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Version 80 · Reported to Senate without amendment · Sep 19, 2012
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Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of State to conduct a review every four years of U.S. diplomacy and development for the next four-year period (quadrennial diplomacy and development review) which shall include: (1) recommendations regarding the long-term diplomacy and development policy and strategic framework of the United States; (2) U.S. diplomatic priorities; and (3) guidance on the related programs, assets, capabilities, budget, policies, and authorities of the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Provides for interagency consultations in the conduct of the diplomacy and development review.
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Requires each diplomacy and development review to: (1) delineate the U.S. national diplomacy and development policy and strategic framework; (2) prioritize critical national diplomacy and development areas, capabilities, and resources; (3) describe interagency cooperation and preparedness of relevant federal assets; (4) describe the roles of international organizations and multilateral institutions in advancing U.S. diplomatic and development objectives; (5) identify the necessary budget plan; and (6) assess the organizational alignment and management mechanisms of the Department and USAID with the national diplomacy and development policy and strategic framework.
Authorizes the Secretary to establish within the Department an Office of Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review.
Urges the Secretary to apprise the Foreign Affairs Policy Board on an ongoing basis of the work undertaken in the quadrennial diplomacy and development review.
People & committees
Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D–MA
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6673-6674; text as passed Senate: CR 9/21/2012 S6673-6674)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6673-6674; text as passed Senate: CR 9/21/2012 S6673-6674)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 525.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry without amendment. With written report No. 112-220.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry without amendment. With written report No. 112-220.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4638)
Introduced in Senate
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