H.R. 1516

119 HR 1516 IH: 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.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-24
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1516  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 24, 2025   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)
a 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.