H.R. 4390

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4390 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4390

To require a review of the United States diplomatic posture, and for 
other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 15, 2025

Mr. Bera (for himself, Mr. Moylan, Mr. Case, and Ms. McBride) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs

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A BILL

To require a review of the United States diplomatic posture, and for 
other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``U.S. Diplomatic Posture Review Act 
of 2025''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) The allocation of personnel and resources of the 
Department of State in areas of strategic concern should 
reflect United States national security and foreign policy 
priorities.
(2) The Department of State Strategic Staffing Initiative 
of 2020 demonstrated a recognition of a need for a continuous, 
high-level examination of the Department's diplomatic posture.
(3) The Department of State should strengthen its capacity 
to advance United States national security and foreign policy 
objectives through adjusting its diplomatic posture and 
strategic goals to reflect United States national security and 
foreign policy priorities and clearly and consistently 
communicating such adjustments to Congress.

SEC. 3. UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC POSTURE REVIEW.

(a) Review Required.--
(1) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, acting 
through the Coordinator appointed pursuant to subsection (c) 
and in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal 
departments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that includes a classified, 
comprehensive diplomatic posture review (``USDPR Report''), and 
which shall contain an unclassified summary.
(2) Subsequent reports.--Not later than 1 year after the 
submission to Congress of the initial report required by 
paragraph (1), and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an 
updated USDPR Report in the same form as the initial report.
(b) Content.--Each USDPR report required under subsection (a) 
shall, at a minimum, include a comprehensive description and discussion 
of the following matters:
(1) A list of all diplomatic and consular posts and 
domestic offices operated by the Department of State, whether 
inside the United States or overseas, including--
(A) domestic field offices;
(B) permanent bilateral missions and branch 
offices;
(C) special bilateral or multilateral missions;
(D) multilateral missions accredited to 
international organizations;
(E) legations;
(F) United States interest sections;
(G) United States liaison offices;
(H) consulates general;
(I) consulates;
(J) consular agencies;
(K) American presence posts;
(L) remote missions; and
(M) virtual presence posts.
(2) A review of the degree to which United States 
diplomatic and consular posts serve the needs of American 
citizens overseas well, including for consular services, travel 
advisories, and emergency assistance.
(3) A description of any additional resources needed to 
sufficiently serve such overseas needs.
(4) An analysis of how existing, statutorily-mandated, 
strategic priorities of the Department affect, inform, or alter 
the Department's approach toward implementing goals and 
objectives.
(5) A list of the amounts and kind of foreign assistance 
provided to other countries and public international 
organizations, disaggregated by country and by specific account 
within budget function 150 (international affairs).
(6) A list of any international financial obligations for 
which the Department is in arrears, and how the Department will 
meet these obligations within the next fiscal year.
(7) A description of the costs incurred during the 
preceding year in connection with operating, maintaining, and 
supporting Department of State missions, broken out by country 
and post.
(8) A description of major changes the Secretary of State 
has made or intends to make in the forthcoming year focused on 
significant alterations, additions, or reductions, to the 
allocation of personnel and resources across the world to 
ensure that the Department is optimally positioned to execute 
statutorily-mandated strategic plans and priorities.
(9) Identification of needed military, economic, 
informational, and additional resources outside the Department 
of State that are critical to the successful implementation of 
the strategic priorities described pursuant to paragraph (2).
(c) Coordinator for the United States Diplomatic Posture Review.--
(1) Appointment of coordinator.--The Secretary shall 
appoint from among the officers and employees of the Department 
of State a Coordinator to develop and submit the USDPR Report. 
The Coordinator shall report directly to the Secretary and may, 
at the discretion of the Secretary, retain the position and 
responsibilities held by such individual prior to such 
appointment.
(2) Qualifications.--The Coordinator shall be a person who 
has significant depth of experience and expertise in 
international relations, data-driven management, and the 
policymaking, programmatic, and personnel aspects of the 
Department.
(3) Staff.--The Secretary shall assign sufficient personnel 
from the Secretary's Policy Planning staff or other operating 
units of the Department of State as the Secretary deems 
appropriate to support the Coordinator in carrying out the 
duties required by this section.
(d) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the submission of each 
report required by subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall provide 
an annual classified briefing to the appropriate congressional 
committees on--
(1) the posture review;
(2) actionable steps the Department of State has taken or 
intends to take to make adjustments to the United States 
diplomatic posture and strategic approach; and
(3) additional statutory resources required from Congress 
to help meet the United States national security strategy 
priorities.
(e) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
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