Congressional notification regarding changes to regional bureau jurisdiction

(a) In general Not later than 15 days before the Under Secretary for Political Affairs alters the geographic or functional jurisdiction of any regional bureau, including by adding or removing countries under the purview of such bureau, the Under Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a notification of such change, including— (1) a justification for such change; and (2) a description of the expected operational, programmatic, or policy implications for any bureau affected by such change. (b) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.