,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 ,december #bb1 #bjah4 ,amendment3 ,that the bill from the ,house of ,representatives 7,h4,r4 #difi7 entitled ,an ,act to improve the design and construction of diplomatic posts1 and for other purposes41 do pass with the following ,strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following3 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,improving ,embassy ,design and ,security ,act of #bjah4 #b4 ,standardization in capital construction 7a7 ,sense of congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,department of ,state's ,bureau of ,overseas ,building ,operations 7,,obo7 or successor office should prioritize the standardization of embassy design and keep customization to a minimum4 7b7 ,consultation ,the ,secretary of ,state shall carry out any new embassy compound project or new consulate compound project that utilizes a non-standard design1 including those projects that are in the design phase or pre-design phase as of the date of the enactment of this ,act1 only in consultation with the appropriate congressional committees4 ,the ,secretary shall provide such committees1 for each such project1 the following documentation3 7#a7 ,a comparison of the estimated full lifecycle costs of the project at issue to the estimated full lifecycle costs of such project if such project were to use a standard design4 7#b7 ,a comparison of the estimated completion date of such project to the estimated completion date of such project if such project were to use a standard design4 7#c7 ,a comparison of the security of such completed project to the security of such completed project if such completed project were to use a standard design4 7#d7 ,a justification for the ,secretary's selection of a non-standard design over a standard design for such project4 7#e7 ,a written explanation if any of the documentation necessary to support the comparisons and justification1 as the case may be1 described in paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#d7 cannot be provided4 7c7 ,sunset ,the consultation requirement under subsection 7b7 shall expire on ,september #cj1 #bjbb4 #c4 ,statement of policy ,it is the policy of the ,united ,states that the ,bureau of ,overseas ,building ,operations of the ,department of ,state or its successor office shall continue to balance functionality and security with accessibility as defined by guidelines established by the ,united ,states ,access ,board in constructing embassies and consulates and shall ensure compliance with the ,architectural ,barriers ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #daea et seq47 to the fullest extent possible4 #d4 ,capital construction transparency 7a7 ,in general ,section #aah of the ,department of ,state ,authorities ,act1 ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjd7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the section heading1 by striking ,,annual ,,report ,,on ,,embassy ,,construction ,,costs and inserting ,,quarterly ,,report ,,on ,,overseas ,,capital ,,construction ,,projects2 and 7#b7 by amending subsections 7a7 and 7b7 to read as follows3 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this subsection1 and every #ij days thereafter until ,september #cj1 #bjbb1 the ,secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive report regarding all ongoing overseas capital construction projects and major embassy security upgrade projects4 7b7 ,contents ,each report required under subsection 7a7 shall include the following with respect to each ongoing overseas capital construction project and major embassy security upgrade project3 7#a7 ,the initial cost estimate as specified in the proposed allocation of capital construction and maintenance funds required by the ,committees on ,appropriations for ,acts making appropriations for the ,department of ,state1 foreign operations1 and related programs4 7#b7 ,the current cost estimate4 7#c7 ,the value of each request for equitable adjustment received by the ,department of ,state to date4 7#d7 ,the value of each certified claim received by the ,department of ,state to date4 7#e7 ,the value of any usage of the project's contingency fund to date and the value of the remainder of the project's contingency fund4 7#f7 ,an enumerated list of each request for adjustment and certified claim that remains outstanding or unresolved4 7#g7 ,an enumerated list of each request for equitable adjustment and certified claim that has been fully adjudicated or that the ,department has settled1 and the final dollar amount of each adjudication or settlement4 7#h7 ,the date of estimated completion specified in the proposed allocation of capital construction and maintenance funds required by the ,committees on ,appropriations not later than #de days after the date of the enactment of an ,act making appropriations for the ,department of ,state1 foreign operations1 and related programs4 7#i7 ,the current date of estimated completion4 4 7b7 ,initial report ,the first report required under subsection 7a7 of section #aah of the ,department of ,state ,authorities ,act1 ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7as amended by this section7 shall include an annex regarding all overseas capital construction projects and major embassy security upgrade projects completed during the #aj-year period ending on ,december #ca1 #bjah1 including1 for each such project1 the elements specified in subsection 7b7 of such section #aah 7as amended by this section74 #e4 ,contractor performance information 7a7 ,deadline for completion ,the ,secretary of ,state shall complete by ,october #a1 #bjbj1 all contractor performance evaluations required by subpart #db4ae of the ,federal ,acquisition ,regulation4 7b7 ,prioritization system 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall develop a prioritization system for clearing the current backlog of required evaluations referred to in subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,elements ,the system required under paragraph 7#a7 should prioritize such evaluations as follows3 7,a7 ,project completion evaluations should be prioritized over annual evaluations4 7,b7 ,evaluations for relatively large contracts should have priority4 7,c7 ,evaluations that would be particularly informative for the awarding of government contracts should have priority4 7c7 ,briefing ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the ,department of ,state's plan for completing all evaluations by ,october #a1 #bjbj1 and the prioritization system developed pursuant to this section4 7d7 ,sense of congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 contractors deciding whether to bid on ,department of ,state contracts would benefit from greater understanding of the ,department as a client2 and 7#b7 the ,department should develop a forum through which contractors can rate the ,department's project management performance4 #f4 ,growth projections for new embassies and consulates 7a7 ,in general ,for each new embassy compound project 7,,nec7 and new consulate compound project 7,,ncc7 in or not yet in the design phase as of the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,office of ,management ,policy1 ,rightsizing1 and ,innovation of the ,department of ,state shall project growth over the estimated life of the facility at issue using all available and relevant data1 including the following3 7#a7 ,relevant historical trends for ,department personnel and personnel from other agencies represented at the ,,nec or ,,ncc that is to be constructed4 7#b7 ,an analysis of the tradeoffs between risk and the needs of ,united ,states ,government policy conducted as part of the most recent ,vital ,presence ,validation ,process1 if applicable4 7#c7 ,reasonable assumptions about the strategic importance of the ,,nec or ,,ncc1 as the case may be1 over the life of the building at issue4 7#d7 ,any other data that would be helpful in projecting the future growth of ,,nec or ,,ncc4 7b7 ,other agencies ,each ,federal agency represented at an embassy or consulate shall provide to the ,department of ,state1 upon request1 growth projections for the personnel of such agency over the estimated life of such embassy or consulate1 as the case may be4 7c7 ,basis for estimates ,the ,department of ,state shall base growth assumption for all ,n,e,cs and ,n,c,cs on the estimates required under subsections 7a7 and 7b74 7d7 ,congressional notification ,any congressional notification of site selection for a ,,nec or ,,ncc submitted after the date of the enactment of this ,act shall include the growth assumption used pursuant to subsection 7c74 #g4 ,long-range planning process 7a7 ,plans required 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act and annually thereafter for five years1 the ,secretary of ,state shall develop-- 7,a7 a comprehensive six-year ,long-,range ,overseas ,buildings ,plan 7,,lrobp7 documenting the ,department of ,state's overseas building program for the replacement of overseas diplomatic facilities taking into account security factors under the ,secure ,embassy ,construction and ,counterterrorism ,act of #aiii 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #dhfe note7 and other relevant statutes and regulations1 as well as occupational safety and health factors pursuant to the ,occupational ,safety and ,health ,act of #aigj 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #fea et seq47 and other relevant statutes and regulations1 including environmental factors such as indoor air quality that impact employee health and safety2 and 7,b7 a comprehensive six-year plan detailing the ,department's long-term planning for the maintenance and sustainment of completed facilities1 known as a ,long-,range ,overseas ,maintenance ,plan 7,,lromp71 which takes into account security factors under the ,secure ,embassy ,construction and ,counterterrorism ,act of #aiii and other relevant statutes and regulations1 as well as occupational safety and health factors pursuant to the ,occupational ,safety and ,health ,act of #aigj and other relevant statutes and regulations1 including environmental factors such as indoor air quality that impact employee health and safety4 7#b7 ,initial report ,the first plan developed pursuant to paragraph 7#a77;,a7 shall also include a one-time status report on existing small diplomatic posts and a strategy for establishing a physical diplomatic presence in countries in which there is no current physical diplomatic presence4 ,the report1 which may include a classified annex1 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,a description of the extent to which each small diplomatic post furthers the national interest of the ,united ,states4 7,b7 ,a description of how each small diplomatic post provides ,american ,citizen ,services1 including data on specific services provided and the number of ,americans receiving services over the previous year4 7,c7 ,a description of whether each small diplomatic post meets current security requirements4 7,d7 ,a description of the full financial cost of maintaining each small diplomatic post4 7,e7 ,input from the relevant chiefs of mission on any unique operational or policy value the small diplomatic post provides4 7#c7 ,updated information ,the annual updates of the plans developed pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 shall highlight any changes from the previous year's plan to the ordering of construction and maintenance projects4 7b7 ,reporting requirements 7#a7 ,submission of plans to congress ,not later than #fj days after the completion of the ,,lrobp and the ,,lromp1 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit such plans to the appropriate congressional committees4 7#b7 ,reference in budget justification materials ,in the budget justification materials submitted to the appropriate congressional committees in support of the ,department of ,state's budget for any fiscal year 7as submitted with the budget of the ,president under section #aaje7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code71 the plans specified in the ,,lrobp and ,,lromp shall be referenced to justify funding requested for building and maintenance projects overseas4 7#c7 ,form of report ,the plans required to be submitted under paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include classified annexes 7c7 ,small diplomatic post defined ,in this section1 the term small diplomatic post means any consulate that has employed five or fewer ,united ,states ,government employees on average over the #cf months before the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #h4 ,value engineering and risk assessment 7a7 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,federal departments and agencies are required to use value engineering 7,,ve7 as a management tool1 where appropriate1 to reduce program and acquisition costs pursuant to ,,omb ,circular ,a-#aca1 ,value ,engineering1 dated ,december #ca1 #bjac4 7#b7 ,,obo has a ,policy ,directive and ,standard ,operation ,procedure1 dated ,may #bd1 #bjag1 on conducting risk management studies on all international construction projects4 7b7 ,notification requirements 7#a7 ,submission to authorizing committees ,the proposed allocation of capital construction and maintenance funds that is required by the ,committees on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,senate not later than #de days after the date of the enactment of an ,act making appropriations for the ,department of ,state1 foreign operations1 and related programs shall also be submitted to the appropriate congressional committees4 7#b7 ,requirement to confirm completion of value engineering and risk assessment studies ,the notifications required under paragraph 7#a7 shall include confirmation that the ,department of ,state has completed the requisite ,,ve and risk management studies described in subsection 7a74 7c7 ,reporting and briefing requirements ,the ,secretary of ,state shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees upon request-- 7#a7 a description of each recommendation from each study described in subsection 7a7 and a table detailing which recommendations were accepted and which were rejected2 and 7#b7 a report or briefing detailing the rationale for not implementing recommendations made by ,,ve studies that may yield significant cost savings to the ,department of ,state1 if implemented4 #i4 ,business volume ,subparagraph 7,e7 of section #djb7;c77#b7 of the ,omnibus ,diplomatic ,security and ,antiterrorism ,act of #aihf 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #dheb7;c77#b77 is amended by striking in #c years and inserting cumulatively over #c years4 #aj4 ,embassy security requests and deficiencies ,the ,secretary of ,state shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees1 upon request1 information on security deficiencies at ,united ,states diplomatic posts1 including-- 7#a7 requests made over the previous year by ,united ,states diplomatic posts for security upgrades2 and 7#b7 significant security deficiencies at ,united ,states diplomatic posts that are not operating out of a new embassy compound or new consulate compound4 #aa4 ,overseas security briefings ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall revise the ,foreign ,affairs ,manual to stipulate that information on the current threat environment shall be provided to all ,united ,states ,government employees under ,chief of ,mission authority traveling to a foreign country on official business4 ,to the extent practicable1 such material shall be provided to employees prior to their arrival at a post or as soon as possible thereafter4 #ab4 ,contracting methods in capital construction 7a7 ,delivery ,unless the ,secretary of ,state notifies the appropriate congressional committees that the use of the design-build project delivery method would not be appropriate1 the ,secretary shall make use of such method at diplomatic posts that have not yet received design or capital construction contracts as of the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7b7 ,notification ,before executing a contract for a delivery method other than design-build in accordance with subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of ,state shall notify the appropriate congressional committees in writing of the decision1 including the reasons therefor4 ,the notification required by this subsection may be included in any other report regarding a new diplomatic facility that is required to be submitted to the appropriate congressional committees4 7c7 ,performance evaluation ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall report to the appropriate congressional committees regarding performance evaluation measures in line with ,,gao's ,standards for ,internal ,control in the ,federal ,government that will be applicable to design and construction1 lifecycle cost1 and building maintenance programs of the ,bureau of ,overseas ,building ,operations of the ,department of ,state4 #ac4 ,competition in embassy construction ,not later than #de days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to the appropriate congressional committee a report detailing steps the ,department of ,state is taking to expand the embassy construction contractor base in order to increase competition and maximize value4 #ad4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 and 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,design-build ,the term design-build means a method of project delivery in which one entity works under a single contract with the ,department of ,state to provide design and construction services4 7#c7 ,non-standard design ,the term non-standard design means-- ,a design for a new embassy compound project or new consulate compound project that does not utilize a standardized design for the structural1 spatial1 or security requirements of such embassy compound or consulate compound1 as the case may be4 ,secretary