§ 7301. — Reorganization of Diplomatic Telecommunications Service Program Office.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC7301]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 80--DIPLOMATIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROGRAM OFFICE (DTS-
PO)
Sec. 7301. Reorganization of Diplomatic Telecommunications
Service Program Office
(a) Reorganization
Effective 60 days after December 27, 2000, the Diplomatic
Telecommunications Service Program Office (DTS-PO) established pursuant
to title V of Public Law 102-140 shall be reorganized in accordance with
this chapter.
(b) Purpose and duties of DTS-PO
The purpose and duties of DTS-PO shall be to carry out a program for
the establishment and maintenance of a diplomatic telecommunications
system and communications network (hereinafter in this chapter referred
to as ``DTS'') capable of providing multiple levels of service to meet
the wide ranging needs of all United States Government agencies and
departments at diplomatic facilities abroad, including national security
needs for secure, reliable, and robust communications capabilities.
(Pub. L. 106-567, title III, Sec. 321, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2843.)
References in Text
Public Law 102-140, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 102-140,
Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 782, as amended. Title V of the Act is not
classified to the Code. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see Tables.
Two-Year Suspension of Reorganization of Diplomatic Telecommunications
Service Program Office
Pub. L. 107-108, title III, Sec. 311, Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1401,
as amended by Pub. L. 107-306, title III, Sec. 351, Nov. 27, 2002, 116
Stat. 2401, provided that: ``Notwithstanding any provision of subtitle B
[Sec. 321 et seq.] of title III of the Intelligence Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-567; 114 Stat. 2843; 22 U.S.C. 7301
et seq.), relating to the reorganization of the Diplomatic
Telecommunications Service Program Office, no provision of that subtitle
shall be effective during the period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act [Dec. 28, 2001] and ending on October 1, 2003.''
Reform of the Diplomatic Telecommunications Service Program Office
Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title III,
Sec. 305], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-435, provided that:
``(a) Additional Resources.--In addition to other amounts authorized
to be appropriated for the purposes of the Diplomatic Telecommunications
Service Program Office (DTS-PO), of the amounts made available to the
Department of State under section 101(2) [113 Stat. 1501A-410],
$18,000,000 shall be made available only to the DTS-PO for enhancement
of Diplomatic Telecommunications Service capabilities.
``(b) Improvement of DTS-PO.--In order for the DTS-PO to better
manage a fully integrated telecommunications network to service all
agencies at diplomatic missions and consular posts, the DTS-PO shall--
``(1) ensure that those enhancements of, and the provision of
service for, telecommunication capabilities that involve the
national security interests of the United States receive the highest
prioritization;
``(2) not later than December 31, 1999, terminate all leases for
satellite systems located at posts in criteria countries, unless all
maintenance and servicing of the satellite system is undertaken by
United States citizens who have received appropriate security
clearances;
``(3) institute a system of charges for utilization of bandwidth
by each agency beginning October 1, 2000, and institute a
comprehensive chargeback system to recover all, or substantially
all, of the other costs of telecommunications services provided
through the Diplomatic Telecommunications Service to each agency
beginning October 1, 2001;
``(4) ensure that all DTS-PO policies and procedures comply with
applicable policies established by the Overseas Security Policy
Board; and
``(5) maintain the allocation of the positions of Director and
Deputy Director of DTS-PO as those positions were assigned as of
June 1, 1999, which assignments shall pertain through fiscal year
2001, at which time such assignments shall be adjusted in the
customary manner.
``(c) Report on Improving Management.--Not later than March 31,
2000, the Director and Deputy Director of DTS-PO shall jointly submit to
the Committee on International Relations and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select Committee on Intelligence
of the Senate the Director's plan for improving network architecture,
engineering, operations monitoring and control, service metrics
reporting, and service provisioning, so as to achieve highly secure,
reliable, and robust communications capabilities that meet the needs of
both national security agencies and other United States agencies with
overseas personnel.
``(d) Funding of DTS-PO.--Funds appropriated for allocation to DTS-
PO shall be made available only for DTS-PO until a comprehensive
chargeback system is in place.
``(e) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,
the term `appropriate committees of Congress' means the Committee on
International Relations and the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Foreign Relations and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate.''
