To provide for the public diplomacy authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill establishes an Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy in the State Department with broad authority over all foreign-facing communications, information operations, educational and cultural exchanges, and interagency, authorizes appropriations from the Secretary of State's budget for the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy to fulfill public diplomacy missions for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, and establishes an Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs responsible for all exchange programs including youth, student, leader, cultural, and press exchanges. It relies on appropriations and exemptions. The main policy areas are Foreign Affairs, Information Operations, Technology, and Foreign Policy.
Who Benefits and How
State Department public diplomacy operations could gain revenue opportunities, Bureau of Strategic Communications could gain revenue opportunities, and Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Foreign governments that censor the internet could face increased risk, Foreign adversaries conducting information operations could face increased risk, and Bureau of Global Public Affairs (being replaced) would be affected.
Key Provisions
- Establishes an Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy in the State Department with broad authority over all foreign-facing communications, information operations, educational and cultural exchanges, and interagency...
- Authorizes appropriations from the Secretary of State's budget for the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy to fulfill public diplomacy missions for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
- Establishes an Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs responsible for all exchange programs including youth, student, leader, cultural, and press exchanges.
- Authorizes appropriations from the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy's budget for the Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
- Establishes an Assistant Secretary for Strategic Communications responsible for foreign-facing information operations, overseeing U.S.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill establishes an Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy in the State Department with broad authority over all foreign-facing communications, information operations, educational and cultural exchanges, and interagency, authorizes appropriations from the Secretary of State's budget for the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy to fulfill public diplomacy missions for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, and establishes an Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs responsible for all exchange programs including youth, student, leader, cultural, and press exchanges.
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Affairs, Information Operations, Technology, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
The bill establishes an Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy in the State Department with broad authority over all foreign-facing communications, information operations, educational and cultural exchanges, and interagency, authorizes appropriations from the Secretary of State's budget for the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy to fulfill public diplomacy missions for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, and establishes an Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs responsible for all exchange programs including youth, student, leader, cultural, and press exchanges.
Policy Domains
Subtitle A - Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy
Identified Gains
- State Department public diplomacy operations
- Bureau of Strategic Communications
- Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
- State Department public diplomacy (international exposition participation)
- Cultural and educational exchange program participants
Identified Costs
- Foreign governments that censor the internet
- Foreign adversaries conducting information operations
- Bureau of Global Public Affairs (being replaced)
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Huizenga introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Bureau of Global Public Affairs (being replaced), Bureau of Strategic Communications
Positive-direction: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Bureau of Strategic Communications, State Department public diplomacy (international exposition participation), State Department public diplomacy operations
Negative-direction: Bureau of Global Public Affairs (being replaced)
Independent media organizations abroad, U.S. Government-funded media entities (e.g., Voice of America, RFE/RL)
Foreign adversaries conducting information operations, Foreign governments that censor the internet
Cultural and educational exchange program participants, Private and nonprofit exchange partners
International exposition organizers and contractors
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of State
- "the_under_secretary"
- → Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy
- "the_assistant_secretary"
- → Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs
- "the_assistant_secretary_sc"
- → Assistant Secretary for Strategic Communications
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