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To amend the Diplomatic Security Act to require that congressional notifications relating to decisions to re-open high risk, high threat diplomatic posts include an explanation of the national security value of such decision.
Summary
This bill amends the Diplomatic Security Act to require the State Department to provide Congress with additional information when notifying it of decisions to reopen high-risk or high-threat diplomatic posts. Specifically, the State Department must include a detailed explanation of the national security value of reopening such a post when notifying Congress. The bill does not change the State Department's authority to reopen these posts, but rather requires it to provide Congress with more thorough justification for such decisions.
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- Aug 26, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
- Aug 26, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 26, 2025
Mr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To amend the Diplomatic Security Act to require that congressional notifications relating to decisions to re-open high risk, high threat diplomatic posts include an explanation of the national security value of such decision.
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 “Safe Embassies Act”.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATIONS.
Paragraph (1) of section 105(b) of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4804(b)) is amended by inserting “, including a detailed explanation of the national security value of re-opening such a post” before the period at the end. <all>
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