[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10474 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10474

  To require an annual report on the costs to the Department of State 
  associated with producing required reports, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 18, 2024

 Mr. Castro of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                  to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require an annual report on the costs to the Department of State 
  associated with producing required reports, 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 ``Department of State Reporting 
Requirements Cost Transparency Act''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF COST ASSOCIATED WITH PRODUCING REPORTS.

    (a) Estimated Cost of Reports.--Beginning on October 1, 2026, and 
for the next three fiscal years, the Secretary of State shall require 
that any report produced for external distribution, including for 
distribution to Congress, includes the total estimated cost of 
producing such report and the estimated number of personnel hours.
    (b) Annual Total Cost of Reports.--Not later than 90 days after the 
end of each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2025, and for the 
next three fiscal years, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives an annual report listing the reports issued for the 
prior fiscal year, the frequency of each report, the total estimated 
cost associated with producing such report, and the estimated number of 
personnel hours.
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