,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #abbh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #bd1 #bjag ,mr4 ,young 7for himself and ,mrs4 ,shaheen7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to require a ,national ,diplomacy and ,development ,strategy4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,national ,diplomacy and ,development ,strategy ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,national diplomacy and development strategy 7a7 ,strategy required 7#a7 ,initial strategy 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in coordination with the ,administrator of the ,united ,states ,agency for ,international ,development and the heads of other relevant ,federal departments and agencies1 shall submit to ,congress a comprehensive report on the national diplomacy and development strategy 7,,ndds7 of the ,united ,states4 7,b7 ,use of ,,qddr ,for the purposes of fulfilling the requirement under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,quadrennial ,diplomacy and ,development ,review of #bjae may be used to inform the development of the ,,ndds4 7#b7 ,subsequent strategies ,beginning in the year after the initial ,,ndds report is submitted under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary of ,state1 in consultation with the ,administrator of the ,united ,states ,agency for ,international ,development and the heads of other relevant ,federal departments and agencies1 shall submit an ,,ndds report-- 7,a7 in any year in which a new ,president is inaugurated1 not later than ,october #a2 and 7,b7 in any other year1 not later than #ij days after the development of a new ,national ,security ,strategy ,report4 7b7 ,content ,each ,,ndds report required under subsection 7a7 shall set forth the national diplomacy and development strategy of the ,united ,states and shall1 at a minimum1 include a comprehensive description and discussion of the following matters3 7#a7 ,the leading worldwide interests and objectives of the ,united ,states1 categorized as vital1 highly important1 or important1 in accordance with categories defined by the ,secretary in order to delineate a clear prioritization of the ,united ,states interests and objectives4 7#b7 ,the leading threats1 challenges1 and opportunities associated with these interests and objectives1 including-- 7,a7 an assessment of the severity and likelihood of the threats1 explicitly linking each threat to a vital1 highly important1 or important national interest or objective2 7,b7 an assessment of the nature of the challenges and how each challenge will evolve if left unaddressed2 and 7,c7 an assessment of the opportunities and associated potential benefits to ,united ,states interests or objectives4 7#c7 ,an overview of the diplomatic and development tools and sources of leverage necessary to address or minimize the leading threats and challenges and to take advantage of the leading opportunities1 including an assessment of whether the ,united ,states ,government possesses those tools or sources of leverage and-- 7,a7 for each threat1 challenge1 or opportunity that the ,secretary assesses the ,united ,states ,government lacks sufficient tools or sources of leverage to address1 minimize1 or take advantage of1 a detailed plan to develop or improve these tools and sources of leverage2 and 7,b7 an identification of key existing or needed military1 economic1 informational1 or intelligence tools or sources of leverage outside the ,department of ,state that are critical to the successful implementation of the ,,ndds4 7#d7 ,a plan to utilize available diplomatic and development tools or sources of leverage to address or minimize the leading threats and challenges and to take advantage of the leading opportunities1 including-- 7,a7 a discussion of the optimal allocation of finite resources and identification of the risks associated with that allocation2 7,b7 diplomatic and development regional bureau sub-plans1 incorporating feedback from the functional bureaus1 that seek to promote the national interests and objectives in each respective worldwide region1 including a description of key priorities and tasks for ,united ,states missions within the region and how individual missions will work together to support the regional and international plan2 7,c7 a description of-- 7i7 how the ,,ndds is integrated and coordinated with the current ,national ,defense ,strategy 7as required by section #ida of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbh772 and 7ii7 how the ,,ndds supports the national security strategy 7as described in section #ajh of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjdc772 7,d7 an identification of relationships and contributions of other ,united ,states departments or agencies that are key to the fulfillment of the plan2 7,e7 an identification of the desired role of allied or partner nations and a diplomatic plan to encourage their cooperation in executing the ,,ndds2 and 7,f7 an identification of the desired role of select international organizations1 and a diplomatic plan to encourage their cooperation in executing the ,,ndds4 7#e7 ,an identification of any additional resources or statutory authorizations necessary from ,congress to implement the ,,ndds4 7#f7 ,such other information as may be necessary to help inform ,congress on matters relating to the ,,ndds4 7c7 ,report ,each ,,ndds report required under this section shall be submitted to the appropriate congressional committees in classified form with an unclassified summary4 7d7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,in this section1 the term appropriate congressional committees means the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives4