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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5589 
To consolidate certain small diplomatic and consular posts, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 24, 2018 
Mr. MCCAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To consolidate certain small diplomatic and consular posts, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Examine Overseas 
Diplomatic Footprint Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. CONSOLIDATION OF SMALL DIPLOMATIC AND CON-
SULAR POSTS. 
(a) NEW EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES.—Prior to 
initiating site selection for a diplomatic or consular post 
that is expected to employ ten or fewer direct hire United 
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States Government employees on average for at least three 
years after opening, the Secretary of State shall conduct 
an analysis of options, including consolidating such pro-
posed post with other nearby diplomatic or consular posts. 
(b) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after 
conducting an analysis of options pursuant to subsection 
(a), the Secretary of State shall notify the appropriate 
congressional committees of the results of such analysis. 
(c) EXISTING SMALL DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 
POSTS.—The Secretary of State shall complete a cost-ben-
efit analysis for maintaining each diplomatic and consular 
post that has employed ten or fewer direct hire United 
States Government employees on average over the three 
years prior to the date of the enactment of this Act. Each 
such analysis shall include, at minimum, the following: 
(1) The full cost of maintaining each such post. 
(2) Any policy value or other value that United 
States Government tenants derive from each such 
post. 
(3) Whether regular consular services, including 
United States citizen services, are provided at each 
such post. 
(4) The nearest alternative location at which 
regular consular services, including United States 
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citizen services, are available with respect to each 
such post. 
(5) Input from each such post regarding any 
unique operational or policy value such post pro-
vides. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on the results of the analyses under subsections (a) 
and (c). 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) in the House of Representatives— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and 
(B) the Committee on Appropriations; and 
(2) in the Senate— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Appropriations. 
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