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Sec. 5117 · S. 1071

Bureau of Diplomatic Technology

Division E — Department of State Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 › Title I — Organization and operations › Subtitle A — Management and consular affairs

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Subsection (q) of section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as added by section 5114, is amended by adding at the end the following: (2) Bureau of Diplomatic Technology (A) Establishment There shall be in the Department of State a Bureau of Diplomatic Technology, which shall perform such functions related to the strategy, planning, performance monitoring and assessment, programming, budget formulation and execution, acquisition, governance, cybersecurity, information technology workforce planning, integration, modernization, and oversight of the Department’s information technology, systems, and communications infrastructure as the Under Secretary for Management may prescribe. (B) Head The Chief Information Officer shall be the head of the Bureau of Diplomatic Technology..