,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ebdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #aj1        
#bjbe,ms4 ,salaz> introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide 
= ! political affairs au?orities ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 & = o!r purposes4    
,,iii ,political ,affairs  #cja4 ,"u    
,secret>y = ,political ,affairs  7a7    
,e/abli%m5t ,!re %all be 9 ! ,dep>tm5t  
an ,"u ,secret>y ( ,/ate = ,political   
,affairs :o %all be responsible to !    
,secret>y ( ,/ate = matt]s p]ta9+ to    
regional & bilat]al diplomacy1 & su* o!r
 relat$ duties z ! ,secret>y may f "t to
 "t designate4  7b7 ,responsibilities ,9
 addition to ! responsibilities describ$
 "u subsection 7a71 ! ,"u ,secret>y =   
,political ,affairs %all ma9ta9 cont9u\s
 obs]vation & coord9ation ( all matt]s  
p]ta9+ to ! implem5tation ( ! =eign     
policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+1 z    
appropriate1 support+ ! o!r ,"u         
,secret>ies ( ,/ate 9 implem5t+ =eign   

policy4  #cjb4 ,au?orization (          
appropriations = political affairs ,( ! 
funds au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !   
,secret>y ( ,/ate "u section #ada1 ! ,"u
 ,secret>y = ,political ,affairs %all   
receive ! funds necess>y to fulfill !   
,"u ,secret>y's responsibilities =      
fiscal ye>s #bjbf & #bjbg4  #cjc4       
,congressional notification reg>d+      
*anges to regional bureau jurisdiction  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ae days be=e !
 ,"u ,secret>y = ,political ,affairs    
alt]s ! geographic or functional        
jurisdiction ( any regional bureau1     
includ+ by add+ or remov+ c\ntries "u ! 
purview ( su* bureau1 ! ,"u ,secret>y   
%all submit to ! appropriate            
congressional committees a notification 
( su* *ange1 includ+--  7#a7 a          
ju/ification = su* *ange2 &  7#b7 a     
description ( ! expect$ op]ational1     
programmatic1 or policy implications =  
any bureau affect$ by su* *ange4  7b7   
,appropriate congressional committees   
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m appropriate 

congressional committees means-- 7#a7 ! 
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs & !       
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives2 &  7#b7 ! ,committee 
on ,=eign ,relations & ! ,committee on  
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate4  #cjd4      
,ambassador-at-,l>ge = ! ,arctic  7a7   
,e/abli%m5t ,!re %all be 9 ! ,dep>tm5t  
an ,ambassador-at-,l>ge = ! ,arctic :o  
%all be responsible to ! ,"u ,secret>y =
 ,political ,affairs = matt]s p]ta9+ to 
! ,arctic region1 & su* o!r relat$      
duties z su* ,"u ,secret>y may f "t to  
"t designate4  7b7 ,responsibilities ,9 
addition to ! responsibilities describ$ 
"u subsection 7a71 !                    
,ambassador-at-,l>ge = ! ,arctic %all   
ma9ta9 cont9u\s obs]vation & coord9ation
 ( all matt]s p]ta9+ to ! ,arctic region
 9 ! conduct ( =eign policy1 includ+--  
7#a7 en]gy exploration & developm5t2    
7#b7 environm5tal cons]vation2  7#c7    
trade & economic developm5t2 &  7#d7    
infra/ructure developm5t & ma9t5ance4   
#cje4 ,ambassador-at-,l>ge = ! ,indian  

,ocean ,region  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is 
au?oriz$ to be 9 ! ,dep>tm5t an         
,ambassador-at-,l>ge = ! ,indian ,ocean 
,region :o %all be responsible to ! ,"u 
,secret>y = ,political ,affairs = matt]s
 p]ta9+ to ! ,indian ,ocean region1 &   
su* o!r relat$ duties z ! ,secret>y may 
f "t to "t designate4  7b7 ,appo9tm5t ,n
 lat] ?an ,april #a1 #bjbf1 ! ,presid5t 
%all nom9ate an individual1 by & ) !    
advice & cons5t ( ! ,s5ate1 to s]ve z ! 
,ambassador-at-,l>ge = ! ,indian ,ocean 
,region1 :o %all report directly to !   
,"u ,secret>y = ,political ,affairs4    
7c7 ,responsibilities  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
prim>y responsibilities ( ! ,ambassador 
%all be to--  7,a7 ensure h>monization &
 cont9uity ( ,unit$ ,/ates diplomatic   
ef=ts & assi/ance programs across       
,indian ,ocean region c\ntries2  7,b7   
id5tify ! diplomatic1 milit>y1 economic1
 & developm5t l9es ( ef=t t are (       
greate/ ,unit$ ,/ates /rategic int]e/ 9 
,indian ,ocean region c\ntries & re9=ce 
,unit$ ,/ates diplomatic & int]ag5cy    

engagem5t ) respect to su* l9es ( ef=t2 
&  7,c7 p]=m su* o!r duties z ! ,"u     
,secret>y = ,political ,affairs may f "t
 to "t designate4  7#b7 ,diplomatic     
repres5tation ,subject to ! direction ( 
! ,presid5t & ! ,secret>y1 ! ,ambassador
 is au?oriz$ to repres5t ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 9 matt]s & cases relevant to advanc+   
,unit$ ,/ates /rategic int]e/s & =eign  
policy objectives across ,indian ,ocean 
region c\ntries 9--  7,a7 contacts )    
regional gov]nm5ts1 int]gov]nm5tal      
organizations1 specializ$ ag5cies ( !   
,unit$ ,nations1 ! ,indian ,ocean ,rim  
,association1 & o!r int]national        
organizations conc]n+ ,indian ,ocean    
region c\ntries ( :i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates is
 a memb] or :i* ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate may 
designate2  7,b7 multilat]al conf]5ces &
 meet+s relevant to ,indian ,ocean      
region c\ntries2 &  7,c7 contacts )     
nongov]nm5tal organizations t influ5ce  
,unit$ ,/ates int]e/s 9 ,indian ,ocean  
region c\ntries4  7#c7 ,coord9ation (   
responsibilities ,9 ord] to advance     

,unit$ ,/ates int]e/s across ,indian    
,ocean region c\ntries1 ! ,ambassador-- 
7,a7 %all coord9ate ef=ts to advance    
,unit$ ,/ates /rategic int]e/s 9 ,indian
 ,ocean region c\ntries )9 ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,/ate1 includ+ betwe5 ! ,assi/ant      
,secret>y = ,ea/ ,asian & ,pacific      
,affairs1 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,s\? &
 ,c5tral ,asian ,affairs1 ! ,assi/ant   
,secret>y = ,ne> ,ea/]n ,affairs1 & !   
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,african ,affairs2
 &  7,b7 %\ld p>ticipate 9 any int]ag5cy
 process describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,b74 
#cjf4 ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,ea/ ,asian 
& ,pacific ,affairs ,!re is au?oriz$ to 
be 9 ! ,dep>tm5t an ,assi/ant ,secret>y 
= ,ea/ ,asian & ,pacific ,affairs :o    
%all be responsible to ! ,"u ,secret>y =
 ,political ,affairs = matt]s p]ta9+ to 
,ea/ ,asia & ! ,pacific1 & su* o!r      
relat$ duties z ! ,secret>y may f "t to 
"t designate4  #cjg4 ,au?orization (    
,appropriations = ,ea/ ,asian & ,pacific
 ,affairs  7a7 ,au?orization (          
appropriations ,( ! funds au?oriz$ to be

 appropriat$ to ! ,"u ,secret>y =       
,political ,affairs "u section #cjb1 !  
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,ea/ ,asian &     
,pacific ,affairs %all receive ! funds  
necess>y to fulfill ,bureau functions & 
! ,assi/ant ,secret>y's responsibilities
 = fiscal ye>s #bjbf & #bjbg4  7b7      
,adm9i/ration ( acc\nts ,! ,assi/ant    
,secret>y = ,ea/ ,asian & ,pacific      
,affairs %all direct1 ov]see1 & o!rwise 
ex]cise responsibility ( funds made     
available = ! ,c\nt]+ ,p's ,republic (  
,*9a ,influ5ce ,fund4  #cjh4 ,bureau (  
,ea/ ,asian & ,pacific ,affairs  7a7    
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all   
e/abli% a ,bureau ( ,ea/ ,asian &       
,pacific ,affairs1 :i* %all p]=m su*    
functions relat$ to implem5tation (     
,unit$ ,/ates =eign policy & assi/ance  
to ,ea/ ,asia & ! ,pacific z ! ,"u      
,secret>y = ,political ,affairs may     
prescribe4  7b7 ,head ( ,bureau ,!      
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,ea/ ,asian &     
,pacific ,affairs %all be ! head ( !    
,bureau ( ,ea/ ,asian & ,pacific        

,affairs4  7c7 ,ea/ ,asia & ! ,pacific  
def9$ ,9 ?is ,act1 ,ea/ ,asia & !       
,pacific means any c\ntry :i* ! ,"u     
,secret>y designates z )9 !             
responsibility ( ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y =
 ,ea/ ,asian & ,pacific ,affairs4  #cji4
 ,c\nt]+ ,,prc ,influ5ce ,fund ,unit    
7a7 ,c\nt]+ ,,prc ,influ5ce ,fund ,unit 
,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate may e/abli% &      
ma9ta9 a ,c\nt]+ ! ,,prc ,influ5ce ,fund
 ,unit 7h]e9aft] ref]r$ to z ! ,,cpif   
,unit71 )9 ! ,bureau ( ,ea/ ,asian &    
,pacific ,affairs4  7b7 ,p]sonnel  7#a7 
,composition ,! ,,cpif ,unit may be     
compris$ ( a ,director1 ,deputy         
,director1 & additional /aff z          
appropriate1 includ+ a ,budget ,analy/1 
a ,grant ,(fic]1 a ,program ,assi/ant1 &
 a ,monitor+1 ,evaluation1 & ,le>n+     
,speciali/4  7#b7 ,/aff+ ,! ,,cpif ,unit
 %all be compris$ ( p]sonnel ) exp]tise 
or exp]i5ce 9 p]=m+ ! foll[+ functions3 
7,a7 ,grants ,(fic]4  7,b7 ,program     
,assi/ant4  7,c7 ,monitor+1 ,evaluation1
 & ,le>n+ ,speciali/4  7#c7 ,director ,!

 ,director ( ! ,,cpif ,unit %all fulfill
 ! foll[+ responsibilities3 7,a7        
,id5tify specific /rategic priorities = 
,,cpif consi/5t ) ,unit$ ,/ates national
 security priorities4  7,b7 ,coord9ate1 
select1 & approve all ,,cpif programm+1 
bas$ on crit]ia t ! program directly    
c\nt]s malign activities by ,*9a or     
provides ,unit$ ,/ates alt]natives to   
su* activities4  7,c7 ,ensure t all     
,,cpif programm+ advances ,unit$ ,/ates 
=eign policy & int]e/s4  7,d7 ,conduct  
ov]sight1 monitor+1 & evaluation ( !    
effectiv5ess ( all ,,cpif programm+ to  
ensure t x advances ,unit$ ,/ates       
int]e/s & degrades ! ability ( ,*9a or  
entities act+ on ! behalf ( ,*9a to     
conduct malign influ5ce op]ations4  7,e7
 ,ensure1 to ! maximum ext5t            
practicable1 t all ,,cpif programm+ is  
c>ri$ out 9 coord9ation ) o!r ,f$]al    
activities to c\nt] ,,prc malign        
influ5ce4  7#d7 ,deputy ,director ,!    
,deputy ,director ( ! ,,cpif ,unit may h
 responsibility = policy & programm+ to 

assi/ ! ,director1 p>ticul>ly ) respect 
to ,,cpif ,unit activities h&l$ by o!r  
,unit$ ,/ates ag5cies4  7c7 ,monitor+1  
evaluation1 & le>n+ activities ,!       
,director may--  7#a7 direct monitor+1  
evaluation1 & le>n+ activities to       
maximize gov]nm5t effici5cy & r$uce !   
risks ( fraud & wa/e2  7#b7 conduct     
regul> rese>* & evaluation ( ,,cpif     
programs & activities to improve ongo+ &
 future activities2 &  7#c7 make        
available to ,congress ! f9d+s ( any    
rese>* or evaluation conduct$ "u        
p>agraph 7#b74  7d7 ,,prc malign        
influ5ce def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m    
,,prc malign influ5ce means influ5ce by 
,*9a or an entity act+ on ! behalf (    
,*9a t--  7#a7 und]m9es a free & op5    
int]national ord]2  7#b7 utilizes       
co]cion & dep5d5cy to advance ! /rategic
 objectives ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2  
7#c7 und]m9es ! national security1      
t]ritorial integrity1 or sov]eignty ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates or o!r c\ntry2 or  7#d7   
und]m9es ! political & economic security

 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or o!r c\ntry1       
includ+ by promot+ corruption or elite  
capture1 di/ort+ m>kets1 & advanc+      
co]cive economic practices1 includ+ !ft 
( intellectual prop]ty4  7e7 ,t]m9ation 
,a ,,cpif ,unit e/abli%$ "u ?is section 
%all t]m9ate #b ye>s aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #caj4 ,assi/ant   
,secret>y ( ,/ate = ,african ,affairs   
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is au?oriz$ to be 9
 ! ,dep>tm5t an ,assi/ant ,secret>y =   
,african ,affairs :o %all be responsible
 to ! ,"u ,secret>y = ,political        
,affairs = matt]s p]ta9+ to ,africa1 &  
su* o!r relat$ duties z ! ,secret>y may 
f "t to "t designate4  7b7              
,responsibilities ,9 addition to !      
responsibilities describ$ "u subsection 
7a71 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,african   
,affairs %all ma9ta9 cont9u\s obs]vation
 & coord9ation ( all matt]s p]ta9+ to   
implem5tation ( ,unit$ ,/ates =eign     
policy 9 ,africa4  #caa4 ,assi/ant      
,secret>y = ,ne> ,ea/]n ,affairs  7a7   
,e/abli%m5t ,!re is au?oriz$ to be 9 !  

,dep>tm5t an ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,ne> 
,ea/]n ,affairs :o %all be responsible  
to ! ,"u ,secret>y = ,political ,affairs
 = matt]s p]ta9+ to ! ,middle ,ea/ &    
,nor? ,africa1 & su* o!r relat$ duties z
 ! ,secret>y may f "t to "t designate4  
7b7 ,responsibilities ,9 addition to !  
responsibilities describ$ "u subsection 
7a71 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,ne> ,ea/]n
 ,affairs %all ma9ta9 cont9u\s          
obs]vation & coord9ation ( all matt]s   
p]ta9+ to implem5tation ( ,am]ican =eign
 policy 9 ! ,middle ,ea/ & ,nor?        
,africa4  #cab4 ,assi/ant ,secret>y =   
,s\? & ,c5tral ,asian ,affairs ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be 9 ! ,dep>tm5t an         
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,s\? & ,c5tral    
,asian ,affairs :o %all be responsible  
to ! ,"u ,secret>y = ,political ,affairs
 = matt]s p]ta9+ to ,s\? & ,c5tral      
,asia1 & su* o!r relat$ duties z !      
,secret>y may f "t to "t designate4     
#cac4 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code               
,classification ,! ,(fice ( ,law        
,revision ,c\nsel %all-- 7#a7 utilize   

sections #fg ?r\gh #ig ( title #bb1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to classify !      
sections ( ?is title2 &  7#b7 ma9ta9 !  
legislative hi/ory1 "u editorial notes1 
( repeal$ law :i* previ\sly occupi$ !   
correspond+ sections ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code4