Requires the Secretary of State to notify Congress before funding any new U.S. embassy or consulate built with a nonstandard design, comparing its cost, completion date, and security against a standard design.

• Bars the Secretary of State from carrying out a new embassy or consulate project with a nonstandard design unless a notice is submitted to Congress at least 15 days before funds are obligated
• Requires the notice to compare the project's lifecycle cost, completion date, and security with those of a standard design, and to justify choosing the nonstandard design
• Requires supporting documentation, or an explanation for any documentation that cannot be provided
• Applies to covered projects already in the design or pre-design phase on the date of enactment
• Expresses the sense of Congress that the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations should favor standardized construction to the greatest extent possible

• Foreign Affairs Committee (House)

International Affairs