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,s*neid] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1   
,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4 ,malliotakis1 ,mr4    
,pappas1 & ,mr4 ,got!im]7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill
  ,to adm9i/ratively reassign           
responsibility = ! ,republic ( ,turkey  
)9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,turkey ,diplomatic ,realignm5t     
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,republic ( ,turkey    
occupies a unique geopolitical position 
at ! int]section ( ,europe & ! ,middle  
,ea/1 influ5c+ security1 economic1 &    
diplomatic int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9  
bo? regions4  7#b7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate 
curr5tly assigns responsibility =       
,turkey )9 ! ,bureau ( ,european &      
,eurasian ,affairs1 despite ,turkey's   
ext5sive engagem5t 9 ,middle ,ea/]n     
affairs & security issues4  7#c7 ,a     

reassignm5t ( ,turkey to ! ,bureau (    
,ne> ,ea/]n ,affairs w\ld bett] align   
diplomatic /rategy & facilitate regional
 coop]ation4  7#d7 ,turkey's =eign      
policy trajectory 9 rec5t ye>s has      
di/anc$ x f ! ,european ,union & ,!     
,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization   
7,,nato71 z evid5c$ by its /rategic     
realignm5ts & dome/ic political %ifts t 
*all5ge ,european democratic norms4     
7#e7 ,european in/itutions h increas+ly 
sidel9$ ,turkey f full integration1     
delay+ accession talks & rais+ conc]ns  
ov] human rights1 democratic gov]nance1 
& rule ( law4  7#f7 ,turkey's gr[+      
p>tn]%ips ) non-we/]n p[]s1 includ+     
,russia & ,*9a1 along ) its pursuit (   
,,brics memb]%ip1 und]score its %ift+   
priorities away f we/]n alignm5t4  7#g7 
,! ,turki% gov]nm5t's increas+ engagem5t
 ) ,islami/ actors1 its role 9 conflicts
 su* z ,syria & ,libya1 & its /ra9$     
relations ) ,israel h deep5$ conc]ns ov]
 its long-t]m reliability z a we/]n     
p>tn]4  7#h7 ,! reassignm5t s]ves z a   

diplomatic signal reflect+ ,turkey's    
dim9i%+ ,european prospects & enc\rages 
national debate )9 ,turkey ab\t its     
geopolitical future1 p>ticul>ly 9 light 
( its p]ceiv$ m>g9alization f ,european 
/rategic decision-mak+4  7#i7 ,turkey   
has provid$ political & logi/ical       
support to ,hamas1 ho/+ memb]s ( ! gr\p 
& facilitat+ fundrais+ activities1 fur!r
 /ra9+ its relation%ips ) we/]n allies &
 contribut+ to conc]ns ov] its regional 
alignm5t4  7#aj7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates rema9s
 committ$ to a /rong relation%ip )      
,turkey b mu/ recalibrate its diplomatic
 engagem5t 9 recognition ( *ang+        
realities1 ensur+ ,u4,s4 regional policy
 rema9s consi/5t ) evolv+ security &    
economic dynamics4  #c4 ,adm9i/rative   
reassignm5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an   
#ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all          
adm9i/ratively reassign responsibility =
 ! ,republic ( ,turkey f ! ,bureau (    
,european & ,eurasian ,affairs to !     
,bureau ( ,ne> ,ea/]n ,affairs )9 !     

,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4  7b7 ,report to      
congress ,n lat] ?an #e ye>s aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y   
%all submit to ! ,committee on ,=eign   
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
 ,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !    
,s5ate a report--  7#a7 describ+ !      
effectiv5ess & implications ( !         
reassignm5t requir$ by subsection 7a72 &
  7#b7 provid+ recomm5dations = fur!r   
*anges reg>d+ ! assignm5t (             
responsibility = ,turkey4  7c7 ,rule (  
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section may be  
con/ru$ to prev5t ! ,secret>y f modify+ 
or discont9u+ ! use ( regional bureaus z
 necess>y to advance ! diplomatic       
objectives ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4