,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hba  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ae1         
#bjbc,ms4 ,murkowski 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,king1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4
 ,coons1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 and ,mr4       
,sullivan7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish an           
,ambassador-at-,large for the ,arctic   
,region4  #a4 ,ambassador-at-,large for 
the ,arctic ,region ,title ,i of the    
,state ,department ,basic ,authorities  
,act of #aief 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfea;a et 
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following new section3  #fd4 ,united
 ,states ,ambassador-at-,large for the  
,arctic ,region  7a7 ,establishment     
,there is authorized within the         
,department of ,state an                
,ambassador-at-,large for the ,arctic   
,region1 appointed under subsection 7b74
  7b7 ,appointment ,the ,ambassador     
shall be appointed by the ,president1   

by1 and with the advice and consent of  
the ,senate4  7c7 ,duties ,the          
,ambassador is authorized to represent  
the ,united ,states in matters and cases
 relevant to ,arctic affairs and shall  
be responsible to the ,secretary of     
,state for all matters1 programs1 and   
related activities pertaining to the    
,arctic region in the conduct of foreign
 policy by the ,department1 including1  
as appropriate1 leading the coordination
 of programs carried out by ,united     
,states ,government agencies abroad1 and
 such other related duties as the       
,secretary may from time to time        
designate4  7d7 ,areas of responsibility
 ,the ,ambassador-at-,large for the     
,arctic ,region is authorized to        
maintain continuous observation and     
coordination of all matters indicated by
 the ,secretary of ,state1 including    
those pertaining to energy1 environment1
 trade1 and infrastructure development  
and maintenance1 and1 in consultation   
with the heads of other relevant        

departments and agencies1 those         
pertaining to law enforcement and       
political-military affairs in the       
conduct of foreign policy in the        
,arctic1 including programs carried out 
by other ,united ,states ,government    
agencies when such programs pertain to  
the following matters1 to the extent    
directed by the ,secretary of ,state3   
7#a7 ,national security4  7#b7          
,strengthening cooperation among ,arctic
 countries4  7#c7 ,the promotion of     
responsible natural resource management 
and economic development4  7#d7         
,protecting the ,arctic environment and 
conserving its biological resources4    
7#e7 ,arctic indigenous peoples1        
including by involving them in decisions
 that affect them4  7#f7 ,scientific    
monitoring and research4  7e7           
,additional duties ,in addition to the  
duties and responsibilities specified in
 subsections 7c7 and 7d71 the           
,ambassador-at-,large for the ,arctic   
,region shall also carry out such other 

relevant duties as the ,secretary may   
assign4  7f7 ,definitions ,in this      
section3 7#a7 ,arctic region ,the term  
,arctic region means-- 7,a7 the         
geographic region north of the #ff4efjhc
 parallel latitude north of the equator2
  7,b7 all the ,united ,states territory
 north and west of the boundary formed  
by the ,porcupine1 ,yukon1 and          
,kuskokwim ,rivers2  7,c7 all contiguous
 seas1 including the ,arctic ,ocean and 
the ,beaufort1 ,bering1 and ,chukchi    
,seas2 and  7,d7 the ,aleutian ,chain4  
7#b7 ,arctic countries ,the term ,arctic
 countries means the permanent members  
of the ,arctic ,council1 namely the     
,united ,states1 ,canada1 ,denmark1     
,iceland1 ,norway1 ,sweden1 ,finland1   
and ,russia4  4