,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ad1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,radel 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,frankel ( 
,florida1 ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 ,mr4     
,cotton1 & ,mr4 ,mess]7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d ! ,=eign ,relations          
,au?orization ,act1 ,fiscal ,ye>s #aiij 
& #aiia to all[ ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate to  
use a be/-value contract+ me?od 9 aw>d+ 
local gu>d or protective s]vice         
contracts 9 high risk areas abroad "u ! 
diplomatic security program4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,protect+ ,am]icans ,abroad ,act4  #b4  
,diplomatic security program contract+  
,section #acf ( ! ,=eign ,relations     
,au?orization ,act1 ,fiscal ,ye>s #aiij 
& #aiia 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #dhfd7 is am5d$--
  7#a7 9 subsection 7c7--  7,a7 9 !     
matt] prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ ,) 
respect & ins]t+ ,except z provid$ 9    
subsection 7d71 ) respect2 &  7,b7 9    

p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ subsection 7d7 &
 ins]t+ subsection 7e72  7#b7 by        
r$esignat+ subsections 7d71 7e71 7f71 & 
7g7 z subsections 7e71 7f71 7g71 & 7h71 
respectively2  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft]      
subsection 7c7 ! foll[+ new subsection3 
7d7 ,aw>d ( local gu>d & protective     
s]vice contracts 9 high risk areas ,)   
respect to any local gu>d contract = a  
,=eign ,s]vice build+ locat$ 9 a high   
risk area t is ent]$ into aft] ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y
 ( ,/ate--  7#a7 %all comply ) p>agraphs
 7#a71 7#b71 7#d71 7#e71 & 7#f7 (       
subsection 7c7 9 ! aw>d ( ! contract2   
7#b7 aft] evaluat+ proposals = !        
contract1 may aw>d ! contract to ! firm 
repres5t+ ! be/ value to ! ,gov]nm5t 9  
accordance ) ! be/ value trade(f process
 describ$ 9 subp>t #ae4a ( ! ,f$]al     
,acquisition ,regulation 7#dh ,c4,f4,r4 
#ae4aja-a72 &  7#c7 %all ensure t       
contractor p]sonnel "u ! contract       
provid+ local gu>d or protective s]vices
 are classifi$--  7,a7 z employees ( !  

contractor2  7,b7 if ! contractor is a  
jo9t v5ture1 z employees ( "o ( ! p]sons
 or p>ties con/itut+ ! jo9t v5ture2 or  
7,c7 z employees ( a subcontractor to ! 
contractor1 & n z indep5d5t contractors 
to ! contractor or any o!r entity p]=m+ 
"u su* contracts4  2 &  7#d7 9          
subsection 7e71 z r$esignat$ by p>agraph
 7#b7 ( ?is section--  7,a7 9 p>agraph  
7#c71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7,b7 9      
p>agraph 7#d71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end
 & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#e7 ! t]m high 
risk area means an area det]m9$ by !    
,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,diplomatic       
,security to pres5t an increas$ ?reat ( 
s]i\s damage or h>m to ,unit$ ,/ates    
diplomatic facilities or p]sonnel4  4