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tating or supporting United States Government operations 
within the area of responsibility of the chief of mission, 
the Secretary shall notify the appropriate congressional 
committees of the provision of such concurrence. 
(b) SEMIANNUAL REVIEW, DETERMINATION, AND 
BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not less frequently than every 
180 days, the Secretary shall, in order to ensure support 
described in subsection (a) continues to align with United 
States foreign policy objectives and the objectives of the 
Department— 
(1) conduct a review of any concurrence de-
scribed in subsection (a) in effect as of the date of 
the review; 
(2) based on the review, determine whether to 
revoke any such concurrence pending further study 
and review; and 
(3) brief the appropriate congressional commit-
tees on the results of the review and any determina-
tions to revoke concurrence pursuant to such review. 
(c) REVOCATION
OF CONCURRENCE.—If the Sec-
retary determines to revoke any concurrence described in 
subsection (a) pursuant to a review conducted under sub-
section (b), the Secretary may revoke such concurrence. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 
January 31 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to 
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the appropriate congressional committees a report that in-
cludes the following: 
(1) A description of any support described in 
subsection (a) that was provided with the concur-
rence of a chief of mission during the calendar year 
preceding the calendar year in which the report is 
submitted. 
(2) An analysis of the effects of the support de-
scribed in paragraph (1) on diplomatic lines of ef-
fort, including with respect to the following: 
(A) 
Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, 
Demining, and Related Programs and associ-
ated Anti-Terrorism Assistance programs. 
(B) International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement programs. 
(C) Foreign Military Sales, Foreign Mili-
tary Financing, and associated training pro-
grams. 
SEC. 703. REGIONAL CIVILIAN INTERAGENCY MECHANISM 
STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary 
of Commerce, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attor-
ney General, and other appropriate organizations and gov-
ernmental agencies, shall conduct a study to assess the 
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suitability and feasibility of establishing regional civilian 
interagency mechanisms, as described in the findings and 
recommendations of the ‘‘Report on Gray Zone Activities’’ 
published in 2017 by the Department’s International Se-
curity Advisory Board. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
the results of the study conducted pursuant to subsection 
(a). 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (b) shall include the following elements: 
(1) An assessment of the challenges that the 
Department faces within the current interagency 
process in deliberating, shaping, and implementing 
United States foreign policy. 
(2) An assessment of the feasibility of estab-
lishing an independent, civilian counterpart mecha-
nism to the Combatant Commands of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(3) An assessment of what challenges, particu-
larly in countering gray zone threats, these mecha-
nisms might help resolve by coordinating policy exe-
cution across all instruments of national power. 
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(4) An assessment of what opportunities, in-
cluding in gray zone activities, these mechanisms 
might better exploit by coordinating policy execution 
across all instruments of national power. 
(5) As assessment of what other agencies 
should be included in these regional mechanisms to 
help better facilitate the execution of United States 
foreign policy. 
(6) An assessment of the advantages and dis-
advantages of the various organizational structures 
(or other models that the Secretary determines ap-
propriate) outlined in the ‘‘Report on Gray Zone Ac-
tivities’’ published in 2017 by the Department’s 
International Security Advisory Board. 
(7) An assessment of the risks and benefits of 
collocating such civilian mechanisms with the com-
batant commands (or additional locations that the 
Secretary determines appropriate), including an esti-
mation and description of any costs associated with 
creating these entities. 
(8) An assessment of what efficiencies and inef-
ficiencies would result by the creation of such coordi-
nating mechanisms, the associated risks of these new 
entities, and plausible options to mitigate such risks. 
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(9) A description of the resources and author-
izations that would be required to establish such ci-
vilian mechanisms. 
SEC. 704. MODIFICATION OF PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF 
SHIPMENT OF ARMS. 
Subsection (i) of section 36 of the Arms Export Con-
trol Act (22 U.S.C. 2776) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF SHIPMENT OF ARMS.— 
At least 30 days prior to the initial and final shipment 
of a sale of defense articles subject to the requirements 
of subsection (b), the President shall submit to the Chair-
person and Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate and the Chairperson and Ranking 
Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives a notification of such pending ship-
ment. Such notification shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may include a classified annex.’’. 
SEC. 705. LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS 
TO PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS NOT AU-
THORIZED BY THE UNITED NATIONS SECU-
RITY COUNCIL. 
The United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 
U.S.C. 287 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘SEC. 12. LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS 
TO PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS NOT AU-
THORIZED BY THE UNITED NATIONS SECU-
RITY COUNCIL. 
‘‘None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available to pay assessed or other expenses 
of international peacekeeping activities under this Act may 
be made available for an international peacekeeping oper-
ation that has not been expressly authorized by the United 
Nations Security Council.’’. 
SEC. 706. REPORT ON UNITED STATES ACCESS TO CRIT-
ICAL MINERAL RESOURCES ABROAD. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
the appropriate congressional committees that details, 
with regard to the Department— 
(1) diplomatic efforts to ensure United States 
access to critical minerals acquired from outside of 
the United States that are used to manufacture 
clean energy technologies; and 
(2) collaboration with other parts of the Fed-
eral Government to build a robust supply chain for 
critical minerals necessary to manufacture clean en-
ergy technologies. 
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SEC. 707. ENSURING THE INTEGRITY OF COMMUNICATIONS 
COOPERATION. 
(a) DETERMINATION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, not later than 15 days after the date on 
which any Chief of Mission determines that communica-
tions equipment provided by the United States Govern-
ment to a foreign government has been used for a purpose 
other than the purpose for which the equipment was au-
thorized, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees— 
(1) a notification, which shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, that indicates that such an inci-
dent occurred and the country in which it occurred; 
and 
(2) a notification, which may be submitted in 
classified form, that describes the incident con-
cerned, including a description of— 
(A) the Federal department or agency that 
provided the equipment; 
(B) the foreign entity or individual that 
used the equipment for unlawful purposes; and 
(C) how the equipment was used in an un-
lawful manner. 
(b) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
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(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 708. REPORT ON THE USE OF DATA AND DATA 
SCIENCE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report con-
taining the results of a study regarding— 
(1) the use of data in foreign policy, global 
issues policy analysis, and decision-making at the 
Department; 
(2) the use of data in development, development 
assistance policy, and development program design 
and execution at the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development; and 
(3) the use of data in recruitment, hiring, re-
tention, and personnel decisions at the Department, 
including the accuracy and use of data for com-
prehensive strategic workforce planning across all 
career and non-career hiring mechanisms. 
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SEC. 709. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AUTHORITY. 
Section 3 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2670) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (l), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) in subsection (m), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(n) in exigent circumstances, as determined by the 
Secretary, provide emergency medical services or related 
support for private United States citizens, nationals, and 
permanent resident aliens abroad, or third country nation-
als connected to such persons or to the diplomatic or devel-
opment missions of the United States abroad, who are un-
able to obtain such services or support otherwise, with 
such assistance provided on a reimbursable basis to the 
extent feasible.’’. 
Æ 
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