II
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 227
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 4, 2013
Mr. Leahy (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Casey, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Reed, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Nelson, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Paul) introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed
A BILL
To authorize the transfer of certain funds to improve security at United States embassies and other diplomatic facilities worldwide, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as
the Embassy Security Funds Transfer
Act of 2013
.
Transfer of certain funds for improvement of security at United States embassies and other diplomatic facilities worldwide
Transfer authority
Funds appropriated by title VIII of the Department of
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 2012
(division I of Public Law 112–74; 125 Stat. 1265) under the headings
Diplomatic and Consular
Programs
and Embassy Security, Construction, and
Maintenance
may be transferred between such
headings.
Availability
In general
Any funds transferred to a heading under subsection (a) shall be merged with funds in the heading to which transferred, and shall, except as provided in paragraph (2), be available subject to the same terms and conditions as the funds with which merged.
Duration of availability
Any funds transferred under subsection (a) shall be available for the same period for which such funds were originally appropriated.
Notification procedures
Any transfer of funds under subsection (a) shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives.