Department of State Authorization Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5592
Sponsor: Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]
Introduced: 2018-04-24 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Afghanistan
Air quality
Alliances
Alternative and renewable resources
Asia
Building construction
Burma
Child safety and welfare
China
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Crime prevention
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Disability and health-based discrimination
Disability and paralysis
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Economic development
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental health
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign and international corporations
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Freedom of information
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
HIV/AIDS
Historical and cultural resources
Human rights
Human trafficking
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International exchange and broadcasting
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Judicial procedure and administration
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Legislative rules and procedure
Licensing and registrations
Marine and inland water transportation
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military personnel and dependents
Minority employment
Nuclear power
Oil and gas
Organized crime
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Protection of officials
Public contracts and procurement
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Religion
Rule of law and government transparency
Russia
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Smuggling and trafficking
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Technology assessment
Terrorism
Trade restrictions
Transportation costs
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
User charges and fees
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Visas and passports
War and emergency powers
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Women's education
Women's rights
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: 

Department of State Authorization Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the Department of State, in coordination with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), to report to Congress on plans for the reorganization of the State Department or USAID. The bill also establishes new programs, including for embassy construction, and addresses personnel issues and matters relating to information security and international security.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Introduced in House