[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10100 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10100
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act to establish a
Deputy Secretary of State for Economic Security, redesignate and
relocate other offices of the Department of State, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 5, 2024
Mr. Moolenaar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs
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A BILL
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act to establish a
Deputy Secretary of State for Economic Security, redesignate and
relocate other offices of the Department of State, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Security and Diplomacy Act
of 2024''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT BASIC AUTHORITIES ACT.
Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22
U.S.C. 2651a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ``the Deputy
Secretary of State for Economic Security,'' after ``the Deputy
Secretary of State,'';
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``6'' and inserting
``5'';
(3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``24'' and inserting
``27''; and
(4) in subsection (i)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking the second
sentence and inserting ``Subject to the numerical
limitation under subsection (c)(1), the head of the
Bureau shall be an Assistant Secretary for Cyberspace
and Digital Policy and shall report to the Deputy
Secretary for Economic Security.'';
(B) by striking paragraph (4); and
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) as
paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively.
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY.
The Secretary of State shall take such steps as may be necessary to
ensure the following:
(1) To transfer, pursuant to the amendment made by section
1(1), the assets, liabilities, personnel, and duties of the
position and office of Under Secretary of State for Economic
Growth, Energy, and the Environment to the position and office
of Deputy Secretary of State for Economic Security.
(2) To establish the mission of such Deputy Secretary as
responsibility for all matters of the Department of State
relating to the economic security of the United States, such as
sanctions policy, trade policy, export controls, supply chain
security, foreign assistance, and combatting economic coercion.
(3) To redesignate the position and office of the following
officials:
(A) The Assistant Secretary for Economic and
Business Affairs as the Assistant Secretary for Trade
and Investment Security, who shall upon such
redesignation become responsible for all matters of the
Department related to outbound investment restrictions
and inbound investment screening.
(B) The Assistant Secretary for Energy Resources as
the Assistant Secretary for Supply Chain Security, who
shall upon such redesignation become the lead
representative of the Department of State on the Forced
Labor Enforcement Task Force and become responsible for
all matters of the Department related to Federal
acquisition policy, forced labor in United States
supply chains, development finance, and efforts
pertaining to critical minerals and pharmaceutical
supply chains.
(4) To ensure that the following positions and offices
shall be relocated as necessary within the Department to report
to different principals as follows:
(A) The Assistant Secretary for Oceans and
International and Scientific Affairs, to the Under
Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human
Rights.
(B) The Special Envoy for Global Food Security, to
the Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy,
and Human Rights.
(C) The Office of Sanctions Coordination, to the
Deputy Secretary of State for Economic Security.
(5) To transfer the assets, liabilities, personnel, and
duties of the following to the Deputy Secretary of State for
Economic Security:
(A) The Special Representative for Global
Partnerships.
(B) The Office of the Science and Technology
Advisor to the Secretary.
(C) The Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction.
(D) The Office of Critical Technology Protection.
(6) To additionally transfer assets, liabilities,
personnel, and duties relating to the following functions:
(A) The polar affairs functions of the Assistant
Secretary for Ocean and International and Scientific
Affairs, the forced labor enforcement functions of the
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons,
and all functions of the Division for Transportation
Affairs, to the Assistant Secretary for Supply Chain
Security redesignated pursuant to paragraph (3)(B).
(B) The sanctions functions of the Assistant
Secretary for Trade and Investment Security (as so
redesignated pursuant to paragraph (3)(A)), the Under
Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human
Rights, and the Division for Counter Threat Finance and
Sanctions, to the Sanctions Coordinator relocated
pursuant to paragraph (4)(C).
(C) The technology and economic policy functions of
the Office of China Coordination, to the Deputy
Secretary of State for Economic Security.
SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL OFFICES OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR
ECONOMIC SECURITY.
(a) Assistant Secretary for Strategic Foreign Assistance.--
(1) Establishment.--Consistent with the amendment made by
section 1(3), there is established in the Department of State
an Assistant Secretary for Strategic Foreign Assistance.
(2) Transfer.--The assets, liabilities, personnel, and
duties of the following positions and functions shall be
transferred to the Assistant Secretary established pursuant to
paragraph (1):
(A) The Division for Finance and Development.
(B) The Office of Foreign Assistance.
(C) The management functions of the Office of China
Coordination with respect to the Countering PRC
Influence Fund.
(b) Assistant Secretary for Technology and Innovation Security.--
(1) Establishment.--Consistent with the amendment made by
section 1(3), there is established in the Department of State
an Assistant Secretary for Technology and Innovation Security,
who shall be responsible for--
(A) formulating Department policy related to
critical and emerging technologies, such as
biotechnology, quantum technology, and
microelectronics; and
(B) research security, including screening
responsibilities relating to security advisory opinions
under the Visa Mantis program.
(2) Transfer.--The assets, liabilities, personnel, and
duties of the following positions and functions shall be
transferred to the Assistant Secretary established pursuant to
paragraph (1):
(A) The Special Envoy for Critical and Emerging
Technology.
(B) The space policy functions of the Assistant
Secretary for Ocean and International and Scientific
Affairs.
(C) The export control functions of the Office of
Conventional Arms Threat Reduction, including
participation in the End Use Review Committee and the
multilateral Wassenaar Arrangement.
(D) The space security and space policy functions
of the Office of Emerging Security Challenges.
(c) Office of Economic Analysis and Targeting.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of State shall establish
within the Department an Office of Economic Analysis and
Targeting that shall be responsible for--
(A) conducting economic analysis on behalf of the
Deputy Secretary of State for Economic Security;
(B) preparing targeting packages for the purpose of
entity listings and sanctions designations, at the
request of the Assistant Secretary for Technology and
Innovation Security established pursuant to subsection
(b) or the Sanctions Coordinator relocated pursuant to
section 2(4)(C);
(C) monitoring global economic and scientific
trends that have implications for the economic security
of the United States and its allies; and
(D) establishing and maintaining the Federal
database described in paragraph (3).
(2) Transfer.--Upon establishment of the Office described
in paragraph (1)--
(A) the Chief Economist shall be redesignated as
the Director of the Office of Economic Analysis and
Targeting;
(B) the assets, liabilities, personnel, and duties
of the Office of the Chief Economist shall be
transferred to the Office of Economic Analysis and
Targeting; and
(C) the Secretary of State shall take such steps as
may be necessary to ensure that the Director of the
Office of Economic Analysis and Targeting reports
directly to the Deputy Secretary of State for Economic
Security.
(3) Federal database on economic security data.--In order
to centralize public and proprietary data and provide analysis
for policymakers relating to economic security, the Office of
Economic Analysis and Targeting shall establish a database,
which shall be accessible by all Federal employees, that
includes data relevant to--
(A) critical supply chains, such as supply chains
for semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, critical minerals,
and others;
(B) global trade flows;
(C) economic, trade, supply chain, and financial
activities of the People's Republic of China and the
Russian Federation;
(D) investment data, including inbound investment
in the United States in critical and emerging
technologies;
(E) trends in science and technology, including
scientific publications and grants awarded for
scientific research;
(F) activities of the People's Republic of China
companies that pose a threat to United States economic
and national security; and
(G) trends of forced labor in the United States
supply chain originating from the People's Republic of
China or other countries at a high risk of facilitating
forced labor.
(d) Office of Legislative Solutions.--
(1) Duties.--The Deputy Secretary of State for Economic
Security shall establish an Office of Legislative Solutions to
submit, at least annually, to Congress--
(A) an identification of policies to protect United
States economic security that require congressional
action; and
(B) proposed legislative solutions to achieve such
policies.
(2) Direct interaction authorized.--Upon establishment of
the Office described in paragraph (1), the Secretary of State
shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that such
Office may interact directly with members of Congress without
being required to report to any other congressional liaison
office of the Department.
(e) Economic Security Officer Program.--The Deputy Secretary of
State for Economic Security shall designate at least 20 Foreign Service
officers, who are each posted at different diplomatic or consular posts
that are selected for their strategic value, to represent the mission
of the Deputy Secretary described in section 1(2) at such posts.
Officers so designated under this subsection shall report to at least
one other official serving in the District of Columbia in addition to
the Deputy Secretary.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND HIRING AUTHORITIES.
(a) Authorization for Deputy Secretary of State for Economic
Security.--There is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 to the
Deputy Secretary of State for Economic Security for the 2-year period
beginning on the first October 1 on or after the date of the enactment
of this Act to establish and carry out the mission of the Deputy
Secretary, including for the construction of a dedicated sensitive
compartmented information facility and the purchase of related
equipment.
(b) Authorization for Director of the Office of Economic Analysis
and Targeting.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the Director
of the Office of Economic Analysis and Targeting--
(1) $25,000,000 for each fiscal year to support the mission
described in section 3(c); and
(2) $5,000,000 for each fiscal year to acquire artificial
intelligence and machine learning tools to assist with data
analysis, including through the Federal database described in
section 3(c)(3).
(c) Hiring Authority.--
(1) Schedule C.--The President may establish and appoint
not more than 10 candidates to positions in the excepted
service at the office of the Deputy Secretary of State for
Economic Security. Each such position so established shall be
classified as a confidential or policy-determining character
under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of
Federal Regulations.
(2) Competitive service.--The Deputy Secretary of State for
Economic Security may establish and appoint, without regard to
the provisions of sections 3309 through 3318 of title 5, United
States Code, not fewer than 15 candidates to positions in the
competitive service (as defined in section 2102 of that title)
at the office of the Deputy Secretary of State for Economic
Security.
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