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HR5244-119

Introduced

To provide for the authorities of the Secretary of State.

119th Congress Introduced Sep 10, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill establishes key definitions for the Act including "Secretary" as Secretary of State, "Department" as Department of State, "Deputy Secretary" as Deputy Secretary of State, and "appropriate congressional committees", authorizes the Secretary of State to establish positions in the Office of the Secretary to support situational awareness and decision-making, including Chief of Staff, Counselor, and Executive Secretariat, and establishes the role and responsibilities of the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, including opposing malign influence operations, holding accountable Member States engaging in such operations, and supporting. It relies on compliance mandates, definition changes, appropriations, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Government Organization, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, and Technology.

Who Benefits and How

State Department bureaus and offices could gain revenue opportunities, U.S. Mission to the United Nations would be affected, and Taiwan could face fewer barriers.

Who Bears the Burden and How

UN Member States engaging in malign influence would take on compliance duties.

Key Provisions

  • Establishes key definitions for the Act including "Secretary" as Secretary of State, "Department" as Department of State, "Deputy Secretary" as Deputy Secretary of State, and "appropriate congressional committees"...
  • Authorizes the Secretary of State to establish positions in the Office of the Secretary to support situational awareness and decision-making, including Chief of Staff, Counselor, and Executive Secretariat.
  • Establishes the role and responsibilities of the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, including opposing malign influence operations, holding accountable Member States engaging in such operations, and supporting...
  • Authorizes the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, establishes its composition, and defines the administrative and coordination responsibilities of the Chief of Mission (UN Ambassador).
  • Creates lists the authorized bureaus and offices within the Department of State and allows the Secretary to delegate coordination responsibilities to the Deputy Secretary.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill establishes key definitions for the Act including "Secretary" as Secretary of State, "Department" as Department of State, "Deputy Secretary" as Deputy Secretary of State, and "appropriate congressional committees", authorizes the Secretary of State to establish positions in the Office of the Secretary to support situational awareness and decision-making, including Chief of Staff, Counselor, and Executive Secretariat, and establishes the role and responsibilities of the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, including opposing malign influence operations, holding accountable Member States engaging in such operations, and supporting.

Key Policy Areas

Government Organization, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Technology

Primary Purpose

The bill establishes key definitions for the Act including "Secretary" as Secretary of State, "Department" as Department of State, "Deputy Secretary" as Deputy Secretary of State, and "appropriate congressional committees", authorizes the Secretary of State to establish positions in the Office of the Secretary to support situational awareness and decision-making, including Chief of Staff, Counselor, and Executive Secretariat, and establishes the role and responsibilities of the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, including opposing malign influence operations, holding accountable Member States engaging in such operations, and supporting.

Policy Domains

Government Organization Foreign Affairs Foreign Policy Technology

Section 1 - Definitions

Identified Gains
  • State Department bureaus and offices
  • U.S. Mission to the United Nations
  • Taiwan
  • Office of the Spokesperson
  • Office of the Legal Adviser
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Taiwan:
Office of the Spokesperson:
Office of the Legal Adviser:
U.S. Mission to the United Nations:
State Department bureaus and offices: ,
Identified Costs
  • UN Member States engaging in malign influence
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
UN Member States engaging in malign influence:

Sponsors

Cory Mills

Cory Mills

R-FL | Primary Sponsor

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 10, 2025

Mr. Mills introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Government
20 mentions across 13 clauses
+14 positive ?6 uncertain

Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Crisis Management and Strategy Unit

Foreign Entities
3 mentions across 2 clauses
+2 positive -1 negative

Foreign diplomats and dignitaries, Taiwan, UN Member States engaging in malign influence

Positive-direction: Foreign diplomats and dignitaries, Taiwan

Negative-direction: UN Member States engaging in malign influence

Congress
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+2 positive

Congressional appropriations committees, Congressional committees (Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations)

Media & Entertainment
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Domestic news media

13/14
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Organization Foreign Affairs Foreign Policy Technology
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of State
"the_department"
→ Department of State
"appropriate_congressional_committees"
→ House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations Committees
Domains
Foreign Affairs International Relations
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of State
"us_ambassador_to_un"
→ United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Domains
Government Organization
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of State
Domains
Government Organization Foreign Affairs
Actor Mappings
"spokesperson"
→ Spokesperson of the Department of State
"legal_adviser"
→ Legal Adviser
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of State
"deputy_secretary"
→ Deputy Secretary of State
"chief_of_protocol"
→ United States Chief of Protocol
"assistant_secretary_inr"
→ Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Research
"director_policy_planning"
→ Director of Policy Planning
"assistant_secretary_legislative"
→ Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs
Domains
Government Organization Appropriations
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of State

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

6 terms
"appropriate congressional committees" §1

The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate

"Department" §1(b)

The Department of State

"Deputy Secretary" §1(c)

The Deputy Secretary of State

"Secretary" §1(d)

The Secretary of State

"employee" §111(e)(1)

A staff member compensated in any form in the general services, professional staff, or senior management of the United Nations system, including consultants and contractors

"malign influence operations" §111(e)(2)

Actions by Member States to undermine UN impartiality

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