Summary: Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2012 - Title I: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes FY2012 appropriations for: (1) the Department of State (Department) for the administration of foreign affairs, (2) international organizations, (3) international peacekeeping, (4) international commissions, (5) migration and refugee assistance, and (6) the National Endowment for Democracy. Title II: Department of State Authorities and Activities - Subtitle A: Basic Authorities and Activities - (Sec. 201) Directs the Secretary of State (Secretary) to periodically inspect the administration of operations of each Foreign Service post and each bureau and other operating unit of the Department. (Sec. 202) Amends the the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to permit funds won by the Department in a decision of an international tribunal to be used for the International Litigation Fund. (Sec. 203) Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to transfer statutory responsibility for performing actuarial duties related to the Department's retirement systems from the Secretary of the Treasury to the Secretary. (Sec. 204) Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize Department and Foreign Service special agents to investigate: (1) illegal passport or visa issuance or use, (2) Department-related identity theft and document fraud, and (3) federal offenses committed in the special maritime and territorial jurisdictions (nonmilitary) of the United States. (Sec. 205) Revises provisions regarding local guard and protective service contracts in high risk areas abroad. Subtitle B: Consular Services and Related Matters - (Sec. 211) Extends passport surcharge authority. (Sec. 212) Amends the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 to require the President to: (1) direct the National Security Council (NCS) to ensure that U.S. policy on Tibet is coordinated with all executive branch agencies in contact with China; and (2) provide grants to nongovernmental organizations to support economic development, cultural and historical preservation, health care, education, and environmental projects for Tibetan communities in the Tibet Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan communities in China. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a Tibet Section within the U.S. embassy in Beijing, China, to follow political and human rights, economic, and social developments inside Tibet, including Tibetan areas of Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, and Yunnan provinces until a U.S. consulate in Tibet is established. Directs the Secretary to seek to establish a U.S. consulate in Lhasa, Tibet. (Sec. 214) Revises the fee for a border crossing card for minors. (Sec. 215) Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on the resources and effectiveness of the Department's Office of Terrorism Finance and Economic Sanctions Policy. Subtitle C: Other Matters - (Sec. 221) States that it shall be U.S. policy to uphold and act in accordance with all of the reassurances provided by the President in the April 14, 2004, letter to the Prime Minister of Israel. (Sec. 222) States that it is U.S. policy that the U.S. Embassy in Israel should be established in Jerusalem not later than January 1, 2014. Amends the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 to terminate on January 1, 2014, the President's authority to waive certain funding limitations for Department acquisition and maintenance of buildings abroad until the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem has officially opened. Requires any official U.S. document which lists countries and their capital cities to identify Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Obligates FY2012 funds for construction and other costs associated with the establishment in Jerusalem of the U.S. Embassy in Israel. Title III: Organization and Personnel Authorities - (Sec. 301) Authorizes 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 for travel status away from the employee's official duty station at 104 hours during any leave year. Title IV: United States International Broadcasting - (Sec. 401) Authorizes FY2012 appropriations for international broadcasting operations and capital improvements. (Sec. 402) Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 to extend the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) personal services contractor program through December 31, 2014. (Sec. 403) Amends the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 to define for international broadcasting and related employment purposes "suitably qualified United States citizens" as U.S. citizen applicants who are equally or better qualified than alien applicants. Title V: Reporting Requirements - (Sec. 502) Directs the Secretary to report annually to Congress regarding efforts to assist Israel establish diplomatic relations. (Sec. 503) Requires that every five years, the Secretary's annual human rights report to Congress contain a report on progress to ameliorate violations of religious freedom. Title VI: Proliferation Security Initiative - (Sec. 601) Authorizes the President to utilize: (1) the Proliferation Security Initiative and other measures necessary to enforce U.S. laws and multilateral and bilateral agreements to interdict the import into or export from Iran of items, materials, equipment, goods, or technology useful for any nuclear, biological, chemical, missile, or conventional arms program; and (2) ship boarding and other interdiction agreements to accomplish such enforcement. Title VII: Peace Corps Volunteer Service Protection - (Sec. 701) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Peace Corps has begun responding to concerns related to its handling of sexual assault complaints from its volunteers, including by the hiring of a Victim's Advocate. (Sec. 702) Requires the Director of the Peace Corps to: (1) consult with the Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security and enter into a memorandum of understanding that specifies the duties and obligations of the Peace Corps and the Bureau of Diplomatic Security regarding the protection of Peace Corps volunteers and staff members serving in foreign countries; (2) develop sexual assault risk-reduction and response training; (3) assign a victims advocate in Peace Corps headquarters; (4) establish a process for volunteers to report incidents of assault, misconduct, or mismanagement that protects volunteer confidentiality and safety; and (5) report annually to Congress regarding assaults and sexual assaults against volunteers. Establishes in the Peace Corps a Sexual Assault Advisory Council. Requires the Director to evaluate at least every three years the allocation of resources across the countries the Peace Corps serves or is considering for service. (Sec. 704) Exempts such Inspector General of the Peace Corps and officers and employees of the Inspector General's Office from certain length of appointment, reappointment, and reassignment limitations applicable to the Foreign Service. (Sec. 705) Authorizes FY2012 appropriations for the Peace Corps, with a specified set-aside for the Office of the Inspector General. Title VIII: Nuclear Proliferation - (Sec. 801) Prohibits assistance, other than humanitarian assistance, from being provided to a country that withdraws from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Directs the United States to seek the return of transferred material, equipment, or components or special fissionable material produced through the use of such material, equipment, or components from a country that withdraws from the Treaty. (Sec. 802) Prohibits assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Arms Export Control Act, the Food for Peace Act, the Peace Corps Act, or the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to any country if the Secretary determines that the government of the country has repeatedly provided support for acts of proliferation of equipment, technology, or materials to support the design, acquisition, manufacture, or use of weapons of mass destruction. (Sec. 803) Requires the United States when considering the provision of assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or the Arms Export Control Act to a country that is a Treaty party to consider whether the proposed recipient has in force an Additional Protocol to its safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Title IX: Foreign Assistance - Subtitle A: General Provisions - (Sec. 902) Directs the President to establish guidelines for the establishment of measurable goals, performance metrics, and monitoring and evaluation plans that can be applied to U.S. foreign assistance programs, country assistance plans, and international and multilateral assistance programs receiving U.S. financial assistance. (Sec. 903) Requires USAID to report to Congress regarding such guidelines. Subtitle B: Authorizations of Appropriations - (Sec. 911) Authorizes FY2012 appropriations to the President for bilateral economic assistance. Sets aside specified amounts for: (1) Millennium Challenge Corporation(MCC) activities, (2) USAID credit programs, and (3) democracy promotion. (Sec. 912) Authorizes FY2012 appropriations to the President for operating expenses, the Capital Investment Fund, and the Office of Inspector General of the USAID. (Sec. 913) Authorizes FY2012 appropriations to the President for: (1) nonproliferation, antiterrorism, and demining programs; and (2) international narcotics control and law enforcement programs. (Sec. 915) Authorizes the President, through USAID, to provide assistance for partnerships between businesses and postsecondary educational institutions in developing African countries to further the students' education and entrepreneurship skills in order to increase economic freedom and promote civil society. Subtitle C: Prohibitions on Assistance - Part I: General Provisions - (Sec. 921) Prohibits the United States from providing economic or development assistance to the government of a country that does not meet the MCC's corruption performance indicator. (Sec. 922) Prohibits funds under this Act from being made available to any foreign nongovernmental organization that promotes or performs abortions, except in cases of rape or incest or when the life of the mother would be endangered. (Sec. 923) Prohibits funds available to USAID from being used to carry out the Development Innovation Ventures program. (Sec. 924) Prohibits funds under this Act from being provided as bilateral economic assistance to a foreign government that voted with the United States less than 50% of the time in the U.N. General Assembly and, if the foreign government is a member of the U.N. Security Council, in the Security Council and the General Assembly during the most recent General Assembly session. (Sec. 925) Prohibits funds under this Act from being made available for the Global Climate Change Initiative. (Sec. 926) Prohibits specified assistance from being used to support the trilateral assistance program in South Africa. Part II: Country and Organization-Specific Provisions - (Sec. 931) Prohibits funds under this Act from being made available to Argentina, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Ecuador, or Bolivia. (Sec. 932) Prohibits the Secretary from making funds under this Act available to the Muslim Brotherhood. (Sec. 933) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit assistance from being made available to the Palestinian Authority (PA) unless the President certifies that the PA: (1) has not unilaterally declared independence, (2) is engaged in peace negotiations with Israel, and (3) is not pursuing recognition of Palestinian statehood at the U.N. (Sec. 934) Prohibits assistance from being made available under this Act to Sri Lanka unless the Secretary certifies that Sri Lanka is making progress regarding: (1) accountability for those involved in violations of human rights and war crimes at the end of Sri Lanka's civil war, (2) reconciliation, (3) withdrawal of emergency regulations, and (4) freedom of the press. (Sec. 935) Prohibits the Secretary from using funds under this Act for programs that promote rallies, rhetoric, or propaganda by state-controlled agencies of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) or encourage acts by private entities likely to incite violence or hatred. Subtitle D: Administrative Provisions - (Sec. 941) Urges the President, through USAID, to transfer to the Treasury not less than 50% of all assets from the liquidation or winding up of: (1) the U.S.-Russia Investment Fund and the Western Newly Independent States Enterprise Fund, (2) The Baltic-American Enterprise Fund, and (3) the South African Enterprise Development Fund. (Sec. 942) Prohibits funds under this Act from being to maintain USAID's Office of Budget and Resource Management. (Sec. 943) Prohibits USAID from awarding more than 50% of the dollar amount of a Merida Initiative training service contract to a single company. (Sec. 944) Directs the President to establish an Internet website to make information on U.S. foreign assistance programs make publicly available. Subtitle E: Reports and Other Matters - (Sec. 951) Sets forth reporting requirements regarding: (1) aid commitments and disbursements by non-U.S. donors and international organizations, and (2) financial disclosure of certain organizations and businesses that receive U.S. foreign assistance funding. (Sec. 954) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding: (1) reducing malaria, (2) a second MCC compact with Cape Verde, and (3) U.S. support for microfinance and microenterprise development in developing countries and in sub-Saharan Africa. Title X: Security Assistance - Security Assistance Act of 2011 - Subtitle A: Military Assistance and Related Matters - Part I: Funding Authorizations - (Sec. 1011) Authorizes FY2012 funds for grant assistance under the Arms Export Control Act. Authorizes specified assistance for Israel and Iraq. (Sec. 1011A) Authorizes specified assistance for international military education and training. Part II: Military Assistance Authorities and Related Provisions - (Sec. 1012) Increases the aggregate dollar amount of excess defense articles authorized to be transferred annually. (Sec. 1012A) Revises annual military assistance and training report requirements. (Sec. 1012C) Authorizes the Secretary to establish the Global Security Contingency Fund to assist countries with border and maritime security and counterterrorism operations consistent with U.S. foreign policy interests. Terminates such authority at the close of September 30, 2015. (Sec. 1012D) Prohibits military education and training (IMET) assistance for Chad until the Secretary certifies to Congress that progress has been made to end child soldier recruitment. Prohibits IMET assistance for Equatorial Guinea and Somalia. Makes IMET assistance available to Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, and Zimbabwe only for peacekeeping operation training or expanded IMET. Part III: Arms Export Control Act Amendments and Related Provisions - (Sec. 1013) Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to increase the authorized uses of defense trade controls registration fees. (Sec. 1013A) Amends the Arms Export Control Act to increase the monetary thresholds requiring congressional notification of proposed foreign military sales and commercial arms sales. (Sec. 1013B) Authorizes, with prior Department approval, the retransfer to the United States of "significant military equipment" defense articles. (Sec. 1013C) Requires the annual justification for proposed arms sales to include information on the extent to which such transfers advance U.S. regional security cooperation. (Sec. 1013D) Revises specified penalty provisions under the Arms Export Control Act. (Sec. 1013E) Extends the prohibition on transactions with a state sponsor of terrorism to certain nationals of such country. (Sec. 1013F) Exempts from the prohibition on transactions with countries supporting acts of international terrorism federal law enforcement activities against persons suspected of supporting such countries. (Sec. 1013G) Directs the President to report annually to Congress on the foreign military financing program. (Sec. 1013I) Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should increase U.S. diplomatic efforts to strengthen national and international arms export controls. (Sec. 1013J) Directs the Inspector General of the Department to annually review for each of FY 2012-FY2016 the process of reviewing and reporting to Congress any misuse of U.S.-provided defense items. (Sec. 1013K) Subjects a person who willfully exports to a Western Hemisphere country any small arm or light weapon without a license to a fine of up to $3 million and imprisonment for up to 20 years, or both. (Sec. 1013L) Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize the Secretary to pay rewards to individuals who provide information leading to an arrest or conviction for exporting small arms or light weapons to Mexico. Subtitle B: Security Assistance and Related Matters - Part I: Israel - (Sec. 1021) Directs the President to report to Congress on U.S. commitments to Israel's security and maintenance of its qualitative military edge. (Sec. 1021B) Authorizes funding for Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system. Part II: Egypt - (Sec. 1022) Prohibits funds under this title from being provided for security assistance to Egypt unless the President certifies to Congress that Egypt is: (1) not controlled by a foreign terrorist organization or its supporters, (2) implementing the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty, and (3) destroying the Egypt-Gaza smuggling network and tunnels. (Sec. 1022A) Directs the Secretary to report to Congress regarding security assistance to Egypt. Part III: Lebanon - (Sec. 1023A) Prohibits assistance to Lebanon unless the President certifies to Congress that: (1) no member of Hezbollah or foreign terrorist organization serves in any governmental policy position, (2) there exists anti-terrorism vetting procedures for security personnel benefitting from U.S. security assistance programs, (3) ministries that benefit from U.S. security assistance are financially transparent and accountable, (4) the government is dismantling foreign terrorist organizations and is fully cooperating with the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, (5) U.S. security assistance and programs are not utilized against Israel and will not adversely impact Israel's qualitative military edge, and (6) Lebanon has made demonstrable progress toward assuming full control of its territory. (Sec. 1023B) Directs the Secretary to report to Congress regarding security assistance to Lebanon. Part IV: Palestinian Authority - (Sec. 1024) Prohibits assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA) unless the President certifies to Congress that: (1) no member of Hamas or foreign terrorist organization serves in any PA policy position, (2) the PA is implementing the 2005 security reorganization program, (3) PA ministries and operations that benefit from security assistance are financially transparent and accountable, (4) the PA is dismantling all foreign terrorist organizations and cooperating with Israel's security services, (5) the PA is fully implementing reforms within the Ministry of Interior and the judicial sector, (6) the PA has halted anti-Israel incitement and is promoting peace with Israel, (7) there exists anti-terrorism vetting procedures for security personnel benefitting from U.S. security assistance, and (8) the PA publicly acknowledges Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state. (Sec. 1024A) Directs the Secretary to report to Congress regarding security assistance to the PA. Part V: Pakistan - (Sec. 1025A) Amends the Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009 to direct that the certification required in order to provide security assistance to Pakistan include certifications regarding: (1) assistance in investigating the support network in Pakistan for Osama Bin Laden, (2) issuance of entry and exit visas for official U.S. visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts, and (3) the Haqqani Network (an insurgent network operating in Pakistan and Afghanistan). Part VI: Yemen - (Sec. 1026) Prohibits security assistance to Yemen unless the President certifies to Congress that: (1) no government ministry or instrumentality is controlled by, or affiliated with, a foreign terrorist organization; (2) no member a foreign terrorist organization serves in any governmental policy position; (3) there exists anti-terrorism vetting procedures for security personnel benefitting from U.S. security assistance programs; and (4) the government is not complicit in human rights abuses. (Sec. 1026A) Directs the Secretary to report to Congress regarding security assistance to Yemen. Part VII: Miscellaneous Provisions - (Sec. 1027A) Directs the President to report to Congress on overseas civilian police training in countries or regions that are at risk of, in, or in transition from, conflict or civil strife. (Sec. 1027B) Directs the Secretary to cooperate with audits conducted by the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. Subtitle C: Peacekeeping Operations - (Sec. 1031) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to permit specified funds to be used to enhance the capacity of foreign civilian security forces to participate in peacekeeping operations. Authorizes specified FY2012 appropriations for peacekeeping assistance, including for international peacekeeping activities in Somalia and for a U.S. contribution to the Multinational Force Observers Mission in the Sinai. Subtitle D: Reports - (Sec. 1041) Sets forth reporting requirements regarding: (1) certain sales and financing of defense articles and defense services by NATO countries (other than the United States) to non-NATO countries, and (2) transition of the activities of the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations in Afghanistan from DOD to the Department and USAID. Title XI: Miscellaneous Provisions - Subtitle A: General Provisions - (Sec. 1101) Prohibits the Secretary from using funds under this Act to support the East-West Center. Repeals the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 1960. (Sec. 1103) Antiboycott Act - Sets forth findings regarding U.S. efforts to oppose the Arab League boycott of Israel. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to issue regulations prohibiting, with specified exceptions, any U.S. person from taking certain actions to support any foreign-imposed or fostered boycott against a country that is friendly to the United States and is not itself the object of any form of U.S. boycott. Sets forth civil penalties for violations of such regulations. (Sec. 1104) Requires the Department to purchase goods produced or manufactured in the United States, with specified exceptions, unless such purchase is inconsistent with the public interest or unreasonably costly. (Sec. 1105) Prohibits the Secretary from requiring potential vendors or contractors to disclose certain information regarding political contributions. (Sec. 1106) Directs the Secretary to: (1) ensure that the protection the intellectual property rights of U.S. persons in other countries is a significant component of U.S. foreign policy, and (2) appoint at least one intellectual property attache to serve in a U.S. embassy or other diplomatic in each geographic region covered by a Department regional bureau. (Sec. 1107) Urges the Secretary to develop a strategy for inter-country adoptions between the United States and foreign countries with over 100 adoptions into the United States per year. (Sec. 1108) Directs the Secretary to issue guidelines to further describe the goods, services, and technologies that will be considered "sensitive technologies" (equipment or technology for restricting the flow of unbiased information in Iran) for purposes of related sanctions under the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010. (Sec. 1109) Directs the President to annually submit to Congress a list of persons who continually disregard internationally-recognized maritime best management practices promoted by the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia. (Sec. 1110) Expresses the sense of Congress that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) should review UNHCR processing of religion-based refugee claims and thoroughly train UNHCR staff for assessing such claims. (Sec. 1111) Urges the Secretary to: (1) encourage exchanges between women legislators and civil society leaders in politics and decision-making processes; and (2) focus such exchanges on Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Liberia, and South Sudan. (Sec. 1112) Amends the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 to authorize the President to exercise the national interest waiver permitting the provision of assistance upon a certification to Congress that the government of the concerned country has taken verifiable steps to end the recruitment and use of child soldiers. Subtitle B: Country-Specific Provisions - (Sec. 1121) Authorizes: (1) the Secretary to support the Azores Cooperative Initiative Program, and (2) FY2012 appropriations from existing Department funds. (Sec. 1122) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Department should establish embassies in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines; (2) the U.S. Embassy in St. George's, Grenada, should serve as a model for such future U.S. embassies; and (3) as the U.S. diplomatic presence diminishes in Afghanistan and Iraq the Department should reassign five of those diplomatic billets to the five Caribbean countries. (Sec. 1123) Prohibits funds from being made available for the U.S.-China Center of Excellence on Nuclear Security unless the President determines that the provision of such funds is in the U.S. national security interest by contributing to efforts to prevent terrorists from obtaining radioactive materials. (Sec. 1124) Directs the Secretary to seek to enter into an agreement with China regarding visa issuance reciprocity for Chinese media workers and U.S. citizen or national employees of the Broadcasting Board of Governors. (Sec. 1125) Directs the Secretary to report to Congress annually for the next three years regarding China's strategic interests in Pakistan and Afghanistan. (Sec. 1126) Directs the President to enforce all U.S. regulations regarding travel to Cuba as in effect on January 19, 2009, and impose the corresponding penalties against individuals in violation of such regulations. (Sec. 1127) States that it shall be U.S. policy to support Cyprus' reunification and to provide assistance to Cyprus only for programs and activities that are consistent with such policy. (Sec. 1128) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Secretary should engage with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to resolve any outstanding claims through the Special Claims Process; and (2) failure to resolve claims should be taken into account when the United States is reviewing its relations with Saudi Arabia, including current and future trade agreements. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress detailing the status of such claims. (Sec. 1129) Prohibits any increase in non-humanitarian assistance to Vietnam in excess of such assistance provided in FY2011 unless: (1) the U.S. government provides assistance for human rights, civil society and rule of law training, and parliamentary exchanges; and (2) the President certifies to Congress that Vietnam has met certain human rights and religious freedom benchmarks. States U.S. policy regarding: (1) Vietnam's jamming of Radio Free Asia, (2) educational and cultural exchanges with Vietnam, and (3) refugee resettlement of Vietnamese nationals. Subtitle C: Statements of Policy - (Sec. 1131) Calls on Turkey to: (1) eliminate discrimination, particularly with respect to religion and race; (2) grant the Ecumenical Patriarchate appropriate international recognition and ecclesiastic succession and the ability to train clergy of all nationalities; and (3) respect the human and property rights of the Patriarchate. (Sec. 1132) Calls upon the President to appoint an Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa to resolve the instability in Eastern Congo. (Sec. 1133) States that it is U.S. policy to: (1) eliminate the threat to civilians and regional stability posed by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA); and (2) investigate and impose sanctions against any individual or entity responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Republic of Sudan or Republic of South Sudan. (Sec. 1134) States that it is U.S. policy to: (1) urge Iraq to ensure the continued well-being of the Camp Ashraf residents and prevent their involuntary return to Iran, and (2) support U.S. commitments to ensure such residents' security. (Sec. 1135) States that it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) condemn Syria's suppression of pro-democracy protests and its extensive violations of human rights, and (2) enforce the full range of U.S. sanctions against Syria. (Sec. 1136) States that it shall be U.S. policy to strengthen bilateral economic, political, and foreign policy relations with Russia. (Sec. 1137) Supports the democratic aspirations of the Ivoirian people and welcomes former President Laurent Gbagbo's arrest. Calls upon Mr. Gbagbo to urge his supporters to contribute to peace and reconciliation in the country. (Sec. 1138) States that it shall be U.S. policy to address waterborne illnesses and conditions related to poor sanitation as priorities for U.S. global health policy. Subtitle D: Sense of Congress Provisions - Part I: General Provisions - (Sec. 1141) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs fosters mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. (Sec. 1142) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary should institute a Department code of conduct to prevent severe forms of trafficking in persons, which should include steps to ensure that Department contractors do not engage in such trafficking. (Sec. 1143) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) strengthening U.S. public diplomacy through increased private sector collaboration should be a foreign policy priority; and (2) the Secretary should consider ways to strengthen outreach efforts to key audiences in Egypt, Pakistan, Turkey, and Russia. (Sec. 1144) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary should ensure that human rights are incorporated, on a basis at least equal to economic and political factors, into U.S. bilateral relationships. (Sec. 1145) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary should discourage foreign governments from condoning murder and physical violence directed against persons because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. (Sec. 1146) Expresses the sense of Congress that any effort to expand international cooperation in space should not include participation by entities owned by, or located within, China. (Sec. 1147) Expresses the sense of Congress that timely reporting by the boundary, water, and fisheries commissions that sufficiently explains each commission's activities and the disposition of each such commission's resources is necessary to maintain public support for their continued funding. Part II: Country-Specific Provisions - (Sec. 1151) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary should promptly authorize the presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. (Sec. 1152) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should have a firm understanding of China's expansion in natural resource-rich, high-conflict areas of Africa; and (2) the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission should report on China's activities in Africa. (Sec. 1153) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) China should cease its harassment of Chen Guangcheng and his family, arrange necessary medical treatment, and allow them freedom of movement; and (2) the President and the Secretary should seek diplomatic visits to Mr. Chen, raise the issue of human rights lawyers' treatment, and raise the issue of China's coercive one-child policy. (Sec. 1154) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary should insist that China, which has ownership interests in the companies that exported contaminated drywall to the United States, have the companies submit to U.S. court jurisdiction. (Sec. 1155) Expresses concern for the protection of religious minorities in Egypt, including Coptic Christians. States that the Department's Office of International Religious Freedom and the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor should dedicate all appropriate resources to promoting the rights of religious minorities in Egypt. (Sec. 1156) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Administration should include the protection of Coptic Christian communities as a priority in diplomatic engagements with Egypt. (Sec. 1157) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary should designate Eritrea as a state sponsor of terrorism. (Sec. 1158) Expresses the sense of Congress that Central and Eastern European countries should return looted and confiscated Holocaust properties to their rightful owners, or pay equitable compensation where restitution is not possible. (Sec. 1159) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Georgia is a strategic U.S. partner; (2) the United States should support the development of democratic governance in Georgia, (3) the United States should support Georgia's efforts to join NATO and the transatlantic community; and (4) the United States should support Georgia's territorial integrity and should urge European Union (EU) countries to call for Russia's withdrawal from Georgian territory. (Sec. 1160) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should seek the immediate return of U.S. citizen children wrongfully removed to, or retained in, Japan; and (2) the Secretary should take appropriate measures to assure that the left behind parents have direct access and communications with their children. (Sec. 1161) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary should urge the Quartet to adopt the release of Gilad Shalit as an additional condition for contact with any Palestinian government in which Hamas participates. (Sec. 1162) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Russia should safeguard human rights and ensure that the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections meet international standards, and (2) the President and the Secretary should make respect for democracy and human rights a priority in U.S.-Russia relations. (Sec. 1163) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the independence of the Republic of South Sudan represents a historic opportunity for peace in the region, and (2) the Darfur peace process should remain a priority in U.S. relations with Sudan. (Sec. 1164) Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should make available to Taiwan necessary defense articles and services, including F-16 fighter jets and diesel submarines. (Sec. 1165) Expresses the sense of Congress that Turkey should: (1) end all forms of religious discrimination; (2) allow church and lay owners of Christian church properties to organize and administer religious and social activities; and (3) return to their rightful owners all Christian churches, monasteries, schools, hospitals, monuments, relics, and other religious properties, and allow their preservation and reconstruction as necessary. (Sec. 1166) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Secretary should place Vietnam on the list of countries of particular concern for severe violations of religious freedom, and (2) Vietnam should lift restrictions on religious freedom. (Sec. 1167) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the EU should continue its ban on arms exports to China; and (2) the United States and the EU should develop a common strategy to limit sensitive technologies exported to China, seek improvement in human rights conditions in China, and an end to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile related technology from China to state sponsors of terrorism. Title XII: Limitation on Assistance to the Palestinian Authority - Preparing the Palestinian People for Peace Act of 2011 - (Sec. 1202) Expresses the sense of Congress that the PA has not lived up to its agreements with Israel to end incitement and should do more to prepare the Palestinian people for peace with Israel. (Sec.1203) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit assistance from being made to the PA unless the President certifies that the PA: (1) is not engaging in a pattern of incitement against Israel, and (2) is engaged in activities to promote peace with Israel.

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department related identity theft document fraud federal offenses committed special maritime territorial jurisdictions nonmilitary united_states sec revises provisions local guard protective service contracts high risk areas abroad subtitle consular services related matters sec extends passport surcharge authority sec amends tibetan policy act require president direct national_security_council ensure policy tibet coordinated executive branch agencies contact china provide grants nongovernmental organizations support economic development cultural historical preservation health_care education environmental projects tibetan communities tibet autonomous region tibetan communities china authorizes secretary establish tibet section embassy china follow political human rights economic social developments inside tibet including tibetan areas consulate tibet established directs secretary seek establish consulate tibet sec revises fee border crossing card minors sec directs secretary report congress resources effectiveness department office terrorism finance economic sanctions policy subtitle matters sec states shall policy uphold act accordance provided president april letter prime minister israel sec states policy embassy israel established jerusalem later january amends jerusalem_embassy act terminate january president authority waive certain funding limitations department acquisition maintenance buildings abroad embassy jerusalem officially opened requires official document lists countries capital cities identify jerusalem israel capital obligates fy2012 funds construction costs associated establishment jerusalem embassy israel title iii organization personnel authorities sec authorizes 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 travel status away employee official duty station hours leave year title united_states international broadcasting sec authorizes fy2012 appropriations international broadcasting operations capital improvements sec amends foreign_relations_authorization_act fiscal year extend international broadcasting bureau personal services contractor program december sec amends united_states information educational exchange act define international broadcasting related employment purposes qualified united_states citizens citizen applicants equally better qualified alien applicants title reporting requirements sec directs secretary report annually congress efforts assist israel establish diplomatic relations sec requires years secretary annual human rights report congress contain report progress ameliorate violations religious freedom title proliferation security initiative sec authorizes president utilize proliferation security initiative measures necessary enforce laws multilateral bilateral agreements interdict import export iran items materials equipment goods technology useful nuclear biological chemical missile conventional arms program ship boarding interdiction agreements accomplish enforcement title vii peace_corps volunteer service protection sec expresses sense congress peace_corps begun responding concerns related handling sexual_assault complaints volunteers including hiring victim advocate sec requires director peace_corps consult assistant secretary state diplomatic security enter memorandum understanding specifies duties obligations peace_corps bureau_of_diplomatic_security protection peace_corps volunteers staff members serving foreign countries develop sexual_assault risk reduction response training assign victims advocate peace_corps headquarters establish process volunteers report incidents assault misconduct mismanagement protects volunteer confidentiality safety report annually congress assaults sexual assaults volunteers establishes peace_corps sexual_assault advisory_council requires director evaluate years allocation resources countries peace_corps serves considering service sec exempts inspector_general peace_corps officers employees inspector_general office certain length appointment reappointment reassignment limitations applicable foreign_service sec authorizes fy2012 appropriations peace_corps specified set aside office_of_the_inspector_general title viii nuclear proliferation sec prohibits assistance humanitarian assistance provided country withdraws treaty non-proliferation_of_nuclear_weapons directs united_states seek return transferred material equipment components special material produced use material equipment components country withdraws treaty sec prohibits assistance foreign assistance_act arms_export_control_act food_for_peace_act peace_corps act export-import_bank_act country secretary determines government country repeatedly provided support acts proliferation equipment technology materials support design acquisition manufacture use weapons mass destruction sec requires united_states considering provision assistance foreign assistance_act arms_export_control_act country treaty party consider proposed recipient force additional protocol safeguards agreement international_atomic_energy_agency iaea title foreign assistance subtitle general_provisions sec directs president establish guidelines establishment measurable goals performance metrics monitoring evaluation plans applied foreign assistance programs country assistance plans international multilateral assistance programs receiving financial assistance sec requires usaid report congress guidelines subtitle authorizations appropriations sec authorizes fy2012 appropriations president bilateral economic assistance sets aside specified amounts millennium challenge activities usaid credit programs democracy promotion sec authorizes fy2012 appropriations president operating expenses capital investment fund office_of_inspector_general usaid sec authorizes fy2012 appropriations president nonproliferation antiterrorism demining programs international narcotics control law enforcement programs sec authorizes president usaid provide assistance partnerships businesses postsecondary educational institutions developing african countries students education entrepreneurship skills order increase economic freedom promote civil society subtitle prohibitions assistance general_provisions sec prohibits united_states providing economic development assistance government country meet corruption performance indicator sec prohibits funds act available foreign nongovernmental organization promotes performs abortions cases rape incest life mother endangered sec prohibits funds available usaid carry development innovation ventures program sec prohibits funds act provided bilateral economic assistance foreign government voted united_states time general assembly foreign government member security_council security_council general assembly recent general assembly session sec prohibits funds act available global climate change initiative sec prohibits specified assistance support assistance program south_africa country organization specific provisions sec prohibits funds act available venezuela nicaragua sec prohibits secretary making funds act available sec amends foreign assistance_act prohibit assistance available palestinian_authority president certifies unilaterally declared independence engaged peace negotiations israel pursuing recognition palestinian statehood sec prohibits assistance available act secretary certifies making progress accountability involved violations human rights war crimes end civil war reconciliation withdrawal emergency regulations freedom press sec prohibits secretary funds act programs promote propaganda state controlled agencies republic macedonia encourage acts private entities likely violence subtitle administrative provisions sec urges president usaid transfer treasury assets liquidation winding investment fund western newly independent states enterprise fund american enterprise fund south african enterprise development fund sec prohibits funds act maintain usaid office budget resource management sec prohibits usaid awarding dollar initiative training service contract single company sec directs president establish internet website information foreign assistance programs publicly available subtitle reports matters sec sets forth reporting requirements aid commitments disbursements non donors international organizations financial disclosure certain organizations businesses receive foreign assistance funding sec expresses sense congress reducing malaria second compact cape support microenterprise development developing countries sub saharan africa title security assistance security assistance_act subtitle military assistance related matters funding authorizations sec authorizes fy2012 funds grant assistance arms_export_control_act authorizes specified assistance israel iraq sec authorizes specified assistance international_military_education training military assistance authorities related provisions sec increases aggregate dollar excess defense articles authorized transferred annually sec revises annual military assistance training report requirements sec authorizes secretary establish global security contingency fund assist countries border maritime security counterterrorism operations consistent foreign policy interests terminates authority close september sec prohibits military education training assistance secretary certifies congress progress end child soldier recruitment prohibits assistance guinea somalia makes assistance available central african republic guinea zimbabwe peacekeeping operation training expanded iii arms_export_control_act amendments related provisions sec amends state_department basic authorities act increase authorized uses defense trade controls registration fees sec amends arms_export_control_act increase monetary thresholds requiring congressional notification proposed foreign military sales commercial arms sales sec authorizes prior department approval united_states significant military equipment defense articles sec requires annual justification proposed arms sales include information extent transfers advance regional security cooperation sec revises specified penalty provisions arms_export_control_act sec extends prohibition transactions state sponsor terrorism certain nationals country sec exempts prohibition transactions countries supporting acts international terrorism federal law enforcement activities persons suspected supporting countries sec directs president report annually congress foreign military financing program sec expresses sense congress president increase diplomatic efforts strengthen national international arms export controls sec directs inspector_general department annually review fy2016 process reviewing reporting congress misuse defense items sec subjects person willfully exports western_hemisphere country small arm light weapon license fine million imprisonment years sec amends state_department basic authorities act authorize secretary pay rewards individuals provide information leading arrest conviction exporting small arms light weapons mexico subtitle security assistance related matters israel sec directs president report congress commitments israel security maintenance qualitative military edge sec authorizes funding israel iron_dome missile defense system egypt sec prohibits funds title provided security assistance egypt president certifies congress egypt controlled foreign terrorist organization supporters implementing israel egypt peace treaty destroying egypt gaza smuggling network tunnels sec directs secretary report congress security assistance egypt iii lebanon sec prohibits assistance lebanon president certifies congress member hezbollah foreign terrorist organization serves governmental policy position exists anti terrorism vetting procedures security personnel benefitting security assistance programs ministries benefit security assistance financially transparent accountable government dismantling foreign terrorist organizations fully cooperating special tribunal lebanon security assistance programs utilized israel adversely impact israel qualitative military edge lebanon demonstrable progress assuming control territory sec directs secretary report congress security assistance lebanon palestinian_authority sec prohibits assistance palestinian_authority president certifies congress member hamas foreign terrorist organization serves policy position implementing security reorganization program ministries operations benefit security assistance financially transparent accountable dismantling foreign terrorist organizations cooperating israel security services fully implementing reforms ministry interior judicial sector anti-israel incitement promoting peace israel exists anti terrorism vetting procedures security personnel benefitting security assistance publicly acknowledges israel right exist jewish state sec directs secretary report congress security assistance pakistan sec amends enhanced partnership pakistan act direct certification required order provide security assistance pakistan include certifications assistance investigating support network pakistan osama_bin_laden issuance entry exit visas official visitors engaged counterterrorism efforts network insurgent network operating pakistan afghanistan yemen sec prohibits security assistance yemen president certifies congress government ministry instrumentality controlled affiliated foreign terrorist organization member foreign terrorist organization serves governmental policy position exists anti terrorism vetting procedures security personnel benefitting security assistance programs government complicit human rights abuses sec directs secretary report congress security assistance yemen vii miscellaneous provisions sec directs president report congress overseas civilian police training countries regions risk transition conflict civil strife sec directs secretary cooperate audits conducted office special inspector_general iraq reconstruction subtitle peacekeeping operations sec amends foreign assistance_act permit specified funds enhance capacity foreign civilian security forces participate peacekeeping operations authorizes specified fy2012 appropriations peacekeeping assistance including international peacekeeping activities somalia contribution multinational force observers mission subtitle reports sec sets forth reporting requirements certain sales financing defense articles defense services nato countries united_states non nato countries transition activities task_force business stability operations afghanistan dod department usaid title miscellaneous provisions subtitle general_provisions sec prohibits secretary funds act support east west center repeals center cultural technical interchange east west act sec act sets forth findings efforts oppose arab league boycott israel directs secretary commerce issue regulations prohibiting specified exceptions person taking certain actions support foreign imposed boycott country friendly united_states object form boycott sets forth civil penalties violations regulations sec requires department purchase goods produced manufactured united_states specified exceptions purchase inconsistent public interest unreasonably costly sec prohibits secretary requiring potential vendors contractors disclose certain information political contributions sec directs secretary ensure protection intellectual property rights persons countries significant component foreign policy appoint intellectual property serve embassy diplomatic geographic region covered department regional bureau sec urges secretary develop strategy inter country adoptions united_states foreign countries adoptions united_states year sec directs secretary issue guidelines describe goods services technologies considered sensitive technologies equipment technology restricting flow unbiased information iran purposes related sanctions comprehensive iran_sanctions accountability divestment_act sec directs president annually submit congress list persons continually disregard internationally recognized maritime best management practices promoted contact group piracy coast somalia sec expresses sense congress united_nations high commissioner refugees review processing religion based refugee claims train staff assessing claims sec urges secretary encourage exchanges women civil society leaders politics decision making processes focus exchanges afghanistan democratic republic iraq liberia south_sudan sec amends child soldiers prevention act authorize president exercise national interest waiver permitting provision assistance certification congress government concerned country taken verifiable steps end recruitment use child soldiers subtitle country specific provisions sec authorizes secretary support cooperative initiative program fy2012 appropriations existing department funds sec expresses sense congress department establish embassies embassy george serve model future embassies diplomatic presence diminishes afghanistan iraq department reassign diplomatic caribbean countries sec prohibits funds available center_of_excellence nuclear security president determines provision funds national security interest contributing efforts prevent terrorists obtaining radioactive materials sec directs secretary seek enter agreement china visa issuance reciprocity chinese media workers citizen national employees broadcasting_board_of_governors sec directs secretary report congress annually years china strategic interests pakistan afghanistan sec directs president enforce regulations travel cuba effect january impose corresponding penalties individuals violation regulations sec states shall policy support cyprus reunification provide assistance cyprus programs activities consistent policy sec expresses sense congress secretary engage saudi_arabia resolve outstanding claims special claims process failure resolve claims taken account united_states reviewing relations saudi_arabia including current future trade agreements requires secretary report congress detailing status claims sec prohibits increase non humanitarian assistance vietnam excess assistance provided fy2011 government provides assistance human rights civil society rule law training exchanges president certifies congress vietnam met certain human rights religious freedom benchmarks states policy vietnam jamming radio_free_asia educational cultural exchanges vietnam refugee resettlement vietnamese nationals subtitle statements policy sec calls turkey eliminate discrimination particularly respect religion race grant appropriate international recognition succession ability train respect human property rights sec calls president appoint envoy great_lakes region africa resolve instability eastern sec states policy eliminate threat civilians regional stability posed lord resistance army investigate impose sanctions individual entity responsible war crimes crimes humanity republic sudan republic south_sudan sec states policy urge iraq ensure continued camp residents prevent involuntary return iran support commitments ensure residents security sec states shall policy syria suppression pro democracy protests extensive violations human rights enforce range sanctions syria sec states shall policy strengthen bilateral economic political foreign policy relations russia sec supports democratic aspirations people president arrest calls urge supporters contribute peace reconciliation country sec states shall policy address waterborne illnesses conditions related poor sanitation priorities global health policy subtitle sense congress provisions general_provisions sec expresses sense congress department bureau educational cultural affairs fosters mutual understanding people united_states people countries sec expresses sense congress secretary institute department code conduct prevent severe forms trafficking persons include steps ensure department contractors engage trafficking sec expresses sense congress strengthening public diplomacy increased private sector collaboration foreign policy priority secretary consider ways strengthen outreach efforts key audiences egypt pakistan turkey russia sec expresses sense congress secretary ensure human rights incorporated basis equal economic political factors bilateral relationships sec expresses sense congress secretary discourage foreign governments murder physical violence directed persons sexual orientation gender identity sec expresses sense congress effort expand international cooperation space include participation entities owned located china sec expresses sense congress timely reporting boundary water fisheries commissions sufficiently explains commission activities disposition commission resources necessary maintain public support continued funding country specific provisions sec expresses sense congress secretary promptly authorize presidential permit keystone_xl pipeline sec expresses sense congress united_states firm understanding china expansion natural resource rich high conflict areas africa united_states china economic security review commission report china activities africa sec expresses sense congress china cease harassment family arrange necessary medical treatment allow freedom movement president secretary seek diplomatic visits raise issue human rights lawyers treatment raise issue china coercive child policy sec expresses sense congress secretary china ownership interests companies exported contaminated drywall united_states companies submit court jurisdiction sec expresses concern protection religious minorities egypt including states department office international religious freedom bureau democracy human rights labor dedicate appropriate resources promoting rights religious minorities egypt sec expresses sense congress administration include protection christian communities priority diplomatic egypt sec expresses sense congress secretary designate state sponsor terrorism sec expresses sense congress central eastern european countries return confiscated holocaust properties owners pay equitable compensation restitution possible sec expresses sense congress georgia strategic partner united_states support development democratic governance georgia united_states support georgia efforts join nato community united_states support georgia territorial integrity urge european_union countries russia withdrawal territory sec expresses sense congress united_states seek immediate return citizen children wrongfully removed retained japan secretary appropriate measures assure left parents direct access communications children sec expresses sense congress secretary urge adopt release additional condition contact palestinian government hamas participates sec expresses sense congress russia safeguard human rights ensure upcoming presidential elections meet international standards president secretary respect democracy human rights priority relations sec expresses sense congress independence republic south_sudan represents historic opportunity peace region darfur peace process remain priority relations sudan sec expresses sense congress united_states available taiwan necessary defense articles services including fighter diesel submarines sec expresses sense congress turkey end forms religious discrimination allow church lay owners christian church properties organize administer religious social activities return owners christian churches schools hospitals monuments religious properties allow preservation reconstruction necessary sec expresses sense congress secretary place vietnam list countries particular concern severe violations religious freedom vietnam lift restrictions religious freedom sec expresses sense congress continue ban arms exports china united_states develop common strategy limit sensitive technologies exported china seek improvement human rights conditions china end proliferation weapons mass destruction ballistic missile related technology china state sponsors terrorism title xii limitation assistance palestinian_authority preparing palestinian people peace act sec expresses sense congress lived agreements israel end incitement prepare palestinian people peace israel amends foreign assistance_act prohibit assistance president certifies engaging pattern incitement israel engaged activities promote peace israel


Summary: Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of State to carry out, in cooperation with the government of India, the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative comprised of educational, scholarly, and professional exchange programs.

king scholarly exchange initiative act authorizes secretary state carry cooperation government india king scholarly exchange initiative comprised educational scholarly professional exchange programs


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 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: (1) each appropriate federal department or agency to begin using such guidelines within one year after their establishment, and (2) the President to submit a related report to Congress within 18 months. 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 on a country-by-country and program-by program basis. Authorizes a department or agency to use up to 5% of its foreign development assistance funds for activities under this Act.

foreign aid transparency accountability_act directs president establish guidelines establishment measurable goals performance metrics monitoring evaluation plans foreign assistance requires guidelines provide direction federal departments agencies administer foreign assistance relating resource monitoring project program evaluation analysis findings applicability proposed project program design requires appropriate federal department agency begin guidelines year establishment president submit related report congress months directs president require secretary state establish maintain internet website publicly available comprehensive accessible information foreign assistance programs country country program program basis authorizes department agency use foreign development assistance funds activities act


Summary: Transparent Rules Allow Direct Exporting for Small Businesses and Jobs Act or TRADE for Small Businesses and Jobs Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Agriculture to collect information on foreign tariff and non-tariff laws, regulations, and practices affecting exports of U.S. goods and services and U.S. agricultural commodities, respectively. Requires both Secretaries to make such information available to U.S. exporters on the Export.gov website.

transparent rules allow direct exporting small businesses jobs_act trade small businesses jobs act_-_directs secretary commerce secretary agriculture collect information foreign tariff non tariff laws regulations practices affecting exports goods services agricultural commodities respectively requires secretaries information available exporters website


Summary: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes FY2013 appropriations for the Department of State (Department) for: (1) administration of foreign affairs and diplomatic and consular programs; (2) the Capital Investment Fund; (3) the Office of Inspector General; (4) educational and cultural exchange programs; (5) representation allowances; (6) protection of foreign missions and officials; (7) U.S. embassy security, construction, and maintenance; (8) emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service; (9) the repatriation loans program account; (10) the American Institute in Taiwan; (11) the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund; (12) international organizations, peacekeeping, and commissions; (13) the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico; (14) salaries and expenses; (15) plan preparation and construction of authorized projects; (16) the International Joint Commission, the International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, and the Border Environment Cooperation Commission; (17) international fisheries commissions; (18) international broadcasting operations and capital improvements; (19) the Asia Foundation; (20) the United States Institute for Peace; (21) the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund; (22) the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, Incorporated; (23) the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program; (24) the National Endowment for Democracy; (25) the Commission for Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad; (26) the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom; (27) the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; (28) the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China; and (29) the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission. Makes FY2013 appropriations for: (1) operating expenses of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the capital investment fund, and the Office of Inspector General, (2) expenses of the President in carrying out certain programs under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, (3) global health and child survival, (4) specified development assistance, (5) international disaster assistance, (6) transition initiatives, (7) development credit authority, (8) the Economic Support Fund, (9) promotion of democracy, (10) migration and refugee assistance, (11) the Peace Corps, (12) the Millennium Challenge Corporation, (13) the Inter-American Foundation, (14) the African Development Foundation, and (15) the Department of the Treasury for international affairs technical assistance activities. Makes FY2013 appropriations for: (1) international narcotics control and law enforcement; (2) nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, and demining; (3) international peacekeeping operations; (4) international military education and training; and (5) foreign military financing grants. Makes FY2013 appropriations for: (1) international organizations and programs, (2) the Global Environment Facility, (3) the International Development Association, (4) the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, (5) the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program, (6) the Inter-American Development Bank, (7) the Asian Development Bank, (8) the Asian Development Fund, (9) the African Development Bank, (10) the African Development Fund, and (11) the International Fund for Agricultural Development. Sets forth limitations on callable capital subscriptions with respect to: (1) the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, (2) the Inter-American Development Bank, (3) the Asian Development Bank, and (4) the African Development Bank. Makes FY2013 appropriations for: (1) the Export-Import Bank of the United States, including the Office of Inspector General, direct and guaranteed loans, tied-aid grants, insurance programs, and administrative expenses; (2) the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) credit and insurance programs, including administrative expenses, and for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans; and (3) the Trade and Development Agency. Sets forth certain limits and prohibitions on the use of appropriations for specified activities.

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Summary: Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2013 - Title I: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes FY2013 appropriations for the Department of State (Department) for: (1) diplomatic and consular programs; (2) the Capital Investment Fund; (3) embassy security, construction and maintenance; (4) educational and cultural exchange programs; (5) conflict stabilization operations; (6) representation allowances; (7) protection of foreign missions and officials; (8) diplomatic and consular service emergencies; (9) repatriation loans; (10) the American Institute in Taiwan; (11) the Office of the Inspector General; (12) contributions to international organizations; (13) contributions for international peacekeeping activities; (14) the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico; (15) the International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada; (16) the International Joint Commission; (17) International Fisheries Commissions; (18) the Border Environment Cooperation Commission; (19) the Peace Corps; and (20) the National Endowment for Democracy. Title II: Department of State Authorities and Activities - Subtitle A: Basic Authorities and Activities - (Sec. 201) Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to permit funds won by the Department in a decision of an international tribunal to be used for the International Litigation Fund. (Sec. 202) Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to transfer statutory responsibility for performing actuarial duties related to the Department's retirement systems from the Secretary of the Treasury to the Secretary of State (Secretary). (Sec. 203) Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize Department and Foreign Service special agents to investigate: (1) illegal passport or visa issuance or use; (2) Department-related identity theft and document fraud; and (3) federal offenses committed in the special maritime and territorial jurisdictions (nonmilitary) of the United States. (Sec. 204) Revises provisions regarding local guard and protective service contracts in high risk areas abroad. (Sec. 205) Amends the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 to exempt from the requirement to convene an Accountability Review Board an incident that: (1) occurs during the period October 1, 2005, through September 30, 2015; and (2) involves serious injury, loss of life, or significant destruction of property at, or related to, a U.S. government mission in an area subject to a contingency operation or in an area that presents an increased threat of serious damage or harm to U.S. diplomatic facilities or personnel. (Under current law such exemption applies to an incident that occurs in Afghanistan or Iraq during the period October 1, 2005, through September 30, 2009.) (Sec. 206) Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize the Secretary to provide physical security enhancements at overseas educational facilities established for the children of U.S. government employees. (Sec. 207) Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to include in the program's purpose the prevention of acts of transnational organized crime and violations of international humanitarian law. Provides rewards for the arrest or conviction of persons involved in such activities. Eliminates program references to the reward for the capture or death of Osama bin Laden. (Sec. 208) Authorizes the Secretary to establish within the office of the Secretary a Coordinator for Cyber Issues. States that the Coordinator should: (1) be the principal official within Department senior management responsible for cyberspace and cybersecurity issues, (2) be the principal advisor to the Secretary on international cyberspace and cybersecurity issues, and (3) coordinate U.S. cyberspace and cybersecurity foreign policy. Directs: (1) the Secretary to submit a list to Congress of each country determined to be a country of cybersecurity concern, and (2) the Coordinator to submit to Congress a strategy to promote U.S. engagement on international cyber issues. (Sec. 209) States that it is U.S. policy to counter the actions and ideologies of al-Qa'ida and its affiliates, other terrorist organizations, and violent extremists overseas that threaten U.S. national security and interests. Authorizes the establishment within the Department the Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications which may coordinate and inform government-wide public communications activities directed at audiences abroad and targeted against violent extremists and terrorist organizations, especially al-Qa'ida and its affiliates. Subtitle B: Consular Services and Related Matters - (Sec. 211) Extends passport surcharge authority through September 30, 2015. (Sec. 212) Revises the border crossing card fee for minors. Subtitle C: Reporting Requirements - (Sec. 221) Repeals specified reporting provisions regarding: (1) the Foreign Service, (2) North Korea, and (3) Sudan. 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 for travel status away from the employee's official duty station at 104 hours during any leave year. (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 specified authorities on reemployment requirements for certain annuitants reemployed in Iraq, Pakistan, Haiti, and Afghanistan through October 1, 2013. (Sec. 307) Extends, with a specified limitation, comparability pay adjustments through September 30, 2013, to certain Foreign Service members assigned abroad. Title IV: United States International Broadcasting - (Sec. 401) Authorizes FY2013 appropriations for international broadcasting operations and capital improvements. (Sec. 402) Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 to extend the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) personal services contractor program through December 31, 2015. (Sec. 403) Extends certain immunity from civil liability that applies to members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors to such members when also acting in their capacities as members of the board of directors of Middle East Broadcasting Networks. Title V: Arms Export Control Act Amendments and Related Provisions - Subtitle A: General Provisions - (Sec. 501) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase the aggregate dollar amount of excess defense articles authorized to be transferred annually. (Sec. 502) Revises annual military assistance and training report requirements. (Sec. 504) Amends the Arms Export Control Act to increase specified monetary thresholds requiring the President to submit certifications to Congress for prospective military sales or export licenses. (Sec. 505) Authorizes, with prior Department approval, the retransfer to the United States of "significant military equipment" defense articles. (Sec. 506) Requires the annual justification for proposed arms sales to include information on the extent to which such transfers advance U.S. regional security cooperation. (Sec. 507) Revises specified penalty provisions under the Arms Export Control Act. (Sec. 508) Extends the prohibition on transactions with a state sponsor of terrorism to certain nationals of such country. (Sec. 509) Exempts from the prohibition on transactions with countries supporting acts of international terrorism federal law enforcement activities against persons suspected of supporting such countries. (Sec. 510) Directs the President to report annually to Congress on the foreign military financing program. (Sec. 511) Directs the President to submit to Congress a copy of any regulations issued to carry out arms export and import controls at least 30 days before publication in the Federal Register unless, after consulting with Congress, there is an emergency. (Sec. 512) Directs the President to report annually to Congress for four years on U.S. diplomatic efforts to strengthen national and international arms export controls. (Sec. 513) Directs the Inspector General of the Department to annually review for each of FY 2013 through FY2017 the process of reviewing and reporting to Congress any misuse of U.S.-provided defense items. (Sec. 514) Directs the President to provide Congress with advance notice regarding certain military sales and exports. Subtitle B: Miscellaneous Provisions - (Sec. 521) States that it is U.S. policy to prioritize the removal of militarily insignificant parts, components, accessories, and attachments from the United States Munitions List that would warrant no more than anti-terrorism controls under the Export Administration Act of 1979 or any successor Act. (Sec. 522) Amends the Arms Control Act to authorize the President to establish special licensing procedures for the export of replacement components, parts, accessories, attachments, equipment, firmware, software, or technology that are not designated as major defense equipment or significant military equipment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or any NATO member country, Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Israel, or New Zealand. (Sec. 523) Urges the President to prioritize the development of a new framework to streamline U.S. arms export program licensing. (Sec. 524) Authorizes the President to remove commercial satellites and related components and technology from the United States Munitions List if the President submits a determination to Congress that the transfer of commercial satellites and related components and technology from the List does not pose an unacceptable U.S. national security risk. Prohibits a license or other export authorization from being granted for the transfer, retransfer, or reexport of any commercial satellite or related component or technology contained on the Commerce Control List to any person or entity of: (1) China, (2) Cuba, (3) Iran, (4) North Korea, (5) Sudan, (6) Syria, or (7) any country with respect to which the United States would deny licenses and other approvals for exports and imports of defense articles pursuant to international arms traffic regulations. Requires the Director of National Intelligence to report annually to Congress on efforts of state sponsors of terrorism or other foreign countries or entities to illicitly acquire commercial satellites and related components and technology. (Sec. 525) Directs the President to submit a list to Congress quarterly of all licenses and other authorizations to export commercial satellites and related components and technology contained on the Commerce Control List. (Sec. 526) Revises provisions concerning the periodic review of items on the United States Munitions List to determine what items, if any, no longer warrant export controls to require the review to include, to the extent practicable, an enumeration of the item or items to be removed and the nature of any controls to be imposed on such item or items under any other provision of law. (Sec. 527) Directs the Attorney General, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit a report to Congress that includes: (1) an assessment of the extent to which exemptions for foreign countries from the licensing requirements of the Commerce Munitions List contain strong safeguards; and (2) a compilation relating to the export of munitions, commercial spacecraft, and related technical data to facilitate law enforcement efforts to detect and enforce criminal violations of the Export Administration Regulations. (Sec. 528) Directs the President to establish a program for the end-use monitoring of munitions on the Commerce Munitions List and related technical data and submit a related annual report to Congress.

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permit funds department decision international tribunal international litigation fund sec amends foreign_service act transfer statutory responsibility performing actuarial duties related department retirement systems secretary treasury secretary state secretary sec amends state_department basic authorities act authorize department foreign_service special agents investigate illegal passport visa issuance use department related identity theft document fraud federal offenses committed special maritime territorial jurisdictions nonmilitary united_states sec revises provisions local guard protective service contracts high risk areas abroad sec amends omnibus diplomatic security antiterrorism act exempt requirement convene accountability review board incident occurs period october september involves injury loss life significant destruction property related government mission area subject contingency operation area presents increased threat damage harm diplomatic facilities personnel current law exemption applies incident occurs afghanistan iraq period october september sec amends state_department basic authorities act authorize secretary provide physical security enhancements overseas educational facilities established children government employees sec amends state_department basic authorities act include program purpose prevention acts transnational organized crime violations international humanitarian law provides rewards arrest conviction persons involved activities eliminates program references reward capture death osama_bin_laden sec authorizes secretary establish office_of_the_secretary coordinator cyber issues states coordinator principal official department senior management responsible cyberspace cybersecurity issues principal advisor secretary international cyberspace cybersecurity issues coordinate cyberspace cybersecurity foreign policy directs secretary submit list congress country determined country cybersecurity concern coordinator submit congress strategy promote engagement international cyber issues sec states policy counter actions affiliates terrorist organizations violent extremists overseas threaten national security interests authorizes establishment department center strategic counterterrorism communications coordinate inform government wide public communications activities directed audiences abroad targeted violent extremists terrorist organizations especially affiliates subtitle consular services related matters sec extends passport surcharge authority september sec revises border crossing card fee minors subtitle reporting requirements sec repeals specified reporting provisions foreign_service north_korea sudan 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 travel status away employee official duty station hours leave year sec authorizes secretary transfer department officials offices authority duty function assigned statute coordinator counterterrorism coordinator reconstruction stabilization coordinator international energy affairs sec extends specified authorities reemployment requirements certain annuitants reemployed iraq pakistan haiti afghanistan october sec extends specified limitation comparability pay adjustments september certain foreign_service members assigned abroad title united_states international broadcasting sec authorizes fy2013 appropriations international broadcasting operations capital improvements sec amends foreign_relations_authorization_act fiscal year extend international broadcasting bureau personal services contractor program december sec extends certain immunity civil liability applies members broadcasting_board_of_governors members acting capacities members board_of_directors middle_east broadcasting networks title arms_export_control_act amendments related provisions subtitle general_provisions sec amends foreign assistance_act increase aggregate dollar excess defense articles authorized transferred annually sec revises annual military assistance training report requirements sec amends arms_export_control_act increase specified monetary thresholds requiring president submit certifications congress prospective military sales export licenses sec authorizes prior department approval united_states significant military equipment defense articles sec requires annual justification proposed arms sales include information extent transfers advance regional security cooperation sec revises specified penalty provisions arms_export_control_act sec extends prohibition transactions state sponsor terrorism certain nationals country sec exempts prohibition transactions countries supporting acts international terrorism federal law enforcement activities persons suspected supporting countries sec directs president report annually congress foreign military financing program sec directs president submit congress copy regulations issued carry arms export import controls days publication federal_register consulting congress emergency sec directs president report annually congress years diplomatic efforts strengthen national international arms export controls sec directs inspector_general department annually review fy2017 process reviewing reporting congress misuse defense items sec directs president provide congress advance notice certain military sales exports subtitle miscellaneous provisions sec states policy prioritize removal parts components accessories attachments united_states_munitions_list warrant anti terrorism controls export administration act successor act sec amends arms control act authorize president establish special licensing procedures export replacement components parts accessories attachments equipment software technology designated major defense equipment significant military equipment north_atlantic_treaty_organization nato nato member country australia japan republic_of_korea israel new_zealand sec urges president prioritize development new framework streamline arms export program licensing sec authorizes president remove commercial satellites related components technology united_states_munitions_list president submits determination congress transfer commercial satellites related components technology list pose unacceptable national security risk prohibits license export authorization granted transfer reexport commercial satellite related component technology contained commerce control list person entity china cuba iran north_korea sudan syria country respect united_states deny licenses approvals exports imports defense articles pursuant international arms traffic regulations requires director national_intelligence report annually congress efforts state sponsors terrorism foreign countries entities acquire commercial satellites related components technology sec directs president submit list congress quarterly licenses authorizations export commercial satellites related components technology contained commerce control list sec revises provisions concerning periodic review items united_states_munitions_list determine items longer warrant export controls require review include extent practicable item items removed nature controls imposed item items provision law sec directs attorney general secretary commerce secretary homeland_security dhs submit report congress includes assessment extent exemptions foreign countries licensing requirements commerce munitions list contain strong safeguards compilation relating export munitions commercial related technical data facilitate law enforcement efforts detect enforce criminal violations export administration regulations sec directs president establish program end use monitoring munitions commerce munitions list related technical data submit related annual report congress


Summary: 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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