers, including—
“(A) entry level officers;
“(B) officers prior to departure for posting outside the United States; and
“(C) incoming deputy chiefs of mission and ambassadors.
“(2) Elements—The training required under paragraph (1) shall be substantively incorporated into—
“(A) the A–100 course attended by Foreign Service Officers;
“(B) the specific country courses required of Foreign Service Officers prior to a posting outside the United States, with training tailored to—
“(i) the particular religious demography of such country;
“(ii) religious freedom conditions in such country;
“(iii) religious engagement strategies; and
“(iv) United States strategies for advancing religious freedom.
“(C) the courses required of incoming deputy chiefs of mission and ambassadors.
“(c) Information sharing—The curriculum and training materials developed pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) shall be shared with the United States Armed Forces and all other Federal departments and agencies whose personnel serve as attachés, advisors, detailees, or otherwise in United States embassies globally to provide training on—
“(1) United States religious freedom policies;
“(2) religious traditions;
“(3) religious engagement strategies;
“(4) religious and cultural issues; and
“(5) efforts to combat terrorism and violent religious extremism.”
Sec. 501 Worldwide security protection
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In general— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds Funds made available in fiscal year 2016 for worldwide security protection shall, shall to the extent practicable, before any such funds may be allocated to any other authorized purpose, be allocated for—
immediate threat mitigation support in accordance with subsection (b) at facilities determined to be high threat, high risk pursuant to section 531;
immediate threat mitigation support in accordance with subsection (b) at other facilities; and
locations with high vulnerabilities.
Immediate threat mitigation support prioritization— In allocating funding for immediate threat mitigation support pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall prioritize funding for—
the purchasing of additional security equipment, including additional defensive weaponry;
the paying of expenses of additional security forces; and
any other purposes necessary to mitigate immediate threats to United States personnel serving overseas.
Sec. 502 Embassy security, construction and maintenance
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In general— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds Funds made available in fiscal year 2016 for Worldwide Security Upgrades within “embassy security, construction and maintenance” shall, shall to the extent practicable, before any funds may be allocated to any other authorized purpose, be allocated in the prioritized order of—
immediate threat mitigation projects in accordance with subsection (b) at facilities determined to be high threat, high risk pursuant to section 531;
other security upgrades to facilities determined to be high threat, high risk pursuant to section 531;
all other immediate threat mitigation projects in accordance with subsection (b); and
security upgrades to all other facilities or new construction for facilities determined to be high threat, high risk pursuant to section 531.
Immediate threat mitigation projects prioritization— In allocating funding for immediate threat mitigation projects pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall prioritize funding for the construction of safeguards that provide immediate security benefits and any other purposes necessary to mitigate immediate threats to United States personnel serving overseas.
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Additional limitation— No funds authorized to be appropriated shall be obligated or expended for new embassy construction, other than for high threat, high risk facilities, unless the Secretary certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that—
the Department has fully complied with the requirements of subsection (a);
high threat, high risk facilities are being secured to the best of the United States Government’s ability; and
the Secretary will make funds available from the Embassy Security, Construction and Maintenance account or other sources to address any changed security threats or new or emergent security needs, including new immediate threat mitigation projects.
Report— The Secretary shall report to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act on—
funding for the priorities described in subsection (a);
efforts to secure high threat, high risk facilities as well as high vulnerability locations facilities; and
plans to make funds available from the Embassy Security, Construction and Maintenance account or other sources to address any changed security threats or new or emergent security needs, including new immediate threat mitigation projects.
Sec. 541 Provision of copies of accountability review board reports to Congress
changed 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 majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, and the minority leader of the House of Representatives, and to the appropriate congressional committees for retention and review by those committees.