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To require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a notification of certain construction projects using nonstandard designs.
To require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a notification of certain construction projects using nonstandard designs.
Summary
- Expresses congressional sense that the State Department should prioritize standardization in embassy and consulate construction.
- Requires the Secretary of State to notify Congress at least 15 days before obligating funds for any new embassy or consulate project using a nonstandard design.
- Requires the notification to include comparisons of lifecycle costs, completion dates, and security between nonstandard and standard designs.
- Requires the notification to include a justification for the selection of a nonstandard design over a standard design.
- Requires the notification to include documentation supporting the above information, or an explanation if such documentation cannot be provided.
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Sponsor (1)
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![Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/I000056.thumb.jpg)
Rep. Issa, Darrell (R-CA) [#48]
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Top reported contributors to Darrell Issa’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- Employer not reported $45,911
- ARMSCOR PRECISION INTL $18,200
- GOOGLE $11,400
- FRANKLIN SQUARE GROUP $7,050
- 1A AUTO $6,850
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Actions (4)
- Jan 21, 2026 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 47 - 0. · house
- Jan 21, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Jan 14, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
- Jan 14, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 14, 2026
Mr. Issa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a notification of certain construction projects using nonstandard designs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NOTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR NONSTANDARD CONSTRUCTION.
(a) Sense of Congress.—It is the sense of Congress that the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations of the Department of State, or any successor office, shall, to the greatest extent possible, give appropriate consideration to standardization in construction, such that each new United States embassy and consulate starts with a standard design and keeps customization to a minimum.
(b) Congressional Notification Required.—The Secretary of State may only carry out a covered project that uses a nonstandard design if, not later than 15 days prior to the obligation of funds for such project, the Secretary submits to the appropriate congressional committees a notification of such project, including the following information:
(1) A comparison of the estimated full lifecycle cost of the project to the estimated full lifecycle cost of such project if such project were constructed using a standard design.
(2) A comparison of the estimated completion date of such project to the estimated completion date of such project if such project were constructed using a standard design.
(3) A comparison of the security of the completed project to the security of such completed project if such project were constructed using a standard design.
(4) A justification for the Secretary’s selection of a nonstandard design over a standard design for such project.
(5) Documentation to support the information required in paragraphs (1) through (4) or, if any such documentation cannot be provided, an explanation as to why such documentation cannot be provided.
(c) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.—The term “appropriate congressional committees” 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.
(2) Covered project.—The term “covered project”—
(A) means a project to construct a new United States embassy compound or new United States consulate compound; and
(B) includes such projects that are in the design or pre-design phase on the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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