H.R. 6255
IntroducedTo require the Secretary of State to report an assessment of the Conflict and Stabilization Operations Bureau, including whether the Bureau should be maintained, explanations of its function, and cost analysis of the Bureau.
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118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6255
To require the Secretary of State to report an assessment of the Conflict and Stabilization Operations Bureau, including whether the Bureau should be maintained, explanations of its function, and cost analysis of the Bureau.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 7, 2023
Mr. Baird introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of State to report an assessment of the Conflict and Stabilization Operations Bureau, including whether the Bureau should be maintained, explanations of its function, and cost analysis of the Bureau.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPORT ON FUNCTION OF CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS BUREAU.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of State submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees no more than 180 days after the passage of this bill concerning the Conflict and Stabilization Operations Bureau (referred to as the ``Bureau'').
(b) Composition.--The report shall consist of--
(1) an bottom-line assessment as to whether the Bureau should be maintained;
(2) an explanation of the unique function the Bureau serves;
(3) an analysis of the costs associated with the function of the Bureau, including--
(A) potential costs related to the dissolution of the Bureau; and
(B) potential savings, both immediate and long- term, related to the dissolution of the Bureau; and
(4) a plan detailing which, if any, functions or personnel of the Bureau would be absorbed by other Bureaus at the Department.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. <all>