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Fully Funding our National Security Priorities Act
To require a report on the unfunded priorities of the Department of State.
Summary
This bill requires the Secretary of State to submit a report to Congress within 10 days after the President's annual budget is submitted, detailing all unfunded priorities of the Department of State. The report must describe each unfunded priority, explain what objectives would be achieved if funded, and specify how much additional funding would be needed. The report must also include budget information such as the appropriation account, expenditure center, and project details for each unfunded priority. Unfunded priorities must be presented in order of urgency. The report goes to the House and Senate committees on Foreign Affairs and Appropriations.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
Actions (2)
- Sep 9, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
- Sep 9, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 9, 2025
Ms. Titus introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To require a report on the unfunded priorities of the Department of State.
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 “Fully Funding our National Security Priorities Act”.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON UNFUNDED PRIORITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
(a) In General.—Not later than 10 days after the date on which the budget for any fiscal year is submitted by the President to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of State shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on unfunded priorities of the Department of State.
(b) Elements.—
(1) In general.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include, with respect to each unfunded priority covered by such report—
(A) a summary description of such priority, including the objectives to be achieved if such priority is funded (whether in whole or in part);
(B) the additional amount of funds recommended to be made available to achieve the objectives referred to in subparagraph (A); and
(C) budget information with respect to such priority, including—
(i) the appropriation account;
(ii) the expenditure center; and
(iii) the project and, if applicable, any subprojects.
(2) Prioritization.—The report required by subsection (a) shall present the unfunded priorities covered by such report in overall order of urgency of priority among unfunded priorities.
(c) Definitions.—In this section—
(1) the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(2) the term “unfunded priority”, with respect to a fiscal year, means a program, activity, or mission requirement of an element of the Department of State that—
(A) is not funded in the budget for such fiscal year submitted by the President to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code;
(B) is necessary to fulfill a foreign policy or national security objective or to satisfy an information requirement associated with a goal or objective outlined in the Joint Strategic Plan agreed upon by the Department of State; and
(C) would have been recommended for funding by the Secretary of State if—
(i) additional resources had been available for such budget to fund such program, activity, or mission requirement; or
(ii) the program, activity, or mission requirement has emerged since such budget was formulated. <all>
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