(C) contacts with nongovernmental organi-
zations that influence United States interests in 
Indian Ocean region countries. 
(3) COORDINATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.—In 
order to advance United States interests across In-
dian Ocean region countries, the Ambassador— 
(A) shall coordinate efforts to advance 
United States strategic interests in Indian 
Ocean region countries within the Department 
of State, including between the Assistant Sec-
retary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, the 
Assistant Secretary for South and Central 
Asian Affairs, the Assistant Secretary for Near 
Eastern Affairs, and the Assistant Secretary for 
African Affairs; and 
(B) should participate in any interagency 
process described in paragraph (1)(B). 
SEC. 306. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PA-
CIFIC AFFAIRS. 
There is authorized to be in the Department an As-
sistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs who 
shall be responsible to the Under Secretary for Political 
Affairs for matters pertaining to East Asia and the Pa-
cific, and such other related duties as the Secretary may 
from time to time designate. 
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SEC. 307. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR EAST 
ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated to the Under Sec-
retary for Political Affairs under section 302, the Assist-
ant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs shall re-
ceive the funds necessary to fulfill Bureau functions and 
the Assistant Secretary’s responsibilities for fiscal years 
2026 and 2027. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION OF ACCOUNTS.—The Assistant 
Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs shall direct, 
oversee, and otherwise exercise responsibility of funds 
made available for the Countering People’s Republic of 
China Influence Fund. 
SEC. 308. BUREAU OF EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of State shall 
establish a Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, 
which shall perform such functions related to implementa-
tion of United States foreign policy and assistance to East 
Asia and the Pacific as the Under Secretary for Political 
Affairs may prescribe. 
(b) HEAD OF BUREAU.—The Assistant Secretary for 
East Asian and Pacific Affairs shall be the head of the 
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. 
(c) EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC DEFINED.—In this 
Act, ‘‘East Asia and the Pacific’’ means any country which 
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the Under Secretary designates as within the responsi-
bility of the Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pa-
cific Affairs. 
SEC. 309. COUNTERING PRC INFLUENCE FUND UNIT. 
(a) COUNTERING PRC INFLUENCE FUND UNIT.— 
The Secretary of State may establish and maintain a 
Countering the PRC Influence Fund Unit (hereinafter re-
ferred to as the ‘‘CPIF Unit’’), within the Bureau of East 
Asian and Pacific Affairs. 
(b) PERSONNEL.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—The CPIF Unit may be 
comprised of a Director, Deputy Director, and addi-
tional staff as appropriate, including a Budget Ana-
lyst, a Grant Officer, a Program Assistant, and a 
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist. 
(2) STAFFING.—The CPIF Unit shall be com-
prised of personnel with expertise or experience in 
performing the following functions: 
(A) Grants Officer. 
(B) Program Assistant. 
(C) Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning 
Specialist. 
(3) DIRECTOR.—The Director of the CPIF 
Unit shall fulfill the following responsibilities: 
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(A) Identify specific strategic priorities for 
CPIF consistent with United States national se-
curity priorities. 
(B) Coordinate, select, and approve all 
CPIF programming, based on criteria that the 
program directly counters malign activities by 
China or provides United States alternatives to 
such activities. 
(C) Ensure that all CPIF programming 
advances United States foreign policy and inter-
ests. 
(D) Conduct oversight, monitoring, and 
evaluation of the effectiveness of all CPIF pro-
gramming to ensure that it advances United 
States interests and degrades the ability of 
China or entities acting on the behalf of China 
to conduct malign influence operations. 
(E) Ensure, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, that all CPIF programming is carried 
out in coordination with other Federal activities 
to counter PRC malign influence. 
(4) DEPUTY DIRECTOR.—The Deputy Director 
of the CPIF Unit may have responsibility for policy 
and programming to assist the Director, particularly 
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with respect to CPIF Unit activities handled by 
other United States agencies. 
(c) MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING AC-
TIVITIES.—The Director may— 
(1) direct monitoring, evaluation, and learning 
activities to maximize government efficiency and re-
duce the risks of fraud and waste; 
(2) conduct regular research and evaluation of 
CPIF programs and activities to improve ongoing 
and future activities; and 
(3) make available to Congress the findings of 
any research or evaluation conducted under para-
graph (2). 
(d) PRC MALIGN INFLUENCE DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘PRC malign influence’’ means influence 
by China or an entity acting on the behalf of China that— 
(1) undermines a free and open international 
order; 
(2) utilizes coercion and dependency to advance 
the strategic objectives of the People’s Republic of 
China; 
(3) undermines the national security, territorial 
integrity, or sovereignty of the United States or 
other country; or 
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(4) undermines the political and economic secu-
rity of the United States or other country, including 
by promoting corruption or elite capture, distorting 
markets, and advancing coercive economic practices, 
including theft of intellectual property. 
(e) TERMINATION.—A CPIF Unit established under 
this section shall terminate 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 310. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR AFRICAN 
AFFAIRS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is authorized to be in 
the Department an Assistant Secretary for African Affairs 
who shall be responsible to the Under Secretary for Polit-
ical Affairs for matters pertaining to Africa, and such 
other related duties as the Secretary may from time to 
time designate. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to the respon-
sibilities described under subsection (a), the Assistant Sec-
retary for African Affairs shall maintain continuous obser-
vation and coordination of all matters pertaining to imple-
mentation of United States foreign policy in Africa. 
SEC. 311. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR NEAR EASTERN AF-
FAIRS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is authorized to be in 
the Department an Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern 
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Affairs who shall be responsible to the Under Secretary 
for Political Affairs for matters pertaining to the Middle 
East and North Africa, and such other related duties as 
the Secretary may from time to time designate. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to the respon-
sibilities described under subsection (a), the Assistant Sec-
retary for Near Eastern Affairs shall maintain continuous 
observation and coordination of all matters pertaining to 
implementation of American foreign policy in the Middle 
East and North Africa. 
SEC. 312. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CEN-
TRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS. 
There is authorized to be in the Department an As-
sistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs who 
shall be responsible to the Under Secretary for Political 
Affairs for matters pertaining to South and Central Asia, 
and such other related duties as the Secretary may from 
time to time designate. 
SEC. 313. UNITED STATES CODE CLASSIFICATION. 
The Office of Law Revision Counsel shall— 
(1) utilize sections 67 through 97 of title 22, 
United States Code, to classify the sections of this 
title; and 
(2) maintain the legislative history, under edi-
torial notes, of repealed law which previously occu-
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pied the corresponding sections of the United States 
Code. 
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