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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 6797 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6797
To provide for enhanced United States leadership at international
organizations, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 14, 2023
Mr. Castro of Texas (for himself and Ms. Jacobs) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
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A BILL
To provide for enhanced United States leadership at international
organizations, 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 ``Restoring U.S. Leadership in
International Organizations Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. PROMOTING SERVICE AT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Section 603(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4003)
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or'' after the semi-
colon at the end;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new
paragraph:
``(4) experience serving at an international organization,
multilateral institution, or engaging in multinational
negotiations; or''.
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States that--
(1) the Special Representative of the United States to the
United Nations serves as a standing member of the cabinet;
(2) assessed dues to multilateral organizations be paid in
full in a timely fashion;
(3) Federal agencies utilize all the authorities under
section 3343 of title 5, United States Code, or subpart C of
part 352 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (or any
successor regulations) to detail or transfer employees to
relevant international organizations; and
(4) that the Secretary of State shall assist the Department
of State and other Federal agencies in carrying out paragraph
(3) to the fullest extent.
SEC. 4. REPORTING ON DETAILS AND TRANSFERS TO INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State,
in consultation with the heads of other Federal departments and
agencies as appropriate, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate a report on the total number of Federal
employees detailed or transferred to an international organization
during the immediately preceding 12-month period. The first such report
shall include a strategy for increasing the number of Federal employees
who are so detailed or transferred to such an international
organization.
(b) Matters To Be Included.--Each report required under subsection
(a) shall include the following:
(1) The number of Federal employees detailed or transferred
during the applicable 12-month period to an international
organization under section 3343 of title 5, United States Code,
or subpart C of part 352 of title 5, Code of Federal
Regulations (or any successor regulations), disaggregated by--
(A) an identification of the Federal agency from
which such employees were so detailed or transferred;
and
(B) an identification of the international
organizations to and from which such employees have
been so detailed or transferred.
(2) A list of international organizations to and from which
a Federal agency previously so detailed or transferred Federal
employees.
SEC. 5. TRAINING FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Training Programs.--Section 708 of the Foreign Service Act of
1980 (22 U.S.C. 4028) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(e) Training in Multilateral Diplomacy.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary of State, with the
assistance of other relevant officials, shall establish a
series of training courses on--
``(A) the conduct of diplomacy at international
organizations and other multilateral institutions; and
``(B) broad-based multilateral negotiations of
international instruments.
``(2) Required training.--Members of the Service, including
appropriate chiefs of mission and other officers who are
assigned to United States missions representing the United
States to international organizations and other multilateral
institutions or who are assigned in Washington, DC, to
positions that have as their primary responsibility formulation
of policy toward such organizations and institutions, or toward
participation in broad-based multilateral negotiations of
international instruments, shall receive specialized training
in the areas described in paragraph (1) prior to beginning
service for such assignment or, if receiving such training at
such time is not practical, within the first year of beginning
such assignment.''.
(b) Training for Department Employees.--The Secretary of State
shall ensure that employees of the Department of State who are assigned
to positions described in paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of section
708 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (as added by subsection (a) of
this section), including members of the civil service or general
service, or who are detailed or transferred to international
organizations or other multilateral institutions for a period of at
least one year, receive training described in such subsection (e) and
participate in other such courses or trainings as the Secretary may
recommend to build or augment identifiable skills that would be useful
for such employees representing United States interests at such
organizations and institutions.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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