H.R. 1516

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1516 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1516

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

February 24, 2025

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) a 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.
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