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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 10100 

To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act to establish a Deputy 

Secretary of State for Economic Security, redesignate and relocate other 

offices of the Department of State, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 5, 2024 

Mr. MOOLENAAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act to 

establish a Deputy Secretary of State for Economic Security, redesignate and relocate other offices of the Department of State, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Economic Security and 

5 Diplomacy Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT BASIC 

2 AUTHORITIES ACT. 

3 Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities 

4 Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘the Dep6 uty Secretary of State for Economic Security,’’ after 

7 ‘‘the Deputy Secretary of State,’’; 

8 (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘6’’ and in9 serting ‘‘5’’; 

10 (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘24’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘27’’; and 

12 (4) in subsection (i)— 

13 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking the sec14 ond sentence and inserting ‘‘Subject to the nu15 merical limitation under subsection (c)(1), the 

16 head of the Bureau shall be an Assistant Sec17 retary for Cyberspace and Digital Policy and 

18 shall report to the Deputy Secretary for Eco19 nomic Security.’’; 

20 (B) by striking paragraph (4); and 

21 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (5) 

22 through (7) as paragraphs (4) through (6), re23 spectively. 


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1 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR ECO2 NOMIC SECURITY. 

3 The Secretary of State shall take such steps as may 

4 be necessary to ensure the following: 

5 (1) To transfer, pursuant to the amendment 

6 made by section 1(1), the assets, liabilities, per7 sonnel, and duties of the position and office of 

8 Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, En9 ergy, and the Environment to the position and office 

10 of Deputy Secretary of State for Economic Security. 

11 (2) To establish the mission of such Deputy 

12 Secretary as responsibility for all matters of the De13 partment of State relating to the economic security 

14 of the United States, such as sanctions policy, trade 

15 policy, export controls, supply chain security, foreign 

16 assistance, and combatting economic coercion. 

17 (3) To redesignate the position and office of the 

18 following officials: 

19 (A) The Assistant Secretary for Economic 

20 and Business Affairs as the Assistant Secretary 

21 for Trade and Investment Security, who shall 

22 upon such redesignation become responsible for 

23 all matters of the Department related to out24 bound investment restrictions and inbound in25 vestment screening. 


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1 (B) The Assistant Secretary for Energy 

2 Resources as the Assistant Secretary for Supply 

3 Chain Security, who shall upon such redesigna4 tion become the lead representative of the De5 partment of State on the Forced Labor En6 forcement Task Force and become responsible 

7 for all matters of the Department related to 

8 Federal acquisition policy, forced labor in 

9 United States supply chains, development fi10 nance, and efforts pertaining to critical min11 erals and pharmaceutical supply chains. 

12 (4) To ensure that the following positions and 

13 offices shall be relocated as necessary within the De14 partment to report to different principals as follows: 

15 (A) The Assistant Secretary for Oceans 

16 and International and Scientific Affairs, to the 

17 Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democ18 racy, and Human Rights. 

19 (B) The Special Envoy for Global Food 

20 Security, to the Under Secretary for Civilian 

21 Security, Democracy, and Human Rights. 

22 (C) The Office of Sanctions Coordination, 

23 to the Deputy Secretary of State for Economic 

24 Security. 


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1 (5) To transfer the assets, liabilities, personnel, 

2 and duties of the following to the Deputy Secretary 

3 of State for Economic Security: 

4 (A) The Special Representative for Global 

5 Partnerships. 

6 (B) The Office of the Science and Tech7 nology Advisor to the Secretary. 

8 (C) The Office of Cooperative Threat Re9 duction. 

10 (D) The Office of Critical Technology Pro11 tection. 

12 (6) To additionally transfer assets, liabilities, 

13 personnel, and duties relating to the following func14 tions: 

15 (A) The polar affairs functions of the As16 sistant Secretary for Ocean and International 

17 and Scientific Affairs, the forced labor enforce18 ment functions of the Office to Monitor and 

19 Combat Trafficking in Persons, and all func20 tions of the Division for Transportation Affairs, 

21 to the Assistant Secretary for Supply Chain Se22 curity redesignated pursuant to paragraph 

23 (3)(B). 

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1 rity (as so redesignated pursuant to paragraph 

2 (3)(A)), the Under Secretary for Civilian Secu3 rity, Democracy, and Human Rights, and the 

4 Division for Counter Threat Finance and Sanc5 tions, to the Sanctions Coordinator relocated 

6 pursuant to paragraph (4)(C). 

7 (C) The technology and economic policy 

8 functions of the Office of China Coordination, 

9 to the Deputy Secretary of State for Economic 

10 Security. 

11 SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL OFFICES OF THE 

12 DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SECU13 RITY. 

14 (a) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR STRATEGIC FOR15 EIGN ASSISTANCE.— 

16 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Consistent with the 

17 amendment made by section 1(3), there is estab18 lished in the Department of State an Assistant Sec19 retary for Strategic Foreign Assistance. 

20 (2) TRANSFER.—The assets, liabilities, per21 sonnel, and duties of the following positions and 

22 functions shall be transferred to the Assistant Sec23 retary established pursuant to paragraph (1): 

24 (A) The Division for Finance and Develop25 ment. 


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1 (B) The Office of Foreign Assistance. 

2 (C) The management functions of the Of3 fice of China Coordination with respect to the 

4 Countering PRC Influence Fund. 

5 (b) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR TECHNOLOGY AND

6 INNOVATION SECURITY.— 

7 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Consistent with the 

8 amendment made by section 1(3), there is estab9 lished in the Department of State an Assistant Sec10 retary for Technology and Innovation Security, who 

11 shall be responsible for— 

12 (A) formulating Department policy related 

13 to critical and emerging technologies, such as 

14 biotechnology, quantum technology, and micro15 electronics; and 

16 (B) research security, including screening 

17 responsibilities relating to security advisory 

18 opinions under the Visa Mantis program. 

19 (2) TRANSFER.—The assets, liabilities, per20 sonnel, and duties of the following positions and 

21 functions shall be transferred to the Assistant Sec22 retary established pursuant to paragraph (1): 

23 (A) The Special Envoy for Critical and 

24 Emerging Technology. 


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1 (B) The space policy functions of the As2 sistant Secretary for Ocean and International 

3 and Scientific Affairs. 

4 (C) The export control functions of the Of5 fice of Conventional Arms Threat Reduction, 

6 including participation in the End Use Review 

7 Committee and the multilateral Wassenaar Ar8 rangement. 

9 (D) The space security and space policy 

10 functions of the Office of Emerging Security 

11 Challenges. 

12 (c) OFFICE OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND TAR13 GETING.— 

14 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of State 

15 shall establish within the Department an Office of 

16 Economic Analysis and Targeting that shall be re17 sponsible for— 

18 (A) conducting economic analysis on behalf 

19 of the Deputy Secretary of State for Economic 

20 Security; 

21 (B) preparing targeting packages for the 

22 purpose of entity listings and sanctions designa23 tions, at the request of the Assistant Secretary 

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1 tions Coordinator relocated pursuant to section 

2 2(4)(C); 

3 (C) monitoring global economic and sci4 entific trends that have implications for the eco5 nomic security of the United States and its al6 lies; and 

7 (D) establishing and maintaining the Fed8 eral database described in paragraph (3). 

9 (2) TRANSFER.—Upon establishment of the Of10 fice described in paragraph (1)— 

11 (A) the Chief Economist shall be redesig12 nated as the Director of the Office of Economic 

13 Analysis and Targeting; 

14 (B) the assets, liabilities, personnel, and 

15 duties of the Office of the Chief Economist 

16 shall be transferred to the Office of Economic 

17 Analysis and Targeting; and 

18 (C) the Secretary of State shall take such 

19 steps as may be necessary to ensure that the 

20 Director of the Office of Economic Analysis and 

21 Targeting reports directly to the Deputy Sec22 retary of State for Economic Security. 

23 (3) FEDERAL DATABASE ON ECONOMIC SECU24 RITY DATA.—In order to centralize public and pro25 prietary data and provide analysis for policymakers 


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1 relating to economic security, the Office of Economic 

2 Analysis and Targeting shall establish a database, 

3 which shall be accessible by all Federal employees, 

4 that includes data relevant to— 

5 (A) critical supply chains, such as supply 

6 chains for semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, 

7 critical minerals, and others; 

8 (B) global trade flows; 

9 (C) economic, trade, supply chain, and fi10 nancial activities of the People’s Republic of 

11 China and the Russian Federation; 

12 (D) investment data, including inbound in13 vestment in the United States in critical and 

14 emerging technologies; 

15 (E) trends in science and technology, in16 cluding scientific publications and grants 

17 awarded for scientific research; 

18 (F) activities of the People’s Republic of 

19 China companies that pose a threat to United 

20 States economic and national security; and 

21 (G) trends of forced labor in the United 

22 States supply chain originating from the Peo23 ple’s Republic of China or other countries at a 

24 high risk of facilitating forced labor. 

25 (d) OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE SOLUTIONS.— 


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1 (1) DUTIES.—The Deputy Secretary of State 

2 for Economic Security shall establish an Office of 

3 Legislative Solutions to submit, at least annually, to 

4 Congress— 

5 (A) an identification of policies to protect 

6 United States economic security that require 

7 congressional action; and 

8 (B) proposed legislative solutions to 

9 achieve such policies. 

10 (2) DIRECT INTERACTION AUTHORIZED.—Upon 

11 establishment of the Office described in paragraph 

12 (1), the Secretary of State shall take such steps as 

13 may be necessary to ensure that such Office may 

14 interact directly with members of Congress without 

15 being required to report to any other congressional 

16 liaison office of the Department. 

17 (e) ECONOMIC SECURITY OFFICER PROGRAM.—The 

18 Deputy Secretary of State for Economic Security shall 

19 designate at least 20 Foreign Service officers, who are 

20 each posted at different diplomatic or consular posts that 

21 are selected for their strategic value, to represent the mis22 sion of the Deputy Secretary described in section 1(2) at 

23 such posts. Officers so designated under this subsection 

24 shall report to at least one other official serving in the 

25 District of Columbia in addition to the Deputy Secretary. 


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1 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND HIRING 

2 AUTHORITIES. 

3 (a) AUTHORIZATION FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF

4 STATE FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY.—There is authorized 

5 to be appropriated $10,000,000 to the Deputy Secretary 

6 of State for Economic Security for the 2-year period be7 ginning on the first October 1 on or after the date of the 

8 enactment of this Act to establish and carry out the mis9 sion of the Deputy Secretary, including for the construc10 tion of a dedicated sensitive compartmented information 

11 facility and the purchase of related equipment. 

12 (b) AUTHORIZATION FOR DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE

13 OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND TARGETING.—There is au14 thorized to be appropriated to the Director of the Office 

15 of Economic Analysis and Targeting— 

16 (1) $25,000,000 for each fiscal year to support 

17 the mission described in section 3(c); and 

18 (2) $5,000,000 for each fiscal year to acquire 

19 artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to 

20 assist with data analysis, including through the Fed21 eral database described in section 3(c)(3). 

22 (c) HIRING AUTHORITY.— 

23 (1) SCHEDULE C.—The President may estab24 lish and appoint not more than 10 candidates to po25 sitions in the excepted service at the office of the 

26 Deputy Secretary of State for Economic Security. 


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1 Each such position so established shall be classified 

2 as a confidential or policy-determining character 

3 under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 

4 5, Code of Federal Regulations. 

5 (2) COMPETITIVE SERVICE.—The Deputy Sec6 retary of State for Economic Security may establish 

7 and appoint, without regard to the provisions of sec8 tions 3309 through 3318 of title 5, United States 

9 Code, not fewer than 15 candidates to positions in 

10 the competitive service (as defined in section 2102 of 

11 that title) at the office of the Deputy Secretary of 

12 State for Economic Security. 

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