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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10100 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 5, 2024

Mr. Moolenaar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 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.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Security and Diplomacy Act 
of 2024''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT BASIC AUTHORITIES ACT.

    Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2651a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ``the Deputy 
        Secretary of State for Economic Security,'' after ``the Deputy 
        Secretary of State,'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``6'' and inserting 
        ``5'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``24'' and inserting 
        ``27''; and
            (4) in subsection (i)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking the second 
                sentence and inserting ``Subject to the numerical 
                limitation under subsection (c)(1), the head of the 
                Bureau shall be an Assistant Secretary for Cyberspace 
                and Digital Policy and shall report to the Deputy 
                Secretary for Economic Security.'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (4); and
                    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) as 
                paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY.

    The Secretary of State shall take such steps as may be necessary to 
ensure the following:
            (1) To transfer, pursuant to the amendment made by section 
        1(1), the assets, liabilities, personnel, and duties of the 
        position and office of Under Secretary of State for Economic 
        Growth, Energy, and the Environment to the position and office 
        of Deputy Secretary of State for Economic Security.
            (2) To establish the mission of such Deputy Secretary as 
        responsibility for all matters of the Department of State 
        relating to the economic security of the United States, such as 
        sanctions policy, trade policy, export controls, supply chain 
        security, foreign assistance, and combatting economic coercion.
            (3) To redesignate the position and office of the following 
        officials:
                    (A) The Assistant Secretary for Economic and 
                Business Affairs as the Assistant Secretary for Trade 
                and Investment Security, who shall upon such 
                redesignation become responsible for all matters of the 
                Department related to outbound investment restrictions 
                and inbound investment screening.
                    (B) The Assistant Secretary for Energy Resources as 
                the Assistant Secretary for Supply Chain Security, who 
                shall upon such redesignation become the lead 
                representative of the Department of State on the Forced 
                Labor Enforcement Task Force and become responsible for 
                all matters of the Department related to Federal 
                acquisition policy, forced labor in United States 
                supply chains, development finance, and efforts 
                pertaining to critical minerals and pharmaceutical 
                supply chains.
            (4) To ensure that the following positions and offices 
        shall be relocated as necessary within the Department to report 
        to different principals as follows:
                    (A) The Assistant Secretary for Oceans and 
                International and Scientific Affairs, to the Under 
                Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human 
                Rights.
                    (B) The Special Envoy for Global Food Security, to 
                the Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, 
                and Human Rights.
                    (C) The Office of Sanctions Coordination, to the 
                Deputy Secretary of State for Economic Security.
            (5) To transfer the assets, liabilities, personnel, and 
        duties of the following to the Deputy Secretary of State for 
        Economic Security:
                    (A) The Special Representative for Global 
                Partnerships.
                    (B) The Office of the Science and Technology 
                Advisor to the Secretary.
                    (C) The Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction.
                    (D) The Office of Critical Technology Protection.
            (6) To additionally transfer assets, liabilities, 
        personnel, and duties relating to the following functions:
                    (A) The polar affairs functions of the Assistant 
                Secretary for Ocean and International and Scientific 
                Affairs, the forced labor enforcement functions of the 
                Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, 
                and all functions of the Division for Transportation 
                Affairs, to the Assistant Secretary for Supply Chain 
                Security redesignated pursuant to paragraph (3)(B).
                    (B) The sanctions functions of the Assistant 
                Secretary for Trade and Investment Security (as so 
                redesignated pursuant to paragraph (3)(A)), the Under 
                Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human 
                Rights, and the Division for Counter Threat Finance and 
                Sanctions, to the Sanctions Coordinator relocated 
                pursuant to paragraph (4)(C).
                    (C) The technology and economic policy functions of 
                the Office of China Coordination, to the Deputy 
                Secretary of State for Economic Security.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL OFFICES OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR 
              ECONOMIC SECURITY.

    (a) Assistant Secretary for Strategic Foreign Assistance.--
            (1) Establishment.--Consistent with the amendment made by 
        section 1(3), there is established in the Department of State 
        an Assistant Secretary for Strategic Foreign Assistance.
            (2) Transfer.--The assets, liabilities, personnel, and 
        duties of the following positions and functions shall be 
        transferred to the Assistant Secretary established pursuant to 
        paragraph (1):
                    (A) The Division for Finance and Development.
                    (B) The Office of Foreign Assistance.
                    (C) The management functions of the Office of China 
                Coordination with respect to the Countering PRC 
                Influence Fund.
    (b) Assistant Secretary for Technology and Innovation Security.--
            (1) Establishment.--Consistent with the amendment made by 
        section 1(3), there is established in the Department of State 
        an Assistant Secretary for Technology and Innovation Security, 
        who shall be responsible for--
                    (A) formulating Department policy related to 
                critical and emerging technologies, such as 
                biotechnology, quantum technology, and 
                microelectronics; and
                    (B) research security, including screening 
                responsibilities relating to security advisory opinions 
                under the Visa Mantis program.
            (2) Transfer.--The assets, liabilities, personnel, and 
        duties of the following positions and functions shall be 
        transferred to the Assistant Secretary established pursuant to 
        paragraph (1):
                    (A) The Special Envoy for Critical and Emerging 
                Technology.
                    (B) The space policy functions of the Assistant 
                Secretary for Ocean and International and Scientific 
                Affairs.
                    (C) The export control functions of the Office of 
                Conventional Arms Threat Reduction, including 
                participation in the End Use Review Committee and the 
                multilateral Wassenaar Arrangement.
                    (D) The space security and space policy functions 
                of the Office of Emerging Security Challenges.
    (c) Office of Economic Analysis and Targeting.--
            (1) Establishment.--The Secretary of State shall establish 
        within the Department an Office of Economic Analysis and 
        Targeting that shall be responsible for--
                    (A) conducting economic analysis on behalf of the 
                Deputy Secretary of State for Economic Security;
                    (B) preparing targeting packages for the purpose of 
                entity listings and sanctions designations, at the 
                request of the Assistant Secretary for Technology and 
                Innovation Security established pursuant to subsection 
                (b) or the Sanctions Coordinator relocated pursuant to 
                section 2(4)(C);
                    (C) monitoring global economic and scientific 
                trends that have implications for the economic security 
                of the United States and its allies; and
                    (D) establishing and maintaining the Federal 
                database described in paragraph (3).
            (2) Transfer.--Upon establishment of the Office described 
        in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) the Chief Economist shall be redesignated as 
                the Director of the Office of Economic Analysis and 
                Targeting;
                    (B) the assets, liabilities, personnel, and duties 
                of the Office of the Chief Economist shall be 
                transferred to the Office of Economic Analysis and 
                Targeting; and
                    (C) the Secretary of State shall take such steps as 
                may be necessary to ensure that the Director of the 
                Office of Economic Analysis and Targeting reports 
                directly to the Deputy Secretary of State for Economic 
                Security.
            (3) Federal database on economic security data.--In order 
        to centralize public and proprietary data and provide analysis 
        for policymakers relating to economic security, the Office of 
        Economic Analysis and Targeting shall establish a database, 
        which shall be accessible by all Federal employees, that 
        includes data relevant to--
                    (A) critical supply chains, such as supply chains 
                for semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, critical minerals, 
                and others;
                    (B) global trade flows;
                    (C) economic, trade, supply chain, and financial 
                activities of the People's Republic of China and the 
                Russian Federation;
                    (D) investment data, including inbound investment 
                in the United States in critical and emerging 
                technologies;
                    (E) trends in science and technology, including 
                scientific publications and grants awarded for 
                scientific research;
                    (F) activities of the People's Republic of China 
                companies that pose a threat to United States economic 
                and national security; and
                    (G) trends of forced labor in the United States 
                supply chain originating from the People's Republic of 
                China or other countries at a high risk of facilitating 
                forced labor.
    (d) Office of Legislative Solutions.--
            (1) Duties.--The Deputy Secretary of State for Economic 
        Security shall establish an Office of Legislative Solutions to 
        submit, at least annually, to Congress--
                    (A) an identification of policies to protect United 
                States economic security that require congressional 
                action; and
                    (B) proposed legislative solutions to achieve such 
                policies.
            (2) Direct interaction authorized.--Upon establishment of 
        the Office described in paragraph (1), the Secretary of State 
        shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that such 
        Office may interact directly with members of Congress without 
        being required to report to any other congressional liaison 
        office of the Department.
    (e) Economic Security Officer Program.--The Deputy Secretary of 
State for Economic Security shall designate at least 20 Foreign Service 
officers, who are each posted at different diplomatic or consular posts 
that are selected for their strategic value, to represent the mission 
of the Deputy Secretary described in section 1(2) at such posts. 
Officers so designated under this subsection shall report to at least 
one other official serving in the District of Columbia in addition to 
the Deputy Secretary.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND HIRING AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Authorization for Deputy Secretary of State for Economic 
Security.--There is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 to the 
Deputy Secretary of State for Economic Security for the 2-year period 
beginning on the first October 1 on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act to establish and carry out the mission of the Deputy 
Secretary, including for the construction of a dedicated sensitive 
compartmented information facility and the purchase of related 
equipment.
    (b) Authorization for Director of the Office of Economic Analysis 
and Targeting.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the Director 
of the Office of Economic Analysis and Targeting--
            (1) $25,000,000 for each fiscal year to support the mission 
        described in section 3(c); and
            (2) $5,000,000 for each fiscal year to acquire artificial 
        intelligence and machine learning tools to assist with data 
        analysis, including through the Federal database described in 
        section 3(c)(3).
    (c) Hiring Authority.--
            (1) Schedule C.--The President may establish and appoint 
        not more than 10 candidates to positions in the excepted 
        service at the office of the Deputy Secretary of State for 
        Economic Security. Each such position so established shall be 
        classified as a confidential or policy-determining character 
        under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of 
        Federal Regulations.
            (2) Competitive service.--The Deputy Secretary of State for 
        Economic Security may establish and appoint, without regard to 
        the provisions of sections 3309 through 3318 of title 5, United 
        States Code, not fewer than 15 candidates to positions in the 
        competitive service (as defined in section 2102 of that title) 
        at the office of the Deputy Secretary of State for Economic 
        Security.
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