U.S. Diplomatic Posture Review Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4390 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4390 To require a review of the United States diplomatic posture, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 15, 2025 Mr. Bera (for himself, Mr. Moylan, Mr. Case, and Ms. McBride) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require a review of the United States diplomatic posture, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``U.S. Diplomatic Posture Review Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The allocation of personnel and resources of the Department of State in areas of strategic concern should reflect United States national security and foreign policy priorities. (2) The Department of State Strategic Staffing Initiative of 2020 demonstrated a recognition of a need for a continuous, high-level examination of the Department's diplomatic posture. (3) The Department of State should strengthen its capacity to advance United States national security and foreign policy objectives through adjusting its diplomatic posture and strategic goals to reflect United States national security and foreign policy priorities and clearly and consistently communicating such adjustments to Congress. SEC. 3. UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC POSTURE REVIEW. (a) Review Required.-- (1) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, acting through the Coordinator appointed pursuant to subsection (c) and in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to