To remove language relating to Iran hostages compensation, to provide that the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom shall have primary responsibility for religious freedom training, and to make other technical amendments.

SA 3886. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Corker) proposed an amendment to the
bill S. 1635, to authorize the Department of State for fiscal year
2016, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 16, strike lines 10 through 12 and insert the
following: ``the majority leader of the Senate, the minority
leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, the majority leader of the House of
Representatives, the minority leader of the House of
Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives that--''.
On page 30, lines 9 and 10, strike ``in the event of a
comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran''.
On page 30, lines 20 and 21, strike ``entering into a
comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran'' and insert ``the
date of the enactment of this Act''.
On page 30, line 23, insert ``the majority leader, the
minority leader,'' after ``(1)''.
On page 31, line 1, insert ``the Speaker, the majority
leader, the minority leader,'' after ``(2)''.
Beginning on page 32, lines 24 and 25, strike ``, as
appropriate'' and all that follows through ``the United
States'' on page 33, line 1, and insert ``with other United
States Government agencies, including the intelligence
community, and, as appropriate, the United States''.
Strike section 122.
On page 47, lines 14 and 15, strike ``and the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives'' and insert
``, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives,
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the
House of Representatives''.
On page 90, line 24, insert ``and to the Select Committee
on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives''
after ``congressional committees''.
On page 92, line 18, insert ``and to the Select Committee
on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives''
after ``committees''.
On page 116, line 20, strike ``Secretary of State'' and
insert ``Ambassador at Large for International Religious
Freedom appointed under section 101(b) of the International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6411(b))''.
Beginning on page 117, line 14, strike ``Secretary of
State'' and all that follows through ``in consultation with''
on page 118, line 1, and insert the following: ``Ambassador
at Large for International Religious Freedom shall carry out
paragraph (1)--
(A) in coordination with the Director of the George P.
Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center and other
Federal officials, as appropriate; and
(B) in consultation with
On page 160, line 16, insert ``to the majority leader of
the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of
the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the
House of Representatives, and the minority leader of the
House of Representatives, and'' after ``the report''.
Strike sections 501 and 502 and insert:

SEC. 501. WORLDWIDE SECURITY PROTECTION.

(a) In General.--Funds made available in fiscal year 2016
for worldwide security protection shall to the extent
practiable, before any such funds may be allocated to any
other authorized purpose, be allocated for--
(1) immediate threat mitigation support in accordance with
subsection (b) at facilities determined to be high threat,
high risk pursuant to section 531;
(2) immediate threat mitigation support in accordance with
subsection (b) at other facilities; and
(3) locations with high vulnerabilities.
(b) Immediate Threat Mitigation Support Prioritization.--In
allocating funding for immediate mitigation support pursuant
to this section, the Secretary shall prioritize funding for--
(1) the purchasing of additional security equipment,
including additional defensive weaponry;
(2) the paying of expenses of additional security forces;
and
(3) any other purposes necessary to mitigate immediate
threats to United States personnel serving overseas.

SEC. 502. EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE.

(a) In General.--Funds made available in fiscal year 2016
for Worldwide Security Upgrades within ``embassy security,
construction and maintenance'' shall to the extent

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practicable, before any funds may be allocated to any other
authorized purpose, be allocated in the prioritized order
of--
(1) immediate threat mitigation projects in accordance with
subsection (b) at facilities determined to be high threat,
high risk pursuant to section 531;
(2) other security upgrades to facilities determined to be
high threat, high risk pursuant to section 531;
(3) all other immediate threat mitigation projects in
accordance with subsection (b); and
(4) security upgrades to all other facilities or new
construction for facilities determined to be high threat,
high risk pursuant to section 531.
(b) Immediate Threat Mitigation Projects Prioritization.--
In allocating funding for immediate threat mitigation
projects pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall
prioritize funding for the construction of safeguards that
provide immediate security benefits and any other purposes
necessary to mitigate immediate threats to United States
personnel serving overseas.
(c) Additional Limitation.--No funds authorized to be
appropriated shall be obligated for new embassy construction,
other than for high threat, high risk facilities, unless the
Secretary certifies to the appropriate congressional
committees that--
(1) the Department has fully complied with the requirements
of subsection (a);
(2) high threat, high risk facilities are being secured to
the best of the United States Government's ability; and
(3) the Secretary will make funds available from the
Embassy Security, Construction and Maintenance account or
other sources to address any changed security threats or new
or emergent security needs, including new immediate threat
mitigation projects.
(d) Report.--The Secretary shall report to the appropriate
congressional committees not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act on--
(1) funding for the priorities described in subsection (a);
(2) efforts to secure high threat, high risk facilities as
well as high vulnerability locations facilities; and
(3) plans to make funds available from the Embassy
Security, Construction and Maintenance account or other
sources to address any changed security threats or new or
emergent security needs, including new immediate threat
mitigation projects.

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