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.
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Baird introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Summary
What This Bill Does:
This bill requires the Secretary of State to submit a report assessing the Conflict and Stabilization Operations Bureau. The report will evaluate whether the Bureau should be kept, explain its function, analyze its costs, and outline plans for transferring any functions or personnel if it is dissolved.
Who Benefits and How:
Congress benefits from this bill because it provides them with detailed information about the Bureau’s effectiveness and cost. This can help lawmakers make informed decisions about how to allocate resources in foreign affairs.
Who Bears the Burden and How:
The Department of State will bear the burden by having to prepare a comprehensive report within 180 days, which involves significant administrative work and potentially additional staff time. Taxpayers may also indirectly bear some costs associated with preparing this report.
Key Provisions:
- The Secretary of State must submit a report to specific congressional committees (House Committee on Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations Committee).
- The report must include an assessment of whether the Bureau should be maintained.
- The report must explain the unique function of the Bureau.
- The report must provide a cost analysis, including potential costs if the Bureau is dissolved and any savings from dissolution.
- The report must detail plans for transferring functions or personnel to other Bureaus within the Department if the Bureau is dissolved.
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
This bill requires the Secretary of State to submit a report assessing the Conflict and Stabilization Operations Bureau, including whether it should be maintained, its function, cost analysis, and plans for absorbing its functions or personnel.
Policy Domains
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of State
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