Examine Overseas Diplomatic Footprint Act of 2018

3.0.0 1631 2023-01-11T13:37:02Z 2023-01-11T13:37:02Z Senate S 2017-07-25 115 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2017-09-06T15:30:26Z Referred to 2017-07-26T00:06:50Z Examine Overseas Diplomatic Footprint Act of 2018 115 5589 HR 2018-04-24 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Related bill CRS 2017-09-06 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 210. Calendars 2017-09-06 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with amendments. Without written report. Committee 2017-09-06 Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with amendments. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2017-07-25 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2017-07-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001071 Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] Bob Corker R TN N International Affairs Advisory bodies Alliances Asia Building construction Child safety and welfare China Computer security and identity theft Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Crimes against women Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of State Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Disability and paralysis Drug trafficking and controlled substances Employment discrimination and employee rights Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Food assistance and relief Foreign aid and international relief Foreign and international corporations Fraud offenses and financial crimes Freedom of information Government buildings, facilities, and property Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Higher education Human rights Human trafficking Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information International law and treaties International organizations and cooperation Judicial procedure and administration Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Military assistance, sales, and agreements Military facilities and property Military personnel and dependents Minority employment Public contracts and procurement Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Religion Rule of law and government transparency Russia Science and engineering education Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Smuggling and trafficking Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Student aid and college costs Technology assessment Terrorism Transportation costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Women's employment Women's rights Worker safety and health International Affairs

00 2017-07-25 Introduced in Senate 2018-03-13T19:12:08Z Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2018

This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress regarding State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development reorganization plans.

The State Department is urged to establish an Office of Global Women's Issues.

The bill calls for establishment in the State Department of: (1) a Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; (2) an Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; and (3) an Office of International Disability Rights.

The State Department shall: (1) consult semiannually with appropriate federal agencies regarding the security of U.S. government and nongovernmental information systems used by the State Department, and (2) develop a Bureau of Diplomatic Security training program for detecting classified information spillage.

The State Department shall: (1) periodically report to Congress regarding ongoing overseas capital construction and major embassy security upgrade projects, and (2) report annually to Congress on security violations.

The bill sets forth State Department personnel and staffing provisions, including workplace diversity provisions.

The State Department may make grants or enter into cooperative agreements for science and technology fellowships.

The State Department shall appoint a Director of Research and Evaluation to evaluate public diplomacy programs.

The bill sets forth public anti-corruption provisions, including requiring the State Department to: (1) designate an anti-corruption point of contact at appropriate U.S. missions; and (2) manage a whole-of-government effort to improve coordination among U.S. agencies that have a role in promoting good governance in foreign countries.

Each U.S. government agency that enters into any international agreement, other than a treaty, on behalf of the United States shall designate a Chief International Agreements Officer who shall transmit the agreement to the State Department.

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01 2017-09-06 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2018-12-13T18:33:24Z Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2018

This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress regarding State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) reorganization plans. Any such plan shall preserve USAID's independence.

The State Department is urged to establish an Office of Global Women's Issues.

The bill: (1) establishes in the State Department a Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the position of Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; and (2) calls for the establishment in the State Department of an Office of International Disability Rights.

The bill sets forth provisions regarding: (1) embassy construction and design; (2) personnel, staffing, and workplace diversity; (3) anti-corruption efforts; and (4) information security, including a prohibition on contracting with certain telecommunications providers.

The State Department may make grants or enter into cooperative agreements for science and technology fellowships.

The State Department shall: (1) appoint a Director of Research and Evaluation to evaluate public diplomacy programs, (2) develop a Bureau of Diplomatic Security training program for detecting classified information spillage, and (3) designate an anti-corruption point of contact at appropriate U.S. missions.

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Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2018 Display Title Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2018 Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the Department of State for Fiscal Year 2018, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2018 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2018 S Senate Reported to Senate 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1631rs/xml/BILLS-115s1631rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1631is/xml/BILLS-115s1631is.xml 2017-09-06 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 210. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.