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[CITE: 22USC2669a]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
                     CHAPTER 38--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
Sec. 2669a. Diplomatic Telecommunications Service


(a) Diplomatic Telecommunications Service financial management

    In fiscal year 1995 and each succeeding fiscal year--
        (1) the Secretary of State shall provide funds for the operation 
    of the Diplomatic Telecommunications Service (DTS) in a sufficient 
    amount to sustain the current level of support services being 
    provided by the DTS, and no portion of such amount may be 
    reprogrammed or transferred for any other purpose;
        (2) all funds for the operation and enhancement of the DTS shall 
    be directly available for use by the Diplomatic Telecommunications 
    Service Program Office (DTS-PO); and
        (3) the DTS-PO financial management officer shall be provided 
    direct access to the Department of State financial management system 
    to independently monitor and control the obligation and expenditure 
    of all funds for the operation and enhancement of the DTS.

(b) DTS Policy Board

    Within 60 days after August 26, 1994, the Secretary of State and the 
Director of the DTS-PO shall restructure the DTS Policy Board to provide 
for representation on the Board, during fiscal year 1995 and each 
succeeding fiscal year, by--
        (1) the Director of the DTS-PO;
        (2) the senior information management official from each agency 
    currently serving on the Board;
        (3) a senior career information management official from each of 
    the Department of Commerce and the Defense Intelligence Agency; and
        (4) a senior career information management official from each of 
    2 other Federal agencies served by the DTS, each of whom shall be 
    appointed on a rotating basis by the Secretary of State and the 
    Director of the DTS-PO for a 2-year term.

(c) DTS consolidation pilot program

                           (1) In general

        The Secretary of State and the Director of the DTS-PO shall 
    carry out a program under which total DTS consolidation will be 
    completed before October 1, 1995, at not less than five embassies of 
    medium to large size.

                   (2) Pilot program requirements

        Under the program required in paragraph (1)--
            (A) each participating embassy shall be provided with a full 
        range of integrated information services, including message, 
        data, and voice, without additional charge;
            (B) a combined transmission facility shall be established 
        and jointly operated, with open access to all unclassified 
        transmission equipment;
            (C) an unclassified packet switch communication system shall 
        be installed and shall serve all foreign affairs agencies 
        associated with the embassy;
            (D) separate classified transmission systems (including 
        MERCURY) shall be terminated; and
            (E) all foreign affairs agency systems requiring 
        international communications capability shall obtain such 
        capability solely through the DTS.

                      (3) Pilot program report

        Not later than January 15, 1996, the Secretary of State and the 
    Director of the DTS-PO shall submit to the Committees on 
    Appropriations of the House and Senate a report describing the 
    actions taken under the program required by this subsection. The 
    report shall include a cost-benefit analysis for each embassy 
    participating in the program.

(d) DTS planning report

    Not later than January 15, 1995, the Secretary of State and the 
Director of the DTS-PO shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
a DTS planning report. The report shall include--
        (1) a detailed plan for carrying out the pilot program required 
    by subsection (c) of this section, including an estimate of the 
    funds required for such purpose; and
        (2) a comprehensive DTS strategy plan that contains detailed 
    plans and schedules for--
            (A) an overall DTS network configuration and security 
        strategy;
            (B) transition of the existing dedicated circuits and 
        classified transmission systems to the unclassified packet 
        switch communications system;
            (C) provision of a basic level of voice service for all DTS 
        customers;
            (D) funding of new initiatives and of replacement of current 
        systems;
            (E) combining existing DTS network control centers, relay 
        facilities, and overseas operations; and
            (F) reducing the extensive reliance of DTS-PO on the full-
        time services of contractors.

(Pub. L. 103-317, title V, Sec. 507, Aug. 26, 1994, 108 Stat. 1766; Pub. 
L. 105-277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, Sec. 1335(m), Oct. 21, 1998, 
112 Stat. 2681-789.)


                               Amendments

    1998--Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 105-277 struck out ``, the United 
States Information Agency,'' after ``Department of Commerce''.


                    Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 105-277 effective Oct. 1, 1999, see section 
1301 of Pub. L. 105-277, set out as an Effective Date note under section 
6531 of this title.
