; and (2) a report or briefing detailing the rationale for not implementing recommendations made by VE studies that may yield significant cost savings to the Department, if implemented. 208. Business volume Section 402(c)(2)(E) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 ( 22 U.S.C. 4852(c)(2)(E) ) is amended by striking in 3 years and inserting cumulatively over 3 years . 209. Comptroller General report on project management skills Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the Department’s development of construction engineers and program management practices, including— (1) an evaluation of the Department’s efforts to— (A) recruit qualified construction engineers; (B) improve the skills of its construction engineers, especially in the area of project management; and (C) rate the performance of its construction engineers, especially during their assignments as project directors of new embassy compounds or new consulate compounds; (2) an evaluation of the Department’s implementation of the Program Management Improvement Accountability Act of 2016; and (3) recommendations stemming from the evaluations conducted pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2). 210. Embassy security requests and deficiencies The Secretary shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees upon request information on security deficiencies at United States diplomatic posts, including— (1) requests made over the previous year by United States diplomatic posts abroad for security upgrades