,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gjed  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ad1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,issa introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !      
,secret>y ( ,/ate to submit to ,congress
 a notification ( c]ta9 con/ruction     
projects us+ non/&>d designs4  #a4      
,notification requir$ = non/&>d         
con/ruction  7a7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is
 ! s5se ( ,congress t ! ,bureau (       
,ov]seas ,build+ ,op]ations ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 or any successor     
(fice1 %all1 to ! greate/ ext5t         
possible1 give appropriate consid]ation 
to /&>dization 9 con/ruction1 su* t ea* 
new ,unit$ ,/ates embassy & consulate   
/>ts ) a /&>d design & keeps            
cu/omization to a m9imum4  7b7          
,congressional notification requir$ ,!  
,secret>y ( ,/ate may only c>ry out a   
cov]$ project t uses a non/&>d design   
if1 n lat] ?an #ae days prior to !      
obligation ( funds = su* project1 !     

,secret>y submits to ! appropriate      
congressional committees a notification 
( su* project1 includ+ ! foll[+         
in=mation3  7#a7 ,a comp>ison ( !       
e/imat$ full lifecycle co/ ( ! project  
to ! e/imat$ full lifecycle co/ ( su*   
project if su* project 7 con/ruct$ us+ 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 con/ruct$ us+ a /&>d  
design4  7#c7 ,a comp>ison ( ! security 
( ! complet$ project to ! security ( su*
 complet$ project if su* project 7      
con/ruct$ us+ a /&>d design4  7#d7 ,a   
ju/ification = ! ,secret>y's selection (
 a non/&>d design ov] a /&>d design =   
su* project4  7#e7 ,docum5tation to     
support ! in=mation requir$ 9 p>agraphs 
7#a7 ?r\gh 7#d7 or1 if any su*          
docum5tation _c be provid$1 an          
explanation z to :y su* docum5tation _c 
be provid$4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
section3  7#a7 ,appropriate             
congressional committees ,! t]m         

appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on ,=eign     
,affairs & ! ,committee on              
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on
 ,=eign ,relations & ! ,committee on    
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate4  7#b7 ,cov]$
 project ,! t]m cov]$ project--  7,a7   
means a project to con/ruct a new ,unit$
 ,/ates embassy comp\nd or new ,unit$   
,/ates consulate comp\nd2 &  7,b7       
includes su* projects t are 9 ! design  
or pre-design phase on ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4