To provide for the authorities of the Secretary of State.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5244 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5244 To provide for the authorities of the Secretary of State. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 10, 2025 Mr. Mills introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for the authorities of the Secretary of State. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act-- (1) except as otherwise provided, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; (2) the term ``Department'' means the Department of State; (3) the term ``Deputy Secretary'' means the Deputy Secretary of State; and (4) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of State. TITLE I--GENERAL ORGANIZATION Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary SEC. 101. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY. The Secretary is authorized to establish in the Office of the Secretary of State of the Department positions to support the Secretary's situational awareness and decision-making in the management of the Department. Such positions may include the following: (1) Chief of Staff. (2) Counselor. (3) Executive Secretariat. Subtitle B--United Nations SEC. 111. UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS. (a) Establishment.-- (1) In general.--The President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a representative of the United States to the United Nations who shall have the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and shall hold office at the pleasure of the President. Such representative shall represent the U