To require the Secretary of State to report an assessment of the Conflict and Stabilization Operations Bureau, including whether the Bureau should be maintained, explanations of its function, and cost analysis of the Bureau.

Bill: 118-hr-6255
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4]
Introduced: 2023-11-07
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2023-11-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-11-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the Department of State to submit a report to Congress concerning its Conflict and Stabilization Operations Bureau.&nbsp;</p><p>The report shall include, for example, (1) a bottom-line assessment as to whether the bureau should be maintained, (2) an analysis of costs associated with the bureau and potential cost savings related to dissolving the bureau, and (3) a plan detailing which functions or personnel would be absorbed by other elements in the State Department if the bureau is dissolved.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6255 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 7, 2023 Mr. Baird introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To require the Secretary of State to report an assessment of the Conflict and Stabilization Operations Bureau, including whether the Bureau should be maintained, explanations of its function, and cost analysis of the Bureau.

1. Report on function of conflict and stabilization operations bureau (a) In general The Secretary of State submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees no more than 180 days after the passage of this bill concerning the Conflict and Stabilization Operations Bureau (referred to as the Bureau ). (b) Composition The report shall consist of— (1) an bottom-line assessment as to whether the Bureau should be maintained; (2) an explanation of the unique function the Bureau serves; (3) an analysis of the costs associated with the function of the Bureau, including— (A) potential costs related to the dissolution of the Bureau; and (B) potential savings, both immediate and long-term, related to the dissolution of the Bureau; and (4) a plan detailing which, if any, functions or personnel of the Bureau would be absorbed by other Bureaus at the Department. (c) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.