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Sec. 5503 · S. 2296

Embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic installations return to standards report

Division J — Department of State Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 › Title LXV — Diplomatic security and consular affairs

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(a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress that includes the impacts of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security’s initiative known as Return to Standards on the security needs of United States embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic installations outside the United States. (b) Elements The report required under subsection (a) shall describe the impacts of the Return to Standards initiative and other reductions in staffing and resources from the beginning of the initiative to the date of enactment of this Act for all embassies, consulates, and other overseas diplomatic installations, including detailed descriptions and explanations of all reductions of personnel or other resources, including their effects on— (1) securing facilities and perimeters; (2) transporting United States personnel into the foreign country; and (3) executing any other relevant operations for which they are responsible. (c) Appropriate committees of Congress defined In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; (2) and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.