2 FAM 1240
LEGISLATION
(CT:GEN-478; 10-23-2017)
(Office of Origin: L-H/EX)
2 FAM 1241 DEVELOPMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
PROPOSALS
(CT:GEN-343; 08-26-2008)
a. Department officers notify the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs as soon as they have determined the
need for new or modified legislative authority, and consult with it regarding
the substance and presentation of proposed legislation.
b. The office of the Assistant Secretary for
Legislative Affairs advises initiating officers of any additional information
and assistance required to facilitate consideration of the legislation from the
congressional relations policy viewpoint and as to the timing and method of presentation
to the Congress. Upon request, the Office of the Legal Adviser drafts
legislation or assists another office in the drafting.
2 FAM 1242 CLEARANCE
(CT:GEN-343; 08-26-2008)
a. Legislative proposals (exclusive of appropriation
language) originating within the Department and those referred to the
Department from outside are routed for Department clearance to the Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs. This office coordinates the
clearance process to insure that all appropriate offices review such
legislative proposals, including draft and pending legislation, and enrolled
bills. Those with management and administrative implications are cleared with
Office of the Under Secretary for Management.
b. For the purpose of this section, administrative and
management implications of legislation means any provisions that will:
(1) Affect in any way the functions, organization
structure, or work procedures of the Department;
(2) Affect the workload of any unit of the Department;
(3) Require additional supplies, materials, space, or
communications equipment; or
(4) Commit administrative service functions of the
Department.
2 FAM 1243 APPROVAL
(CT:GEN-343; 08-26-2008)
The Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs refers
legislative proposals to the Secretary or Deputy Secretary for approval, or
transmits such proposals directly if in his or her discretion higher approval
is not required.
2 FAM 1244 SUBMISSION
(CT:GEN-343; 08-26-2008)
No official of the Department other than the Assistant
Secretary for Legislative Affairs transmits any proposed legislation (exclusive
of appropriation language) to the Office of Management and Budget, the
President, the Congress, or any individual Senator or Representative. Such
transmissions are made by the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs in
accordance with the procedures established in section 2 FAM 1243.
2 FAM 1245 INFORMAL ASSISTANCE TO THE
CONGRESS
(CT:GEN-343; 08-26-2008)
Department officials who receive informal requests from
members of Congress, or from committee staff members, to assist them in the
drafting of legislative proposals seek the advice of the Assistant Secretary
for Legislative Affairs, and they also keep other appropriate areas fully
informed.
2 FAM 1246 BUDGET REQUESTS FOR
DEPARTMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
(CT:GEN-419; 02-06-2014)
The Bureau of Budget and Planning reporting to the Under
Secretary for Management is responsible for preparing all budget submissions
for congressional consideration related to State operations. The resources and
appropriations unit reporting to the Director of Foreign Assistance is
responsible for preparing all budget submissions related to Foreign
Operations. The Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Legislative Affairs
provides advice, as under2 FAM 1245, to
appropriate bureaus on proposed appropriations language, as needed, and
conducts and coordinates liaison activities with Congress related to State and
foreign operations appropriations, the annual budget request and supplemental
requests, and to ongoing operations.
2 FAM 1247 THROUGH 1249 UNASSIGNED