Construction, and Maintenance shall be made available to address security vulnerabilities at interim and temporary United States diplomatic facilities abroad, including physical security upgrades and local guard staffing. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the opening, closure, or any significant modification to an interim or temporary United States diplomatic facility shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees and the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, except that such consultation and notification may be waived if there is a security risk to personnel. (f) Transfer of funds authority Funds appropriated under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs , including for Worldwide Security Protection, and under the heading Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance in titles I and VIII of this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by such titles under such headings if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to implement the recommendations of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board, or to prevent or respond to security situations and requirements, following consultation with, and subject to the regular notification procedures of, such Committees: Provided , That such transfer authority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise available under any other provision of law. (g) Soft targets Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance shall be made available for security enhancements for soft targets in accordance with section 29 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2701 ). (h) Reports (1) None of the funds appropriated under the heading Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, made available through Federal agency