Department of State Policy Provisions Act
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Topic: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R) - FL
Summary
This bill sets policy for the Department of State in the areas of departmental management, political affairs, international security affairs, economic affairs, foreign assistance, and public diplomacy.
Among other elements, the bill requires the State Department or organizations within the State Department to
- avoid or minimize use of certain buildings constructed, altered, maintained, repaired, owned, or controlled by an entity owned or controlled by China or its instrumentalities or agents;
- establish an initiative to increase two-way trade and investment between the United States and Africa;
- develop a strategy and implementation plan to enhance security in 13 specified Caribbean countries, including by promoting citizen safety and the rule of law;
- establish an initiative to assist foreign countries in screening foreign investments for national security risks to such countries, including by providing technical assistance, training, and advisory services regarding best practices;
- establish and maintain a program to recruit, train, and retain specialized disaster assistance professionals within the State Department; and
- provide Congress with a five-year strategy on leveraging major sporting events hosted in the United States to enhance U.S. soft power, diplomatic relationships, and global leadership.
Additionally, the bill
- authorizes the President to provide certain types of assistance to foreign countries to enhance the ability of their intelligence and military personnel to deter international terrorism; and
- authorizes the extension of certain diplomatic immunities to the Pacific Islands Forum (a regional political and economic policy organization with 18 member nations).
Legislative Subjects
Advanced technology and technological innovations; Advisory bodies; Afghanistan; Africa; Antigua and Barbuda; Arctic and polar regions; Arms control and nonproliferation; Art, artists, authorship; Asia; Athletes; Australia; Bahamas; Belarus; Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies; Business investment and capital; Buy American requirements; Cambodia; Canada; Caribbean area; Child health; Climate change and greenhouse gases; Collective security; Comoros; Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits; Computers and information technology; Conflicts and wars; Congressional oversight; Crime victims; Cuba; Cultural exchanges and relations; Cyprus; Department of State; Digestive and metabolic diseases; Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Drug trafficking and controlled substances; Economic development; Economic performance and conditions; Elections, voting, political campaign regulation; Emergency planning and evacuation; Employment and training programs; Europe; Executive agency funding and structure; Federal officials; Firearms and explosives; Food assistance and relief; Foreign aid and international relief; Foreign language and bilingual programs; Foreign loans and debt; Foreign property; France; Free trade and trade barriers; Georgia (Republic); Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management; Government ethics and transparency, public corruption; Government information and archives; Greece; Grenada; Guyana; HIV/AIDS; Haiti; Historical and cultural resources; Honduras; Human rights; Human trafficking; Immunology and vaccination; India; Infectious and parasitic diseases; Infrastructure development; Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information; International Affairs; International exchange and broadcasting; International organizations and cooperation; Iran; Israel; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Laos; Latin America; Maldives; Marine and inland water transportation; Members of Congress; Mexico; Middle East; Military assistance, sales, and agreements; Military personnel and dependents; National symbols; Natural disasters; Navigation, waterways, harbors; Nicaragua; North Korea; Nuclear power; Nutrition and diet; Organized crime; Performance measurement; Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents; Professional sports; Public contracts and procurement; Public-private cooperation; Racial and ethnic relations; Religion; Research and development; Rule of law and government transparency; Russia; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Sex and reproductive health; Small business; Smuggling and trafficking; Somalia; South Asia; South Korea; Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status; Suriname; Taiwan; Technology transfer and commercialization; Telephone and wireless communication; Terrorism; Tibet; Travel and tourism; Trinidad and Tobago; U.S. and foreign investments; U.S. history; Ukraine; United Kingdom; Venezuela; Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation; Vietnam; Visas and passports; War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity; Western Hemisphere; Women's health; World health; Zimbabwe
Latest Action
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 24.
2025-09-18
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