S.Amdt. 3717
What it does: Adds SEC. 1268. REPLACEMENT OF LOCALLY EMPLOYED STAFF SERVING AT UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION at the end of subtitle D of title XII
Sen. James E. Risch (R-ID)What it changes
1 change to S. 2410 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 1268. REPLACEMENT OF LOCALLY EMPLOYED STAFF SERVING AT UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION at the end of subtitle D of title XII
Adds a sectionIn S. 2410 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
Inserted: SEC. 1268. REPLACEMENT OF LOCALLY EMPLOYED STAFF SERVING AT UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
Inserted: (a) Employment Requirement.--
Inserted: (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall ensure that, not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, every supervisory position at a United States diplomatic facility in the Russian Federation shall be occupied by a citizen of the United States who has passed, and shall be subject to, a thorough background check.
Inserted: (2) Extension.--The Secretary of State may extend the deadline under paragraph (1) for up to one year by providing advance written notification and justification of such extension to the appropriate congressional committees.
Inserted: (3) Progress report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on progress made toward meeting the employment requirement under paragraph (1).
Inserted: (b) Plan for Reduced Use of Locally Employed Staff.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with other appropriate government agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan to further reduce the reliance on Locally Employed Staff in United States diplomatic facilities in the Russian Federation. The plan shall, at a minimum, include cost estimates, timelines, and numbers of employees to be replaced.
Inserted: (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, the term "appropriate congressional committees" means--
Inserted: (1) the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
Inserted: (2) the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following:
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As printed
SA 3717. Mr. RISCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 1268. REPLACEMENT OF LOCALLY EMPLOYED STAFF SERVING AT UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
(a) Employment Requirement.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall ensure that, not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, every supervisory position at a United States diplomatic facility in the Russian Federation shall be occupied by a citizen of the United States who has passed, and shall be subject to, a thorough background check.
(2) Extension.--The Secretary of State may extend the deadline under paragraph (1) for up to one year by providing advance written notification and justification of such extension to the appropriate congressional committees.
(3) Progress report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on progress made toward meeting the employment requirement under paragraph (1).
(b) Plan for Reduced Use of Locally Employed Staff.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with other appropriate government agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan to further reduce the reliance on Locally Employed Staff in United States diplomatic facilities in the Russian Federation. The plan shall, at a minimum, include cost estimates, timelines, and numbers of employees to be replaced.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means--
(1) the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
(2) the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
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Senate amendment submitted
July 30, 2014