“To provide for the International Security Affairs authorities of the Department of State.”
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This section establishes in the Department of State an Under Secretary for International Security Affairs responsible to the Secretary for international security policy and assistance, arms control, nonproliferation, disarmament, nuclear weapons policy, international counterterrorism, transnational organized crime, international narcotics control, emerging threats, political-military affairs, and other related duties designated by the Secretary. The Under Secretary must also maintain continuous observation and coordination of international security matters in foreign policy conduct, including (1) developing policies for Secretary consideration on nonproliferation, arms control, strategic export controls, regional security and defense relations, U.S. military-related activities with foreign policy implications, arms transfers, security assistance, international counterterrorism, transnational organized crime, international narcotics controls, and related matters; (2) leading interagency, bilateral, and multilateral engagements on such matters; and (3) providing guidance to Department personnel in the United States and overseas who conduct or implement related policies, programs, and activities.
This section establishes within the Department of State an Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking to assist the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking. The office is headed by a Director appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, with the rank of Ambassador-at-Large and two deputy directors; the Director reports to the Secretary for policy matters, to the Under Secretary for International Security Affairs for day-to-day administration, has primary responsibility for assisting the Secretary in carrying out the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, consults with nongovernmental organizations and trafficking victims, and has authority to take evidence in public hearings. Heads of relevant federal departments and agencies may detail staff to the office on a non-reimbursable basis. Additionally, the Director is responsible for (1) all policy, funding, and programming decisions regarding funds centrally controlled by the office for trafficking in persons programs; (2) coordinating such programs across the Department and other federal agencies; (3) compiling, drafting, coordinating, and issuing the annual Trafficking in Persons Report; (4) ensuring, with other officials, that Department staff complete annual anti-trafficking training as required by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 and the Foreign Service Act of 1980; (5) encouraging inclusion of counter-trafficking analytic components in country and regional planning to guide foreign assistance and diplomatic engagement; and (6) organizing and coordinating the Trafficking in Persons Report Heroes Award.
This section authorizes the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Affairs to receive necessary funds, from those appropriated to the Secretary of State under section 141 of the bill, to fulfill the Under Secretary's responsibilities for FY2026 and FY2027.
This section authorizes an Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs in the Department responsible to the Under Secretary for International Security Affairs for coordination with the Department of Defense or foreign militaries, and such other related duties as the Secretary may designate.
This section directs the Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs to administer funds made available for (1) international military education and training (i.e., grants to train foreign military personnel) and (2) the national security engagement account. It authorizes necessary appropriations to that Assistant Secretary, from funds available to the Under Secretary for International Security Affairs under section 403, to fulfill bureau functions for FY2026 and FY2027.
This section authorizes an Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs in the Department of State, responsible to the Under Secretary for International Security Affairs for international narcotics, anti-crime, and law enforcement matters and related duties designated by the Secretary. In addition, the Assistant Secretary shall maintain continuous observation and coordination of such matters in Department foreign policy conduct, including by (1) leading coordination of U.S. government programs abroad; (2) supervising related policy and resources; (3) combating international narcotics production and trafficking, including delegated authorities under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (4) strengthening foreign justice systems (i.e., judicial, prosecutorial, appeals, law enforcement, prisons, and asset sharing) to address narcotics and transnational organized crime; (5) training and equipping foreign police, border control, and other civilian authorities with required vetting; (6) combating transnational organized crime (e.g., human trafficking, arms and cultural property smuggling, migrant smuggling, corruption, money laundering, bulk cash smuggling, illicit finance); (7) countering global corruption and building foreign financial crimes capacity; (8) coordinating with the Office of National Drug Control Policy; (9) developing program monitoring and evaluation standards with metrics beyond drug production or seizures; (10) consulting chiefs of mission and other agency heads; (11) annually certifying to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and House Committee on Foreign Affairs, in coordination with the Under Secretary for International Security Affairs, that U.S. enforcement personnel abroad funded by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs comply with chief of mission directives (22 U.S.C. 3927); and (12) performing other designated duties. (Thus, the certification ensures such personnel are subject to full chief of mission direction, coordination, and supervision in foreign countries, consistent with existing law.)
This section establishes in the Department of State a Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs to perform functions related to international narcotics, anti-crime, law enforcement, and transnational crime, as prescribed by the Under Secretary for International Security Affairs. The section designates the Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs as head of the bureau.
This section directs the Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs to administer funds made available for international narcotics control and law enforcement. The section further authorizes allocation of necessary funds to the Assistant Secretary, from amounts appropriated to the Under Secretary for International Security Affairs under section 403, to fulfill bureau functions for FY2026 and FY2027.
This section establishes in the Department of State a Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation, headed by the Assistant Secretary for Arms Control and Nonproliferation, to perform functions related to verification and compliance with international arms control, nonproliferation, disarmament agreements or commitments, and other related international security policy issues, as prescribed by the Under Secretary for International Security Affairs.
This section establishes in the Department an Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism, responsible to the Under Secretary for International Security Affairs for international counterterrorism activities and programs and other duties as designated by the Secretary. The Assistant Secretary shall (1) provide overall supervision, including policy oversight of resources, for such activities; (2) serve as the principal policy advisor to the Secretary on international counterterrorism matters; (3) represent the Secretary on such issues in international and interagency meetings, as appropriate; (4) counter all forms of international terrorism, in conjunction with other Department bureaus and federal agencies; (5) lead U.S. foreign policy for counterterrorism efforts, including cooperation, coordination, and assistance advancing U.S. interests, safety, and economic prosperity; and (6) perform other duties as designated by the Under Secretary.
This section designates, from funds authorized to be appropriated to the Under Secretary for International Security Affairs under section 403, the amounts necessary for the Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism to fulfill bureau functions and responsibilities for FY2026 and FY2027.
This section establishes in the Department of State an Assistant Secretary for Emerging Threats, responsible to the Under Secretary for International Security Affairs for emerging security threats and related duties designated by the Secretary. The Assistant Secretary serves as the principal emerging security threats official and advisor to the Secretary, including on lethal autonomous systems, engineered bioweapons, and emerging uses of artificial intelligence, biotechnology, quantum information science, and foundational technologies; mitigates threats from military applications of such technologies; leads interagency engagement on diplomatic policies for national security activities in polar regions, outer space, and undersea domains; and leads engagement on quantum information science policies, including quantum cryptography, navigation and timing, spectrum, imaging and detection, sensors, and computing.
This section establishes a Bureau of Emerging Threats, headed by the Assistant Secretary for Emerging Threats, to perform functions related to emerging security threats—including lethal autonomous systems, engineered bioweapons, military applications of cyberspace operations, undersea and outer space domains, emerging and foundational technologies, associated security issues in polar regions, and emerging uses of artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and quantum information science—as prescribed by the Under Secretary for International Security Affairs.
This section authorizes the Assistant Secretary for Emerging Threats to receive funds necessary to fulfill bureau functions from amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Under Secretary for International Security Affairs under section 403 for FY2026 and FY2027.
This section deems references in any statute, reorganization plan, executive order, regulation, or other official document to 18 specified prior titles—including three Under Secretary positions (for Arms Control and International Security Affairs; Security Assistance, Science, and Technology; and Security Assistance), eight Assistant Secretary positions (for arms control, verification, compliance, nonproliferation, deterrence, and stability), and seven bureau names (for arms control, verification, compliance, implementation, international security, and nonproliferation)—to instead refer to (1) the Under Secretary for International Security Affairs; (2) the Assistant Secretary for Arms Control and Nonproliferation; and (3) the Bureau for Arms Control and Nonproliferation.
This section directs the Office of Law Revision Counsel to (1) classify the sections of this title into §§98–128 of title 22, United States Code, and (2) maintain, under editorial notes, the legislative history of repealed laws previously occupying those sections.