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Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] · D–IL
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-03-05 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed Turkey Diplomatic Realignment Act would move responsibility for Turkey within the State Department from its European and Eurasian affairs bureau to its Near Eastern affairs bureau within 90 days after enactment. This would change which regional office handles Turkey. The Secretary of State would retain authority to modify or discontinue regional bureaus to advance U.S. diplomatic objectives.
This Act may be cited as the Turkey Diplomatic Realignment Act.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall administratively reassign responsibility for the Republic of Turkey from the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs to the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs within the Department of State.
Nothing in this section may be construed to prevent the Secretary from modifying or discontinuing the use of regional bureaus as necessary to advance the diplomatic objectives of the United States.
The bill's findings present the reassignment as a way to improve diplomatic coordination and signal concern about Turkey's relationship with Europe. These are the proposal's stated reasons and expectations, not demonstrated effects of the change.
(3) A reassignment of Turkey to the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs would better align diplomatic strategy and facilitate regional cooperation.
(8) The reassignment serves as a diplomatic signal reflecting Turkey’s diminishing European prospects and encourages national debate within Turkey about its geopolitical future, particularly in light of its perceived marginalization from European strategic decision-making.
The Secretary of State would be required to transfer administrative responsibility for Turkey between the two bureaus within 90 days after enactment. The deadline would run from enactment, not introduction.
(a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall administratively reassign responsibility for the Republic of Turkey from the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs to the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs within the Department of State.
Within five years after enactment, the Secretary would have to report to the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the reassignment's effectiveness and implications, and recommend any further changes to responsibility for Turkey.
(b) Report to congress Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report— (1) describing the effectiveness and implications of the reassignment required by subsection (a); and (2) providing recommendations for further changes regarding the assignment of responsibility for Turkey.
The reassignment section would preserve the Secretary's ability to change or discontinue regional bureaus as necessary to advance U.S. diplomatic objectives.
(c) Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed to prevent the Secretary from modifying or discontinuing the use of regional bureaus as necessary to advance the diplomatic objectives of the United States.
The official-actions snapshot updated May 8, 2025, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 5, 2025. It does not establish what happened afterward.
Source snapshot updated 2025-05-08T13:52:20Z. 2025-03-05: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 2025-03-05: Introduced in House
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