Summary: Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 - Directs the President to establish guidelines regarding the establishment of measurable goals, performance metrics, and monitoring and evaluation plans for U.S. foreign assistance. Requires such guidelines to provide direction to federal departments and agencies that administer U.S. foreign assistance on developing the range of activities relating to: (1) resource monitoring, (2) project and program evaluation, and (3) analysis of findings and generalizations and their applicability to proposed project and program design. Requires within one year: (1) each appropriate federal department or agency to begin using such guidelines, and (2) the President to submit a related report to Congress. Directs the President to require the Secretary of State to establish and maintain an Internet website to make publicly available comprehensive and accessible information on U.S. foreign assistance programs. Requires any cost of implementing this Act to be offset through the elimination of initiatives, positions, and programs within a federal department or agency administering foreign assistance, as determined by the Secretary of State and the head of each federal department or agency in consultation with Congress.

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Summary: Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of State to conduct a review every four years of U.S. diplomacy and development for the next four-year period (quadrennial diplomacy and development review) which shall include: (1) recommendations regarding the long-term diplomacy and development policy and strategic framework of the United States; (2) U.S. diplomatic priorities; and (3) guidance on the related programs, assets, capabilities, budget, policies, and authorities of the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Provides for interagency consultations in the conduct of the diplomacy and development review. Requires each diplomacy and development review to: (1) delineate the U.S. national diplomacy and development policy and strategic framework; (2) prioritize critical national diplomacy and development areas, capabilities, and resources; (3) describe interagency cooperation and preparedness of relevant federal assets; (4) describe the roles of international organizations and multilateral institutions in advancing U.S. diplomatic and development objectives; (5) identify the necessary budget plan; and (6) assess the organizational alignment and management mechanisms of the Department and USAID with the national diplomacy and development policy and strategic framework. Authorizes the Secretary to establish within the Department an Office of Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review. Urges the Secretary to apprise the Foreign Affairs Policy Board on an ongoing basis of the work undertaken in the quadrennial diplomacy and development review.

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Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act - Establishes the Commission on Americans Living Abroad which shall conduct a study of how federal laws and policies affect U.S. citizens living abroad, including civilians and members of the Armed Forces.

Terminates the Commission upon submission of a final report to Congress.

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Prioritizing Debt Reduction in U.S. Foreign Assistance Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the growing federal debt jeopardizes U.S. national security and economic stability, and (2) paying money owed to America's major foreign debt holders is a better use of American taxpayer dollars than providing such debt holders with foreign assistance.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit, with specified exceptions, assistance to any country whose government holds more than $500 billion in U.S. Treasury securities.

Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress on the provision of U.S. foreign assistance to countries whose governments hold U.S. Treasury securities.

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Department of State Operations and Embassy Security Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2014 - Title I: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes FY2014 appropriations for: (1) diplomatic and consular programs; (2) the Capital Investment Fund; (3) educational and cultural exchange programs; (4) conflict stabilization operations; (5) representation allowances; (6) protection of foreign missions and officials; (7) diplomatic and consular service emergencies; (8) repatriation loans; (9) the American Institute in Taiwan; (10) the Office of the Inspector General; (11) the International Chancery Center; and (12) embassy security, construction, and maintenance.

(Sec. 102) Authorizes FY2014 appropriations for Department of State contributions to international organizations.

(Sec. 103) Authorizes FY2014 appropriations for Department international peacekeeping activities.

Prohibits the use of such amounts to support any United Nations (U.N.) unmanned aerial (drone) system activities operating in U.S. airspace, including U.S. territories and possessions.

(Sec. 104) Authorizes FY2014 appropriations to the Department for: (1) the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico; (2) the International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada; (3) the International Joint Commission; (4) the International Fisheries Commissions; and (5) the Border Environment Cooperation Commission.

(Sec. 105) Authorizes FY2014 appropriations for the National Endowment for Democracy.

(Sec. 106) Prohibits the use of funds to contract with any offeror or principal who certifies that the offeror or principal: (1) has been convicted within a three-year period of fraud or certain criminal offenses involving public contracting, records, statements, tax laws, or the receipt of stolen property; (2) is presently indicted or charged with the commission of any such offenses; or (3) has been notified within a three-year period of delinquent federal taxes exceeding $3,000.

(Sec. 107) Prohibits the authorization of appropriations under this Act for any new Department security and training facility, including the proposed Foreign Affairs Security Training Center, for which a feasibility study has not been provided to Congress verifying that safety and security training for Department personnel cannot be provided at the existing Federal Law Enforcement Training Facility.

Title II: Department of State Authorities and Activities - Subtitle A: Basic Authorities and Activities - (Sec. 201) Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to require that Foreign Service positions that have been vacant for more than one assignment cycle be filled on a temporary basis.

(Sec. 202) Authorizes the establishment of the Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications to: (1) coordinate public communications activities directed at audiences abroad and targeted against violent extremists and terrorist organizations, especially al-Qa'ida; (2) develop the strategic counterterrorism narrative for executive branch use; (3) identify trends in extremist communications; and (4) identify shortfalls in relevant U.S. capabilities.

(Sec. 203) Authorizes the Secretary of State to provide for U.S. participation in the Information Sharing Centre located in Singapore, as established by the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia.

Subtitle B: Consular Services and Related Matters - (Sec. 211) Extends the passport surcharge authority through September 30, 2016.

(Sec. 212) Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) limit the period of validity of a passport issued to a sex offender, and (2) revoke the passport or passport card of an individual who has been convicted of a sex offense by a foreign court of competent jurisdiction.

States that: (1) a U.S. citizen convicted of a sex offense by a foreign court of competent jurisdiction shall not be precluded from entering the United States due to a passport revocation, and (2) that person may reapply for a passport or passport card at any time after he or she has returned to the United States.

Subtitle C: Reporting Requirements - (Sec. 221) Repeals specified reporting requirements.

Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to report annually to Congress regarding all assessed and voluntary U.S. contributions to the U.N. and its affiliated agencies and bodies during the previous fiscal year.

Title III: Organization and Personnel Authorities - (Sec. 301) Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to authorize the Secretary to suspend a Foreign Service member without pay when the member's security clearance is suspended or when there is reasonable cause to believe that the member has committed a crime for which a sentence of imprisonment may be imposed.

Entitles such person to: (1) written notice stating the specific reasons for the proposed suspension; (2) reasonable time to respond orally and in writing; (3) representation; (4) a final written decision, including the specific reasons for such decision; and (5) file a grievance. (Sec. 302) Repeals the recertification requirement for Senior Foreign Service members.

(Sec. 303) Authorizes a limited appointment extension for: (1) a person serving in the uniformed services whose limited appointment expires during such service, (2) up to 12 months in exceptional circumstances, and (3) a non-career employee who has served five consecutive years under a limited appointment for a subsequent limited appointment provided there is a one-year break in service.

(Sec. 304) Sets maximum accrual of compensatory time off at 104 hours for travel status away from the employee's official duty station.

(Sec. 305) Authorizes the Secretary to transfer to other Department officials or offices any authority, duty, or function assigned by statute to the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization, or the Coordinator for International Energy Affairs.

(Sec. 306) Extends the overseas comparability pay limitation through September 30, 2014.

Title IV: Embassy Security and Personnel Protection - Subtitle A: Review and Planning Requirements - (Sec. 411) Amends the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 to direct the Secretary to: (1) submit to Congress a list of high risk, high threat diplomatic and consular posts; and (2) determine if a post should be so designated before its opening or reopening.

Directs the Secretary, before opening or reopening a high risk, high threat post, to establish a working group responsible for the geographic area in which such post is to be opened or reopened.

(Sec. 412) Amends the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 to require: (1) U.S. diplomatic mission emergency action plans to include the threat from complex attacks, and (2) rapid response procedures to include options for deployment of military resources.

(Sec. 413) Directs the Secretary to complete a strategic review of the Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security to ensure that its mission and activities are fulfilling current and projected Department needs.

(Sec. 414) Requires an accountability review board to recommend investigatory or disciplinary action if an individual's misconduct or unsatisfactory performance significantly contributed to serious injury, loss of life, significant property destruction, or serious security breach at or related to a U.S. government mission abroad.

Subtitle B: Physical Security and Personnel Requirements - (Sec. 421) Expresses the sense of Congress that the capital security cost sharing program should prioritize the construction of new facilities and the maintenance of existing facilities at high risk, high threat posts.

Amends the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 to prohibit a project to construct a U.S. diplomatic facility from including office space or other accommodations for a federal employee if the employee's department or agency has not provided the Department with the full amount of required funding, except that a project may include office space or other accommodations for members of the U.S. Marine Corps.

(Sec. 422) Revises requirements for local guard and protective services contracts abroad, including authorizing the Department to award contracts on the basis of best value rather than lowest price in high risk, high threat areas when necessary.

Requires the Department to report each instance of best value contracting to Congress.

(Sec. 423) Amends the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 to authorize the Secretary to transfer to, and merge with, any appropriation for embassy security, construction, and maintenance such amounts appropriated for any other purpose related to the administration of foreign affairs on or after October 1, 2013.

(Sec. 424) Authorizes the Secretary to provide physical security enhancements at overseas educational facilities established for the children of U.S. government employees.

(Sec. 425) Authorizes the Secretary, through October 1, 2018, to reemploy Foreign Service annuitants in emergency situations or when there is difficulty recruiting or retraining qualified personnel after an open and competitive search has failed to identify qualified, full-time persons.

 (Sec. 426) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Overseas Security Policy Board's security standards for U.S. diplomatic and consular posts should apply to all such posts regardless of duration of occupancy, and (2) such posts should comply with requirements for attaining a waiver or exception to applicable standards if in the U.S. national interest.

(Sec. 427) Directs the Secretary to station key personnel for sustained periods of time at high risk, high threat posts in order to: (1) establish institutional knowledge and situational awareness that would allow for a fuller familiarization with the local political and security environment, and (2) ensure that necessary security procedures are implemented.

Directs the Secretary to report to Congress quarterly regarding personnel staffing and rotation cycles at high risk, high threat posts.

(Sec. 428) Directs the Secretary to report to Congress regarding the Bureau of Diplomatic Security's mobile biometric enrollment program, including: (1) an overview of the program and the Department's use of biometric technologies to secure access to U.S. diplomatic and consular posts; and (2) assessments of the effectiveness and uses of such biometric technologies and of the costs, benefits, and time to extend the program to all diplomatic and consular posts.

Subtitle C: Security Training - (Sec. 431) Amends the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 to require that: (1) personnel and senior and mid-level officials serving in high risk, high threat posts receive specified security training; and (2) diplomatic security personnel assigned permanently to such posts, or who are in long-term temporary duty status at them, receive specified language training.

(Sec. 432) Directs the Secretary to report to Congress regarding implementation of this subtitle.

Subtitle D: Expansion of Marine Corps Security Guard Detachment Program - (Sec. 441) Directs the Secretary to conduct an annual review of the Marine Corps security guard program to assess: (1) whether it is adequate to meet global diplomatic security requirements, (2) whether the Marine Corps security guards are appropriately deployed, and (3) the mission objectives and procedural rules of engagement.

 Requires a related report to Congress every three years.

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temporary basis sec authorizes establishment center strategic counterterrorism communications coordinate public communications activities directed audiences abroad targeted violent extremists terrorist organizations especially develop strategic counterterrorism executive branch use identify trends extremist communications identify shortfalls relevant capabilities sec authorizes secretary state provide participation information sharing located established regional cooperation agreement combating piracy armed robbery ships asia subtitle consular services related matters sec extends passport surcharge authority september sec authorizes secretary limit period validity passport issued sex offender revoke passport passport card individual convicted sex offense foreign court competent jurisdiction states citizen convicted sex offense foreign court competent jurisdiction shall precluded entering united_states passport revocation person reapply passport passport card time returned united_states subtitle reporting requirements sec repeals specified reporting requirements requires director office_of_management_and_budget omb report annually congress assessed voluntary contributions affiliated agencies bodies previous fiscal year title iii organization personnel authorities sec amends foreign_service act authorize secretary suspend foreign_service member pay member security clearance suspended reasonable cause believe member committed crime sentence imprisonment imposed entitles person written notice stating specific reasons proposed suspension reasonable time respond orally writing representation final written decision including specific reasons decision file grievance sec repeals recertification requirement senior foreign_service members sec authorizes limited appointment extension person serving uniformed_services limited appointment expires service months exceptional circumstances non career employee served consecutive years limited appointment subsequent limited appointment provided year break service sec sets maximum accrual compensatory time hours travel status away employee official duty station sec authorizes secretary transfer department officials offices authority duty function assigned statute coordinator counterterrorism coordinator reconstruction stabilization coordinator international energy affairs sec extends overseas comparability pay limitation september title embassy security personnel protection subtitle review planning requirements sec amends omnibus diplomatic security antiterrorism act direct secretary submit congress list high risk high threat diplomatic consular posts determine post designated opening reopening directs secretary opening reopening high risk high threat post establish working_group responsible geographic area post opened reopened sec amends secure embassy construction counterterrorism act require diplomatic mission emergency action plans include threat complex attacks rapid response procedures include options deployment military resources sec directs secretary complete strategic review department bureau_of_diplomatic_security ensure mission activities fulfilling current projected department needs sec requires accountability review board recommend investigatory disciplinary action individual misconduct unsatisfactory performance significantly contributed injury loss life significant property destruction security breach related government mission abroad subtitle physical security personnel requirements sec expresses sense congress capital security cost sharing program prioritize construction new facilities maintenance existing facilities high risk high threat posts amends secure embassy construction counterterrorism act prohibit project construct diplomatic facility including office space accommodations federal employee employee department agency provided department required funding project include office space accommodations members marine_corps sec revises requirements local guard protective services contracts abroad including authorizing department award contracts basis best value lowest price high risk high threat areas necessary requires department report instance best value contracting congress sec amends foreign_service buildings act authorize secretary transfer merge appropriation embassy security construction maintenance amounts appropriated purpose related administration foreign affairs october sec authorizes secretary provide physical security enhancements overseas educational facilities established children government employees sec authorizes secretary october foreign_service annuitants emergency situations difficulty recruiting retraining qualified personnel open competitive search failed identify qualified time persons sec expresses sense congress overseas security policy board security standards diplomatic consular posts apply posts regardless duration occupancy posts comply requirements attaining waiver exception applicable standards national interest sec directs secretary station key personnel sustained periods time high risk high threat posts order establish institutional knowledge situational awareness allow local political security environment ensure necessary security procedures implemented directs secretary report congress quarterly personnel staffing rotation cycles high risk high threat posts sec directs secretary report congress bureau_of_diplomatic_security mobile biometric enrollment program including overview program department use biometric technologies secure access diplomatic consular posts assessments effectiveness uses biometric technologies costs benefits time extend program diplomatic consular posts subtitle security training sec amends omnibus diplomatic security antiterrorism act require personnel senior mid level officials serving high risk high threat posts receive specified security training diplomatic security personnel assigned permanently posts long term temporary duty status receive specified language training sec directs secretary report congress implementation subtitle subtitle expansion marine_corps security guard program sec directs secretary conduct annual review marine_corps security guard program assess adequate meet global diplomatic security requirements marine_corps security guards appropriately deployed mission objectives procedural rules engagement requires related report congress years