To provide for the International Security Affairs authorities of the Department of State.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill reorganizes the Department of State by creating a new Under Secretary for International Security Affairs position. This senior official will oversee multiple bureaus handling arms control, counterterrorism, narcotics enforcement, political-military coordination, human trafficking, and emerging security threats like AI, bioweapons, and cyber operations.
Who Benefits and How
The State Department gains clearer organizational authority over international security matters, with dedicated leadership positions for each policy area. Defense contractors and security consultants may benefit from more structured engagement channels through the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs. Foreign policy professionals gain career advancement opportunities through newly authorized assistant secretary positions.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Taxpayers fund the new bureaucratic structure and appropriations for fiscal years 2026-2027. Existing State Department personnel may face reorganization as functions are consolidated under the new Under Secretary. The bill does not impose direct costs on private sector entities.
Key Provisions
- Creates Under Secretary for International Security Affairs as senior leadership position
- Establishes Bureau of Emerging Threats to address AI, bioweapons, quantum tech, and cyber warfare
- Authorizes Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking headed by Ambassador-at-Large
- Consolidates political-military affairs, arms control, counterterrorism, and narcotics control under unified leadership
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Establishes an Under Secretary for International Security Affairs within the Department of State with bureaus and assistant secretaries for political-military affairs, narcotics/law enforcement, arms control, counterterrorism, and emerging threats.
Key Policy Areas
International Security, State Department Organization, Arms Control, Counterterrorism, Narcotics Control, Emerging Technology Threats
Primary Purpose
Establishes an Under Secretary for International Security Affairs within the Department of State with bureaus and assistant secretaries for political-military affairs, narcotics/law enforcement, arms control, counterterrorism, and emerging threats.
Policy Domains
Title IV - International Security Affairs
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- State Department leadership
- Defense contractors
- Foreign policy professionals
- International security consultants
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Taxpayers
- Existing State Department personnel
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Self introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Career foreign service officers in law enforcement, Federal government career officials in trafficking enforcement, Foreign policy professionals seeking senior positions
Anti-crime technology and equipment suppliers, Defense contractors engaged in foreign military sales, Defense contractors in military education
Arms control verification technology providers, Biotechnology and biosecurity firms, Drug enforcement technology providers
Counterterrorism contractors and security firms, International law enforcement contractors and consultants, International narcotics control contractors
AI and emerging technology defense contractors, Cybersecurity firms, Defense technology companies in AI and autonomous systems
Intelligence and analysis service providers, Nuclear nonproliferation consultants and experts
Military training and education providers
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of State
- "the_department"
- → Department of State
- "the_under_secretary"
- → Under Secretary for International Security Affairs
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