,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #cga ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #ad1 #bjag ,mr4 ,corker introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to make technical changes and other improvements to the ,department of ,state ,authorities ,act1 ,fiscal ,year #bjag4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,department of ,state ,authorities ,act1 ,fiscal ,year #bjag1 ,improvements ,act4 #b4 ,oversight by ,committees on ,appropriations 7a7 ,omnibus ,diplomatic ,security and ,antiterrorism ,act of #aihf ,section #ajd7;a7 of the ,omnibus ,diplomatic ,security and ,antiterrorism ,act of #aihf1 as added by section #aja of the ,department of ,state ,authorities ,act1 ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbc71 is amended by inserting and the ,committees on ,appropriations of the ,senate and the ,house of ,representatives after appropriate congressional committees4 7b7 ,annual report on embassy construction costs ,section #aah7;a7 of the ,department of ,state ,authorities ,act1 ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbc7 is amended by inserting and the ,committees on ,appropriations of the ,senate and the ,house of ,representatives after appropriate congressional committees4 7c7 ,oversight of and accountability for peacekeeper abuses ,section #cja7;a7 of the ,department of ,state ,authorities ,act1 ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbc7 is amended by inserting and the ,committees on ,appropriations of the ,senate and the ,house of ,representatives after appropriate congressional committees4 7d7 ,workforce rightsizing report ,section #dje7;c7 of the ,department of ,state ,authorities ,act1 ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbc7 is amended by inserting and the ,committees on ,appropriations of the ,senate and the ,house of ,representatives after appropriate congressional committees4 7e7 ,consular immunity ,subsection 7b77#b7 of section #d of the ,diplomatic ,relations ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bed;c71 as added by section #eja of the ,department of ,state ,authorities ,act1 ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbc71 is amended by striking of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations and inserting and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations and the ,committee on ,appropriations4 7f7 ,western ,hemisphere ,drug ,policy ,commission report ,section #fjb7;c7 of the ,department of ,state ,authorities ,act1 ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbc7 is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting and the ,committee on ,appropriations after ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs2 and 7#b7 by inserting and the ,committee on ,appropriations after ,committee on ,foreign ,relations2 #c4 ,peacekeeping training ,section #cja of the ,department of ,state ,authorities ,act1 ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbc7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking enhance the discovery and inserting investigate allegations2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking adequately respond to complaints about such offenses by carrying out swift and effective disciplinary action against the personnel and inserting appropriately hold accountable personnel2 and 7,c7 in paragraph 7#c71 by inserting 1 including compensation to victims1 as appropriate after responses to such offenses2 7#b7 in subsection 7f77#b71 by striking any individual who commits an act and inserting personnel who are found to have committed acts2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7g77#a71 by striking noteworthy4 #d4 ,qualifications of the ,united ,nations ,secretary ,general ,section #caj of the ,department of ,state ,authorities ,act1 ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbc7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b71 by striking ,the descriptions referred to in subsection 7a7 shall include the following elements and inserting ,in addition to the descriptions referred to in subsection 7a71 each such candidate shall be urged to describe the following2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7c71 by striking such l and inserting such agenda4 #e4 ,policy regarding the ,united ,nations ,human ,rights ,council ,section #caa7;a77#b7 of the ,department of ,state ,authorities ,act1 ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbc7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking 2 or and inserting a semicolon2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs3 7,e7 which has been designated as a ,tier #c country in the annual ,department of ,state ,trafficking in ,persons ,report under the ,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajg72 or 7,f7 which is identified as having failed to prevent or address gross violations of human rights in the annual ,department of ,state ,human ,rights ,report under the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa and the ,trade ,act of #aigd4 4 #f4 ,comparative report on peacekeeping operations ,section #cac of the ,department of ,state ,authorities ,act1 ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbc7 is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting and the ,committees on ,appropriations of the ,senate and the ,house of ,representatives after appropriate congressional committees2 and 7#b7 by amending paragraph 7#a7 to read as follows3 7#a7 a comparison of the costs of current ,united ,nations peacekeeping operations1 including the costs incurred by the ,united ,states for such operations1 and the estimated cost of such operations if implemented unilaterally by the ,united ,states2 and 4 #g4 ,lateral entry into the ,foreign ,service ,section #djd7;a7 of the ,department of ,state ,authorities ,act1 ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbc7 is amended by striking outstanding4 #h4 ,combating intolerance ,the section heading of section #dai of the ,department of ,state ,authorities ,act1 ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbc7 is amended by striking anti-semitism and inserting intolerance4 #i4 ,technical correction regarding completion of ,western ,hemisphere ,drug ,policy ,commission report ,section #fjc7;f77#a7 of the ,department of ,state ,authorities ,act1 ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbc7 is amended by striking section #cfb and inserting section #fjb7;c74 #aj4 ,broadcasting ,board of ,governors ,section #gjc7;b77#b7 of the ,department of ,state ,authorities ,act1 ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbc7 is amended by striking any significant restructuring14 #aa4 ,ransoms to foreign terrorist organizations ,section #gji7;a7 of the ,department of ,state ,authorities ,act1 ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbc7 is amended by inserting 1 to the extent practicable1 before transmit4 #ab4 ,restoration of ,tibet report ,section #fac of the ,foreign ,relations ,authorization ,act1 ,fiscal ,year #bjjc 7,public ,law #ajg-bbh1 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fija note71 as amended by section #gae7;b77#a7 of the ,department of ,state ,authorities ,act1 ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbc71 is further amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking ,in general and inserting the following3 8,policy4-- 7#a7 ,in general 2 7#b7 by redesignating subsection 7b7 as paragraph 7#b7 and moving such paragraph1 as so redesignated1 two ems to the right2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7b7 ,periodic reports ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of the ,department of ,state ,authorities ,act1 ,fiscal ,year #bjag1 ,improvements ,act1 and annually thereafter until ,december #ca1 #bjba1 the ,president shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on-- 7#a7 the steps taken by the ,president and the ,secretary in accordance with subsection 7a77#a72 and 7#b7 the status of any discussions between the ,people's ,republic of ,china and the ,dalai ,lama or his representatives4 4