1 FAM 300 Liaison Functional Bureaus
1 FAM 310
BUREAU OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS (H)
(CT:ORG-433; 11-01-2017)
(Office of Origin: L-H/EX)
1 FAM 311 ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS (H)
1 FAM 311.1 Responsibilities
(CT:ORG-302; 03-21-2013)
a. Reports directly to the Secretary of State. Under
the overall direction of the Secretary of State, directs and manages the Bureau
of Legislative Affairs. He or she determines the number of legislative
management officers.
b. Supervises and coordinates all legislative and
nonlegislative relationships between the Department and the Congress, and
supervises and coordinates all legislative relationships between the Department
and the Office of Management and Budget, and between the Department and other
Executive branch agencies.
c. Directs the presentation of the Department's
legislative program, including developing, preparing, and submitting
legislation to Congress.
d. Supervises and coordinates the relationship between
the Department and the Congress on all budgetary and appropriations matters
relating to foreign and security assistance and on arms sales abroad.
e. Provides advice and information to other Department
bureaus and offices on legislative matters.
f. Serves as the initial point of contact in the
Department for legislative inquiries.
g. Manages the Department's role in the OMB interagency
(A-19) clearance process.
h. Manages and transmits correspondence and reports to
the Congress, except for:
(1) Treaties and executive agreements, which the
Office of the Legal Adviser (L) transmits;
(2) Anti-deficiency notifications, which the Bureau of
Comptroller and Financial Services (CGFS) transmits;
(3) Reprogramming notifications for the State
Operations Budget account, which the Under Secretary for Management (M)
transmits; and
(4) Other such communications as directed by law,
Executive order, or the Secretary.
i. Assists Congress in its official foreign travel and
has the fiduciary responsibility for the expenditure of congressional travel
funds.
j. Has substantive and coordinating responsibility for
1 FAM 310Legislative
Affairs (H). H also has substantive involvement responsibilities in other FAM
and Foreign Affairs Handbook (FAH) materials (see 5 FAH-1 H-500).
1 FAM 311.2 Bureau Organization
(CT:ORG-199; 10-24-2008)
See 1 FAM Exhibit
311.2 for the H organization chart.
1 FAM 311.3 Authorities
(CT:ORG-134; 10-29-2004)
The following authorities apply:
(1) 22 U.S.C. 2651a and 22 U.S.C. 2656, general
authorities of the Secretary of State for conducting foreign relations and
managing the Department; and
(2) Other authorities, as appropriate.
1 FAM 312 DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARIES
(CT:ORG-433; 11-01-2017)
a. The Deputy Assistant Secretaries in the Bureau of
Legislative Affairs, as designated by and at the direction of the Assistant
Secretary:
(1) Manage and direct the Department's legislative
program in the House or the Senate;
(2) Recommend action programs and advise the Assistant
Secretary on events and developments concerning the Department's legislative
program in the House or the Senate;
(3) Serve as the liaison between the Assistant
Secretary and other areas of the Department in developing information and
preparing policy statements, reports, or speeches for Members of the House or
Senate, or House or Senate committees;
(4) Manage the confirmation of Presidential appointees
that require the advice and consent of the Senate;
(5) Advise the Assistant Secretary on approaches to be
used in keeping the Congress informed on the substantive aspects of the
Department's current and proposed policies and programs;
(6) Develop and implement legislative strategies;
prepare legislative positions and action plans; and serve as a chief point of
contact for foreign policy and Department initiatives presented to the Congress
on behalf of the Department Under Secretary they represent; and
(7) Supervise and direct the activities of several
legislative management officers with responsibilities for legislative programs
of designated bureaus.
b. There are four Deputy Assistant Secretaries; each
acts as liaison between the Department of State bureaus and Congress in matters
concerning nominations, briefings, hearings, congressional testimony, etc.
(1) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (Career
Foreign Service), who acts in the absence of the Assistant Secretary and
oversees the Executive Office (L-H/EX) of
the bureau.
(2) Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Regional/Global/Functional Affairs, who oversees the Offices for Regional
Affairs (H/RA) and Global and Functional Affairs (H/GFA), the Legislative
Advisor and Hs Appropriations Unit (H/Approps).
(3) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Senate Affairs, who
oversees Senate Affairs (H/SA).
(4) Deputy Assistant Secretary for House of
Representatives Affairs, who oversees House Affairs (H/HA).
1 FAM 313 LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS OfficeS
(CT:ORG-433; 11-01-2017)
a. The Bureau of Legislative Affairs consists of the
following organizational units:
(1) Regional Affairs (H/RA) liaisons with the regional
bureaus for coordinating regional foreign affairs and international relations
issues of major importance to the Secretary of State. This unit reports to the
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional/Global/Functional Affairs.
(2) Global and Functional Affairs (H/GFA)Liaisons
with the functional bureaus for coordinating global affairs and international
relations issues of major importance to the Secretary of State. This unit
reports to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional/Global/Functional
Affairs.
(3) Senate Affairs (H/SA)Works with legislation and
treaties and keeps Department officials informed of committee positions and
tracks the Departments nominations and confirmation process. This unit reports
to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Senate Affairs.
(4) House Affairs (H/HA)Works with legislation and
keeps Department officials informed of committee positions. This unit reports
to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for House Affairs.
(5) Appropriations Unit (H/Approps)Responsible for
the Departments interactions with the Senate and House Appropriations
Committees and Subcommittees overseeing State and Foreign Operations
appropriations. This unit reports to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Regional/Global/Functional Affairs.
(6) Legislative AdvisorServes as legislative
strategist, develops and provides strategic, substantive legislative guidance
and technical expertise to Assistant Secretary and Deputies for developing and
presenting Department views on legislation related to foreign policy,
assistance, national security, and Department operations, as well as that of
other agencies affecting State equities, and identifies needed special legislative
authorities; reports to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Regional/Global/Functional Affairs.
(7) Executive Office (L-H/EX)
and Legislative Operations (H):
(a) Oversees the administrative support for the H
Bureau and acts as the Department's principal liaison with Congress on
congressional travel, hearing testimony and congressional correspondence
issues;
(b) Facilitates official foreign travel of Member and
staff delegations and coordinates the presentation of trip related briefings to
members and committees of Congress (H/CTO);
(c) Coordinates Department response to written
telephonic and electronic communications by Members of Congress (H/CCU);
(d) Oversees the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
clearance process for legislation and official testimony before Congress and
maintains records of all relevant mandated congressional reports and hearings (H/LRU); and
(e) Develops and implements the Bureaus short and
long-term management and administrative policies, goals, and objectives and
oversees the financial, personnel, information technology, support services,
and material resources of the Bureau (L-H/EX).
(f) The Executive Director reports to the Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary.
b. These offices, at the discretion of their respective
Deputy Assistant Secretaries:
(1) Manage the daily coordination of interagency
legislative initiatives that may affect the Department and the Administration
through the Legislative Management Officer (LMO);
(2) Develop and manage strategies and approaches that
will enhance the support for the Department and the Administration;
(3) Compile and analyze each days congressional
activities to assess the effectiveness of the assigned staff and the political
climate on a broad range of international topics;
(4) Brief Department seniors and interagency seniors
on the activities and reactions of Congress on pending legislative initiatives
and recommend approaches for resolving possible conflicts;
(5) Confer with the respective Deputy Assistant
Secretary and other Department seniors to exchange views and approaches in
order to enhance the Departments engagement with Congress; and
(6) Establish and maintain productive relationships
with congressional committee members and their staffs to carry out the
responsibilities of the office.
1 FAM 314 THROUGH 319 UNASSIGNED