1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Embassy Design and Security Act . 2. Standardization in capital construction (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Building Operations (OBO) or successor office should prioritize the standardization of embassy design and keep customization to a minimum. (b) Consultation The Secretary of State shall carry out any new embassy compound project or new consulate compound project that utilizes a non-standard design, including those projects that are in the design phase or pre-design phase as of the date of the enactment of this Act, only in consultation with the appropriate congressional committees. The Secretary shall provide such committees, for each such project, the following documentation: (1) A comparison of the estimated full lifecycle costs of the project at issue to the estimated full lifecycle costs of such project if such project were to use a standard design. (2) A comparison of the estimated completion date of such project to the estimated completion date of such project if such project were to use a standard design. (3) A comparison of the security of such completed project to the security of such completed project if such completed project were to use a standard design. (4) A justification for the Secretary’s selection of a non-standard design over a standard design for such project. (5) A written explanation if any of the documentation necessary to support the comparisons and justification, as the case may be, described in paragraphs (1) through (4) cannot be provided. (c) Sunset The consultation requirement under subsection (b) shall expire on September 30, 2023. 3. Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States that the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations of the Department of State or its successor office shall continue to balance functionality and security with accessibility as defined by guidelines established by the United States Access Board in constructing embassies