,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #difi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #g1 #bjah,mr4
 ,mc,caul introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign       
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve !      
design & con/ruction ( diplomatic po/s1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,improv+ ,embassy  
,design & ,security ,act ( #bjah4  #b4  
,improv+ embassy con/ruction  7a7 ,f9d+s
 ,congress f9ds t ! decision by !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's ,bureau ( ,ov]seas  
,build+s ,op]ations 7,,obo7 to          
transition f ,/&>d ,embassy ,design to  
,design ,excell5ce has 9 _m cases--     
7#a7 increas$ ! co/ ( build+ new        
embassies & consulates2  7#b7 delay$ !  
move ( ?\s&s ( /aff f facilities t d n  
meet curr5t security /&>ds to new1      
secure facilities2  7#c7 exac]bat$ c]ta9
 defici5cies 9 ! quality ( ! ,bureau's  
program managem5t2  7#d7 be5 a factor 9 
r$uc$ competition = capital con/ruction 
projects2 &  7#e7 be5 a complicat+      

factor 9 a*iev+ ! ,dep>tm5t's own       
security requirem5ts4  7b7 ,s5se (      
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t !  
,,obo %\ld give appropriate consid]ation
 to ,/&>d ,embassy ,design1 9 :i* ea*   
new embassy & consulate />ts ) a /&>d   
design & keeps cu/omization to a m9imum4
  7c7 ,deliv]y  7#a7 ,design-build      
project deliv]y ,except 9 cases 9 :i* ! 
,secret>y ( ,/ate det]m9es t su* w\ld n 
be appropriate1 ! ,secret>y %all make   
use ( ! design-build project deliv]y    
sy/em at diplomatic po/s t h n yet      
receiv$ design or con/ruction contracts 
z ( ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4     
7#b7 ,/&>d design ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate  
%all give pref]5ce to ! use ( a /&>d    
design1 toge!r ) design-build deliv]y "u
 p>agraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,v]tical /&>d     
design ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all develop
 a v]tical /&>d design t c be implem5t$ 
accord+ to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's        
requisite security & spatial ne$s =     
diplomatic po/s t are to be situat$ on a
 small] plot ( l&4  7#d7 ,bridg+ ,!     

,secret>y ( ,/ate %all make use ( bridg+
 to adapt ! /&>d design "u p>agraph 7#b7
 ) design-build project deliv]y "u      
p>agraph 7#a7 at diplomatic po/s t      
require a m cu/omiz$ design due to      
climatic1 geographic1 or functional     
requirem5ts4  7#e7 ,o!r application     
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate may  
make use ( design-bid-build deliv]y )   
non-/&>d design 9 limit$ in/ances (     
p>ticul> diplomatic importance z det]m9$
 by ! ,secret>y4  7,b7 ,limitation ,!   
,secret>y ( ,/ate may n delegate !      
au?ority ( ! ,secret>y "u subp>agraph   
7,a7 to make use ( design-bid-build     
deliv]y ) non-/&>d design4  7d7         
,consultation reg>d+ non-,/&>d designs  
,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all c>ry out any  
new diplomatic po/ project t is 9 !     
design phase or pre-design phase z ( !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & t        
utilizes bridg+ or non-/&>d design "u   
subsection 7c7 only aft] notification to
 & consultation ) ! appropriate         
congressional committees4 ,su*          

notification & consultation %all include
 provision to ! appropriate             
congressional committees1 = ea* su*     
project1 ( ! foll[+ docum5tation3  7#a7 
,a comp>ison ( ! e/imat$ full lifecycle 
co/s ( ! project at issue to ! e/imat$  
full lifecycle co/s ( su* project if su*
 project 7 to use a /&>d design4  7#b7  
,a comp>ison ( ! e/imat$ completion date
 ( su* project to ! e/imat$ completion  
date ( su* project if su* project 7 to  
use a /&>d design4  7#c7 ,a comp>ison ( 
! security ( su* complet$ project to !  
security ( su* complet$ project if su*  
complet$ project 7 to use a /&>d design4
  7#d7 ,a ju/ification = ! ,secret>y's  
selection ( a non-/&>d design ov] a /&>d
 design = su* project4  7e7 ,p]=mance   
evaluation ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all report to !      
appropriate congressional committees    
reg>d+ p]=mance evaluation measures 9   
l9e ) ,,gao's ,/&>ds = ,int]nal ,control
 9 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t t w be applicable 

to ! ,bureau ( ,ov]seas ,build+         
,op]ations ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4  7f7  
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,appropriate congressional committees ,!
 t]m appropriate congressional          
committees means ! ,committee on ,=eign 
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
 ,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !    
,s5ate4  7#b7 ,bridg+ ,! t]m bridg+     
means a deliv]y me?od = con/ruction     
projects t is a hybrid ( ! traditional  
design-bid-build & ! design-build       
me?ods1 :]eby ! ,bureau ( ,ov]seas      
,build+ ,op]ations ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate
 fir/ contracts ) a design firm to      
develop a project-specific1 p>tial      
design t a con/ruction contractor & its 
design firm !n complete1 ! objective (  
:i* is to reta9 ! be/ features ( !      
design-bid-build & design-build me?ods =
 ! project own] & elim9ate ^? aspects ( 
ea* su* me?od t (t5 cause problems = su*
 own]4  7#c7 ,design-bid-build ,! t]m   
design-bid-build means a me?od ( project
 deliv]y 9 :i* a design entity is fir/  

contract$ to provide a design & a       
con/ruction entity is subsequ5tly       
contract$ to build ! aw>d$ design       
contract4  7#d7 ,design-build ,! t]m    
design-build means a me?od ( project    
deliv]y 9 :i* "o entity1 su* z !        
design-build team1 works "u a s+le      
contract ) ! project own] to provide    
design & con/ruction s]vices4  7#e7     
,non-/&>d design ,! t]m non-/&>d design 
means a new diplomatic po/ design t does
 n utilize a /&>diz$ design template = !
 /ructural1 spatial1 & security         
requirem5ts ( su* po/4  7#f7 ,/&>d      
design ,! t]m /&>d design means a       
diplomatic po/ design t utilizes a      
/&>diz$ design template = ! /ructural1  
spatial1 & security requirem5ts ( su*   
po/4