Embassy Construction Accountability Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1186
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2023-02-24
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Embassy Construction Accountability Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill requires additional information to be included in a report from the Department of State to Congress concerning overseas capital construction projects and major embassy security upgrade projects. The additional information required for such projects includes (1) the causes of cost increases of 15 percent or more, (2) the causes of completion delays of 180 days or more, and (3) the justification for any stop-work or suspension-of-work orders issued by the State Department.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1186 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 24, 2023 Mr. Lynch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 to modify the biannual report on overseas capital construction projects.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Embassy Construction Accountability Act of 2023 . 2. Modifications to biannual report on overseas capital construction projects (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 118 of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–323 ; 22 U.S.C. 304 ) is amended— (1) by striking and the Committees on Appropriations and inserting , the Committees on Appropriations ; and (2) by inserting after House of Representatives, the following: , and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives . (b) Contents Subsection (b) of such section is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end before the period the following: and, when the current cost estimate exceeds the initial cost estimate by 15 percent or more, an explanation of the causal or contributing factors resulting in the increased estimated cost, as well as how the Department plans to mitigate the risk of further potential cost increases ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (10) If the current date of estimated completion reported under paragraph (9) exceeds the date of estimated completion reported under paragraph (8) by 180 days or more, a description of the causal or contributing factors that resulted in the revised estimated completion date, as well as how the Department plans to mitigate the operational impacts of the delay. (11) Whether the Department has issued a stop-work order or suspension-of-work order on any component or subset of the project, the expected duration of any such order, and the justification for any such order. .