Department of State Authorization Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of State, in coordination with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), to report to Congress on plans for the reorganization of the State Department or USAID. The bill also establishes new programs, including for embassy construction, and addresses personnel issues and matters relating to information security and international security.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesAfghanistanAir qualityAlliancesAlternative and renewable resourcesAsiaBuilding constructionBurmaChild safety and welfareChinaCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftConflicts and warsCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCrime preventionDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDisability and health-based discriminationDisability and paralysisDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEconomic developmentEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental healthExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsForeign aid and international reliefForeign and international corporationsForeign language and bilingual programsFraud offenses and financial crimesFreedom of informationGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHistorical and cultural resourcesHIV/AIDSHuman rightsHuman traffickingInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational exchange and broadcastingInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationJudicial procedure and administrationLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersLegislative rules and procedureLicensing and registrationsMarine and inland water transportationMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary personnel and dependentsMinority employmentNuclear powerOil and gasOrganized crimePresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsProtection of officialsPublic contracts and procurementRefugees, asylum, displaced personsReligionRule of law and government transparencyRussiaSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSmuggling and traffickingSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaTechnology assessmentTerrorismTrade restrictionsTransportation costsU.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)User charges and feesVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVisas and passportsWar and emergency powersWildlife conservation and habitat protectionWomen's educationWomen's rightsWorker safety and health
To provide for certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5592| House
| Updated: 4/24/2018
Department of State Authorization Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of State, in coordination with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), to report to Congress on plans for the reorganization of the State Department or USAID. The bill also establishes new programs, including for embassy construction, and addresses personnel issues and matters relating to information security and international security.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesAfghanistanAir qualityAlliancesAlternative and renewable resourcesAsiaBuilding constructionBurmaChild safety and welfareChinaCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftConflicts and warsCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCrime preventionDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDisability and health-based discriminationDisability and paralysisDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEconomic developmentEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental healthExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsForeign aid and international reliefForeign and international corporationsForeign language and bilingual programsFraud offenses and financial crimesFreedom of informationGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHistorical and cultural resourcesHIV/AIDSHuman rightsHuman traffickingInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational exchange and broadcastingInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationJudicial procedure and administrationLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersLegislative rules and procedureLicensing and registrationsMarine and inland water transportationMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary personnel and dependentsMinority employmentNuclear powerOil and gasOrganized crimePresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsProtection of officialsPublic contracts and procurementRefugees, asylum, displaced personsReligionRule of law and government transparencyRussiaSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSmuggling and traffickingSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaTechnology assessmentTerrorismTrade restrictionsTransportation costsU.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)User charges and feesVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVisas and passportsWar and emergency powersWildlife conservation and habitat protectionWomen's educationWomen's rightsWorker safety and health