Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2018 This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress regarding State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) reorganization plans. Any such plan shall preserve USAID's independence. The State Department is urged to establish an Office of Global Women's Issues. The bill: (1) establishes in the State Department a Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the position of Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; and (2) calls for the establishment in the State Department of an Office of International Disability Rights. The bill sets forth provisions regarding: (1) embassy construction and design; (2) personnel, staffing, and workplace diversity; (3) anti-corruption efforts; and (4) information security, including a prohibition on contracting with certain telecommunications providers. The State Department may make grants or enter into cooperative agreements for science and technology fellowships. The State Department shall: (1) appoint a Director of Research and Evaluation to evaluate public diplomacy programs, (2) develop a Bureau of Diplomatic Security training program for detecting classified information spillage, and (3) designate an anti-corruption point of contact at appropriate U.S. missions. Each U.S. government agency that enters into any international agreement, other than a treaty, on behalf of the United States shall designate a Chief International Agreements Officer who shall transmit the agreement to the State Department.
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Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2018
USA115th CongressS-1631| Senate
| Updated: 9/6/2017
Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2018 This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress regarding State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) reorganization plans. Any such plan shall preserve USAID's independence. The State Department is urged to establish an Office of Global Women's Issues. The bill: (1) establishes in the State Department a Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the position of Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; and (2) calls for the establishment in the State Department of an Office of International Disability Rights. The bill sets forth provisions regarding: (1) embassy construction and design; (2) personnel, staffing, and workplace diversity; (3) anti-corruption efforts; and (4) information security, including a prohibition on contracting with certain telecommunications providers. The State Department may make grants or enter into cooperative agreements for science and technology fellowships. The State Department shall: (1) appoint a Director of Research and Evaluation to evaluate public diplomacy programs, (2) develop a Bureau of Diplomatic Security training program for detecting classified information spillage, and (3) designate an anti-corruption point of contact at appropriate U.S. missions. Each U.S. government agency that enters into any international agreement, other than a treaty, on behalf of the United States shall designate a Chief International Agreements Officer who shall transmit the agreement to the State Department.
Advisory bodiesAlliancesAsiaBuilding constructionChild safety and welfareChinaComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightCrimes against womenCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDisability and paralysisDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEmployment discrimination and employee rightsExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsFood assistance and reliefForeign aid and international reliefForeign and international corporationsFraud 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 investigationsHigher educationHuman rightsHuman traffickingIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationJudicial procedure and administrationLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary personnel and dependentsMinority employmentPublic contracts and procurementRefugees, asylum, displaced personsReligionRule of law and government transparencyRussiaScience and engineering educationSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSmuggling and traffickingSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusStudent aid and college costsTechnology assessmentTerrorismTransportation costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationWomen's employmentWomen's rightsWorker safety and health