; and (5) been a complicating factor in achieving the Department’s own security requirements. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the OBO should give appropriate consideration to Standard Embassy Design, in which each new embassy and consulate starts with a standard design and keeps customization to a minimum. (c) Delivery (1) Design-build project delivery Except in cases in which the Secretary of State determines that such would not be appropriate, the Secretary shall make use of the design-build project delivery system at diplomatic posts that have not yet received design or construction contracts as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Standard design The Secretary of State shall give preference to the use of a standard design, together with design-build delivery under paragraph (1). (3) Vertical standard design The Secretary of State shall develop a vertical standard design that can be implemented according to the Department of State’s requisite security and spatial needs for diplomatic posts that are to be situated on a smaller plot of land. (4) Bridging The Secretary of State shall make use of bridging to adapt the standard design under paragraph (2) with design-build project delivery under paragraph (1) at diplomatic posts that require a more customized design due to climatic, geographic, or functional requirements. (5) Other application (A) In general The Secretary of State may make use of design-bid-build delivery with non-standard design in limited instances of particular diplomatic importance as determined by the Secretary. (B) Limitation The Secretary of State may not delegate the authority of the Secretary under subparagraph (A) to make use of design-bid-build delivery with non-standard design. (d) Consultation regarding non-Standard designs The Secretary of State shall carry out any new diplomatic post project that is in the design phase or pre-design phase as of the date of the enactment of this Act and that utilizes bridging or non-standard design under subsection (c)