Sec. 203. Review of Bureau of African Affairs and Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs jurisdictions
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— conduct a review of the jurisdictional responsibility of the Bureau of African Affairs and that of the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs relating to the North African countries of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya; and submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— the findings of the review conducted under paragraph (1); and recommendations on whether jurisdictional responsibility among the bureaus referred to in paragraph
(1)should be adjusted. The review conducted under subsection (a)(1) shall— identify regional strategic priorities; assess regional dynamics between the North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa regions, including the degree to which the priorities identified pursuant to paragraph (1)— are distinct between each such region; or have similar application across such regions; identify current priorities and effectiveness of United States Government regional engagement in North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, including through security assistance, economic assistance, humanitarian assistance, and trade; assess the degree to which such engagement is— inefficient, duplicative, or uncoordinated between the North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa regions; or otherwise harmed or limited as a result of the current division of jurisdictional responsibilities; assess the overall coherence and effectiveness of the current division of jurisdictional responsibilities in Africa between the Bureau of African Affairs and the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, including with regard to coordination with other United States departments or agencies; and assess any opportunities and costs of transferring jurisdictional responsibility of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya from the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs to the Bureau of African Affairs.