,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjgb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bf1  
#bjba,mr4 ,murphy 7for himself and ,mr4 
,cornyn7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a  
,,bill  ,to establish an ,office of     
,city and ,state ,diplomacy within the  
,department of ,state1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,city and ,state    
,diplomacy ,act4  #b4 ,findings         
,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the
 supremacy clause of the ,united ,states
 ,constitution 7article ,,vi1 clause #b7
 establishes that the ,federal          
,government has the primary role in     
conducting diplomacy on behalf of the   
,united ,states2 in turn1 the           
,department of ,state1 which was created
 pursuant to statute by ,congress in    
#aghi1 has the lead role in formulating 
and implementing ,united ,states foreign
 policy4  7#b7 ,the growth of           

subnational cooperation has enabled     
,states and municipalities to play an   
increasingly significant role in foreign
 policy and complement the efforts of   
the ,department of ,state by-- 7,a7     
supporting exchanges and cooperation    
agreements between elected leaders and  
officials of ,state and municipal       
governments and those of international  
cities1 regions1 and countries2  7,b7   
promoting ,united ,states exports to    
foreign markets and foreign direct      
investment into the ,united ,states2 and
  7,c7 sharing best practices and       
striking agreements with foreign        
counterparts on a wide range of topics1 
including facilitating trade and        
investment1 protecting the health and   
safety of their respective citizens1    
cooperating on energy and the           
environment1 and promoting              
people-to-people exchanges4  7#c7       
,global networks made up exclusively of 
local government officials are at the   
forefront of harnessing the power of    

cities to advance international         
cooperation1 including ,c#dj ,cities    
,climate ,leadership ,group1 ,,iclei1   
,united ,cities and ,local ,governments1
 ,global ,parliament of ,mayors1        
,urban#bj1 ,strong ,cities ,network1 and
 ,global ,compact of ,mayors4  7#d7 ,in 
#bjaj1 the ,department of ,state        
appointed the first-ever special        
representative for ,global              
,intergovernmental ,affairs1 who led    
efforts to build strategic peer-to-peer 
relationships between the ,department of
 ,state1 ,state and local officials1 and
 their foreign counterparts4  #c4 ,sense
 of ,congress ,it is the sense of       
,congress that-- 7#a7 it is in the      
interest of the ,united ,states to      
support robust two-way partnerships     
between the ,department of ,state and   
subnational entities to advance ,united 
,states foreign policy objectives1      
improve understanding of ,united ,states
 diplomacy1 and leverage ,federal       
resources to enhance the impact of      

subnational engagements2 and  7#b7 the  
creation in the ,department of ,state of
 an ,office of ,city and ,state         
,diplomacy1 headed by a senior          
,department official of appropriate rank
 to represent the ,united ,states at    
international fora1 would bolster       
,united ,states interests through       
international agreements and ,federal   
support to ,state and local entities4   
#d4 ,establishment of the ,office of    
,city and ,state ,diplomacy ,section #a 
of the ,state ,department ,basic        
,authorities ,act of #aief 7#bb         
,u4,s4,c4 #bfea;a7 is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection3
  7i7 ,office of ,city and ,state       
diplomacy  7#a7 ,in general ,there shall
 be established within the ,department  
of ,state an ,office of ,city and ,state
 ,diplomacy 7in this subsection referred
 to as the ,office74 ,the ,department   
may use a similar name at its discretion
 and upon notification to ,congress4    
7#b7 ,head of ,office ,the head of the  

,office shall be the                    
,ambassador-at-,large for ,city and     
,state ,diplomacy 7in this subsection   
referred to as the ,ambassador7 or other
 appropriate senior official4 ,the head 
of the ,office shall-- 7,a7 be appointed
 by the ,president1 by and with the     
advice and consent of the ,senate2 and  
7,b7 report directly to the ,secretary1 
or such other senior official as the    
,secretary determines appropriate and   
upon notification to ,congress4  7#c7   
,duties  7,a7 ,principal duty ,the      
principal duty of the head of the       
,office shall be the overall            
coordination 7including policy oversight
 of resources7 of ,federal support for  
subnational engagements by ,state and   
municipal governments with foreign      
governments4 ,the head of the ,office   
shall be the principal adviser to the   
,secretary of ,state on subnational     
engagements and the principal official  
on such matters within the senior       
management of the ,department of ,state4

  7,b7 ,additional duties ,the          
additional duties of the head of the    
,office shall include the following3 7i7
 ,coordinating overall ,united ,states  
policy and programs in support of       
subnational engagements by ,state and   
municipal governments with foreign      
governments1 including with respect to  
the following3 7,i7 ,coordinating       
resources across the ,department of     
,state and throughout the ,federal      
,government in support of such          
engagements4  7,,ii7 ,identifying       
policy1 program1 and funding            
discrepancies among relevant ,federal   
agencies regarding such coordination4   
7,,iii7 ,identifying gaps in ,federal   
support for such engagements and        
developing corresponding policy or      
programmatic changes to address such    
gaps4  7ii7 ,identifying areas of       
alignment between ,united ,states       
foreign policy and ,state and municipal 
goals4  7iii7 ,improving communication  
with the ,united ,states public1        

including1 potentially1 communication   
that demonstrate the breadth of         
international engagement by subnational 
actors and the impact of diplomacy      
across the ,united ,states4  7iv7       
,providing advisory support to          
subnational engagements1 including by   
assisting ,state and municipal          
governments regarding-- 7,i7 developing 
and implementing global engagement and  
public diplomacy strategies2  7,,ii7    
implementing programs to cooperate with 
foreign governments on policy priorities
 or managing shared resources2 and      
7,,iii7 understanding the implications  
of foreign policy developments or policy
 changes through regular and            
extraordinary briefings4  7v7           
,facilitating linkages and networks     
among ,state and municipal governments1 
and between ,state and municipal        
governments and their foreign           
counterparts1 including by tracking     
subnational engagements and leveraging  
,state and municipal expertise4  7vi7   

,supporting the work of ,department of  
,state detailees assigned to ,state and 
municipal governments pursuant to this  
subsection4  7vii7 ,under the direction 
of the ,secretary1 negotiating          
agreements and memoranda of             
understanding with foreign governments  
related to subnational engagements and  
priorities4  7viii7 ,supporting ,united 
,states economic interests through      
subnational engagements1 in consultation
 and coordination with the ,department  
of ,commerce1 the ,department of the    
,treasury1 and the ,office of the       
,united ,states ,trade ,representative4 
7ix7 ,coordinating subnational          
engagements with the associations of    
subnational elected leaders1 including  
the ,united ,states ,conference of      
,mayors1 ,national ,governors           
,association1 ,national ,league of      
,cities1 ,national ,association of      
,counties1 ,council of ,state           
,governments1 ,national ,conference of  
,state ,legislators1 and ,state         

,international ,development             
,organizations4  7#d7 ,coordination     
,with respect to matters involving trade
 promotion and inward investment        
facilitation1 the ,office shall         
coordinate with and support the         
,international ,trade ,administration of
 the ,department of ,commerce as the    
lead ,federal agency for trade promotion
 and facilitation of business investment
 in the ,united ,states4  7#e7          
,detailees  7,a7 ,in general ,the       
,secretary of ,state1 with respect to   
employees of the ,department of ,state1 
is authorized to detail a member of the 
civil service or ,foreign ,service to   
,state and municipal governments on a   
reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis4  
,such details shall be for a period not 
to exceed two years1 and shall be       
without interruption or loss of status  
or privilege4  7,b7 ,responsibilities   
,detailees under subparagraph 7,a7      
should carry out the following          
responsibilities3 7i7 ,supporting the   

mission and objectives of the host      
subnational government office4  7ii7    
,advising ,state and municipal          
government officials regarding questions
 of global affairs1 foreign policy1     
cooperative agreements1 and public      
diplomacy4  7iii7 ,coordinating         
activities relating to ,state and       
municipal government subnational        
engagements with the ,department of     
,state1 including the ,office1          
,department leadership1 and regional and
 functional bureaus of the ,department1 
as appropriate4  7iv7 ,engaging ,federal
 agencies regarding security1 public    
health1 trade promotion1 and other      
programs executed at the ,state or      
municipal government level4  7v7 ,any   
other duties requested by ,state and    
municipal governments and approved by   
the ,office4  7,c7 ,additional personnel
 support for subnational engagement ,for
 the purposes of this subsection1 the   
,secretary of ,state-- 7i7 is authorized
 to employ individuals by contract2     

7ii7 is encouraged to make use of the   
re-hired annuitants authority under     
section #ccbc of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 particularly for         
annuitants who are already residing     
across the ,united ,states who may have 
the skills and experience to support    
subnational governments2 and  7iii7 is  
encouraged to make use of authorities   
under the ,intergovernmental ,personnel 
,act of #aigj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dgja et   
seq47 to temporarily assign ,state and  
local government officials to the       
,department of ,state or overseas       
missions to increase their international
 experience and add their perspectives  
on ,united ,states priorities to the    
,department4  7#f7 ,report and briefing 
7,a7 ,report ,not later than one year   
after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection1 the head of the ,office     
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,foreign ,relations and the ,committee  
on ,appropriations of the ,senate and   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and 

the ,committee on ,appropriations of the
 ,house of ,representatives a report    
that includes information relating to   
the following3 7i7 ,the staffing plan   
7including permanent and temporary      
staff7 for the ,office and a            
justification for the location of the   
,office within the ,department of       
,state's organizational structure4  7ii7
 ,the funding level provided to the     
,office for the ,office1 together with a
 justification relating to such level4  
7iii7 ,the rank and title granted to the
 head of the ,office1 together with a   
justification relating to such decision 
and an analysis of whether the rank and 
title of ,ambassador-at-,large is       
required to fulfill the duties of the   
,office4  7iv7 ,a strategic plan for the
 ,office1 including relating to-- 7,i7  
leveraging subnational engagement to    
improve ,united ,states foreign policy  
effectiveness2  7,,ii7 enhancing the    
awareness1 understanding1 and           
involvement of ,united ,states citizens 

in the foreign policy process2 and      
7,,iii7 better engaging with foreign    
subnational governments to strengthen   
diplomacy4  7v7 ,any other matters as   
determined relevant by the head of the  
,office4  7,b7 ,briefings ,not later    
than #cj days after the submission of   
the report required under subparagraph  
7,a7 and annually thereafter1 the head  
of the ,office shall brief the          
,committee on ,foreign ,relations and   
the ,committee on ,appropriations of the
 ,senate and the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs and the ,committee on          
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives on the work of the     
,office and any changes made to the     
organizational structure or funding of  
the ,office4  7#g7 ,rule of construction
 ,nothing in this subsection may be     
construed as precluding-- 7,a7 the      
,office from being elevated to a bureau 
within the ,department of ,state2 or    
7,b7 the head of the ,office from being 
elevated to an ,assistant ,secretary1 if

 such an ,assistant ,secretary position 
does not increase the number of         
,assistant ,secretary positions at the  
,department above the number authorized 
under subsection 7c77#a74  7#h7         
,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7  
,municipal ,the term municipal means1   
with respect to the government of a     
municipality in the ,united ,states1 a  
municipality with a population of not   
fewer than #ajj1jjj people4  7,b7 ,state
 ,the term ,state means the #ej ,states1
 the ,district of ,columbia1 and any    
territory or possession of the ,united  
,states4  7,c7 ,subnational engagement  
,the term subnational engagement means  
formal meetings or events between       
elected officials of ,state or municipal
 governments and their foreign          
counterparts4  4