Ensuring Diplomats' Safety Act

Bill: 115-hr-4583
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2017-12-07
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Caribbean area

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Cuba

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Latin America

Protection of officials
Latest action: action_date: 2017-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-12-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Ensuring Diplomats' Safety Act</b></p> <p> This bill directs the Department of State to recall all U.S. diplomats, including all U.S. members of the Foreign Service, who are posted at any embassy, consulate, mission, or other office in Cuba. </p> <p>Such action shall expire at the conclusion of any U.S. law enforcement investigation relating to attacks on 17 U.S. diplomats. The State Department may thereafter assign U.S. members of the Foreign Service to a diplomatic post in Cuba.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4583 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 7, 2017 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To suspend all diplomatic presence in Cuba, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Diplomats’ Safety Act . 2. Recalling of diplomats (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall recall to the United States all United States diplomats, including all United States members of the Service (as such term is defined in section 103 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3903 )), who are posted at any embassy, consulate, mission, or other office in Cuba. (b) Termination The application of subsection (a) shall expire at the conclusion of any United States law enforcement investigation relating to attacks on 17 United States diplomats, and the Secretary of State, in the Secretary’s sole discretion, may thereafter assign United States members of the Service to a diplomatic post, including any embassy, consulate, mission, or other office, in Cuba.