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(g) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.-For each of the fiscal years 1990 and 1991, the Secretary of State shall prepare and submit a report concerning the implementation of the pilot program under this section to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. SEC. 127. REPORT ON REORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (a) FINDINGS.-The Congress makes the following findings:

(1) The Department of State is currently reviewing its organizational structure.

(2) Each of the geographical bureaus deals with a large number of countries and often a broad diversity of cultures, nationalities, and ethnic divisions.

(3) The territory covered by the Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, for example, stretches from the Atlantic coast of Morocco to the Bay of Bengal, includes twenty-five countries, more than a billion people, a number of regional disputes, and several cultural and linguistic divisions. The Bureau of Inter-American Affairs has within its jurisdiction thirtythree countries, including Mexico, the nations of the Caribbean Basin, and Central and South America.

(4) Among the most pressing international issues is the prospect for global warming. Over the next few years, American leadership at the international level will be crucial to worldwide efforts to ensure that global warming does not occur. The Department of State will need to consider appropriate steps to prepare for the leadership role of the United States.

(5) The United States continues to face a foreign intelligence threat, including the danger to United States diplomatic missions. The Department of State will need to improve its ability to detect and prevent intelligence penetration of United States missions abroad.

(b) REPORT.-Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act 31 the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report assessing the advisability of reorganization of its regional and functional bureaus. The report shall include, but not be limited to, an assessment of the advisability of two bureaus to cover the present responsibilities of the Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, an Office of Diplomatic Security to be headed by an Under Secretary-level Director of Diplomatic Security, and an Office of Global Warming within the Bureau of Oceans, International Environmental and Scientific Affairs. The report shall also include an assessment of the advisability of transferring the jurisdictional responsibility for the Organization of American States from the Bureau of International Organizations to the Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, and of creating a high-level coordinator for United States policy toward Mexico. In the context of the report required by this subsection, it is the sense

*1 Sec. 320 bx1) of Public Law 101-302 (104 Stat. 247) struck out "February 3, 1990" and inserted in lieu thereof “120 days after the date of enactment of this Act".

of the Congress that the Secretary of State should give serious consideration to the establishment of a Bureau of South Asian Affairs within the Department of State.

PART C-DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY, RECIPROCITY, AND

SECURITY

SEC. 131. EXCLUSION OF ALIENS PREVIOUSLY INVOLVED IN SERIOUS CRIMINAL OFFENSES COMMITTED IN THE UNITED STATES.

(d) REPORT CONCERNING COMPENSATION AND DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY.—(1) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress a report which considers the need and feasibility of establishing a program which makes compensation awards to United States citizens and permanent resident aliens in the United States for physical injury or financial loss which is the result of criminal activity reasonably believed to have been committed by individuals with immunity from criminal jurisdiction as a result of international obligations of the United States arising from multilateral agreements, bilateral agreements, or otherwise under international law.

(2) Together with such other information as the Secretary of State considers appropriate, the report shall include

(A) a plan and feasibility analysis for the establishment of such a program, including

(i) specific recommendations for funding, administration, and procedures and standards for compensation and payment of awards; and

(ii) particular consideration of the feasibility of an appeals mechanism;

(B) an assessment of

(i) the feasibility of establishing a fund;

(ii) the availability of existing accounts; or

(iii) other sources of funding for the program; and

(C) consideration of other possible mechanisms for compensation or reimbursement, including direct compensation by the individual with immunity from criminal jurisdiction or by the sending country of that individual.

SEC. 134.32 UNITED STATES-SOVIET RECIPROCITY IN MATTERS RELATING TO EMBASSIES.

(a) WAIVER OF RESTRICTION REGARDING SOVIET CONSULATES IN THE UNITED STATES.-(1) Notwithstanding section 153(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-204) 33 and subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary

32 22 U.S.C. 4301 note.

33 Section 153(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-204; page 137), provided the following:

Continued

of State may allow the Soviet mission to the United States to occupy, on the basis of reciprocity, a consulate facility in the United States.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall apply only after the Secretary of State certifies to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that the United States mission in Kiev is able to occupy an interim facility intended for the conduct of unclassified activities.

(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.-Not later than January 30, 1991, the Secretary of State shall develop and submit to the Congress a longterm plan for acquiring secure permanent facilities for the United States mission in Kiev, together with a budget proposal to implement such plan.

SEC. 136.34 INCREASED PARTICIPATION OF UNITED STATES CONTRACTORS IN LOCAL GUARD CONTRACTS ABROAD UNDER THE DIPLOMATIC SECURITY PROGRAM.

(a) FINDINGS.-The Congress makes the following findings:

(1) State Department policy concerning the advertising of security contracts at Foreign Service buildings has been inconsistent over the years. In many cases, diplomatic and consular posts abroad have been given the responsibility to determine the manner in which the private sector was notified concerning an invitation for bids or a request for proposals with respect to a local guard contract. Some United States foreign missions have only chosen to advertise locally the availability of a local security guard contract abroad.

(2) As a result, many United States security firms that provide local guard services abroad have been unaware that local guard contracts were available for bidding abroad and such firms have been disadvantaged as a result.

(3) Undoubtedly, United States security firms would be interested in bidding on more local guard contracts abroad if such firms knew of the opportunity to bid on such contracts.

(b) OBJECTIVE.-It is the objective of this section to improve the efficiency of the local guard programs abroad administered by the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the Department of State and to ensure maximum competition for local guard contracts abroad concerning Foreign Service buildings.

(c) PARTICIPATION OF UNITED STATES CONTRACTORS IN LOCAL GUARD CONTRACTS ABROAD.-With respect to local guard contracts for a Foreign Service building which exceed $250,000 and are entered into after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall

(1) establish procedures to ensure that all solicitations for such contracts are adequately advertised in the Commerce and Business Daily;

"(b) SOVIET CONSULATES IN THE UNITED STATES.-The Secretary of State shall not allow the Soviet mission to the United States to occupy any new consulate in the United States until the United States mission in Kiev is able to occupy secure permanent facilities."

See also Public Laws relating to Soviet Embassy in the United States, beginning at page 750. 34 22 U.S.C. 4864.

(2) establish procedures to ensure that appropriate measures are taken by diplomatic and consular post management to assure that United States persons and qualified United States joint venture persons are not disadvantaged during the solicitation and bid evaluation process due to their distance from the post; and

(3) give preference to United States persons and qualified United States joint venture persons where such persons are price competitive to the non-United States persons bidding on the contract, are properly licensed by the host government, and are otherwise qualified to carry out all the terms of the

contract.

(d) DEFINITIONS.-For the purposes of this section

(1) the term "United States person" means a person which— (A) is incorporated or legally organized under the laws of the United States, including the laws of any State, locality, or the District of Columbia;

(B) has its principal place of business in the United States;

(C) has been incorporated or legally organized in the United States for more than 2 years before the issuance date of the invitation for bids or request for proposals with respect to the contract under subsection (c);

(D) has performed within the United States and overseas security services similar in complexity to the contract being bid;

(E) with respect to the contract under subsection (c), has achieved a total business volume equal to or greater than the value of the project being bid in 3 years of the 5-year period before the date specified in subparagraph (C);

(F)(i) employs United States citizens in at least 80 percent of its principal management positions in the United States; and

(ii) employs United States citizens in more than half of its permanent, full-time positions in the United States; and

(G) has the existing technical and financial resources in the United States to perform the contract;

(2) the term "qualified United States joint venture person" means a joint venture in which a United States person or persons owns at least 51 percent of the assets of the joint venture; and

(3) the term "Foreign Service building" means any building or grounds of the United States which is in a foreign country and is under the jurisdiction and control of the Secretary of State, including residences of United States personnel assigned overseas under the authority of the Ambassador.

(e) UNITED STATES MINORITY CONTRACTORS.-Not less than 10 percent of the amount of funds obligated for local guard contracts for Foreign Service buildings subject to subsection (c) shall be allocated to the extent practicable for contracts with United States minority small business contractors.

(f) UNITED STATES SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTORS.-Not less than 10 percent of the amount of funds obligated for local guard contracts for Foreign Service buildings subject to subsection (c) shall

be allocated to the extent practicable for contracts with United States small business contractors.

(g) LIMITATION OF SUBCONTRACTING.-With respect to local guard contracts subject to subsection (c), a prime contractor may not subcontract more than 50 percent of the total value of its contract for that project.

PART D-PERSONNEL

SEC. 149. FOREIGN SERVICE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.

(a) FINDINGS.-The Congress makes the following findings:

(1) On September 3, 1986, George Shultz, as Secretary of State, issued a statement containing 32 directives concerning equal opportunity in the Foreign Service. In his statement Secretary Shultz affirmed that it was of "fundamental importance that the Foreign Service truly represent the cultural and ethnic diversity of our own society", and indicated that the lack of such balanced representation was "a foreign policy problem which affects our image as a nation and as a leader of the free world". Secretary Shultz stated "that representation of women and minorities in the Foreign Service is still unacceptably low" and declared that he was "particularly concerned at the small number of Blacks in the Senior Foreign Service".

(2) The Secretary approved 32 recommendations included with the statement regarding recruitment, assignments, performance evaluations, and equal employment opportunity procedures within the Foreign Service. The recommendations of Secretary of State Shultz included

(A) the targeting of historically Black American colleges and universities for special recruitment efforts, including specific information on how to apply for the Foreign Service examination, the testing process, and the mechanics of entry;

(B) independent review of the written exam for any cultural bias against African Americans;

(C) the inclusion of more African Americans on the board of examiners panels;

(D) investigation of methods to increase African American enrollment in university courses which might improve an applicant's chances of passing the written exam;

(E) development of new recruitment strategies;

(F) the assignment of more African American officers to senior (and visible) role model positions; and

(G) the recruitment of more African American officers into the political and economic cones of the Foreign Service.

(3) During the past 7 years, equal opportunity programs to attract women and minorities to the Foreign Service have been most successful in recruiting women and Asian Americans. Such programs have been less than successful in the recruitment of African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans. In 1982, 188 new recruits were appointed to the

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