Sec. 361. Office of Sanctions Coordination
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Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2651a ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: There is established, within the Department of State, an Office of Sanctions Coordination (in this subsection referred to as the Office ). The head of the Office shall— have the rank and status of ambassador; be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and report directly to the Secretary of State.
The head of the Office shall— exercise sanctions authorities delegated to the Secretary; serve as the principal advisor to the senior management of the Department and the Secretary regarding the development and implementation of sanctions policy; serve as the lead representative of the United States in diplomatic engagement on sanctions matters; consult and closely coordinate with allies and partners of the United States, including the United Kingdom, the European Union and member countries of the European Union, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and South Korea, to ensure the maximum effectiveness of sanctions imposed by the United States and such allies and partners; serve as the coordinator for the development and implementation of sanctions policy with respect to all activities, policies, and programs of all bureaus and offices of the Department relating to the development and implementation of sanctions policy; and serve as the lead representative of the Department in interagency discussions with respect to the development and implementation of sanctions policy.
The head of the Office may appoint, without regard to the provisions of sections 3309 through 3318 of title 5, United States Code, candidates directly to positions in the competitive service, as defined in section 2102 of that title, in the Office. The authority provided under subparagraph
(A)shall terminate on the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this subsection. . Section 1(c)(3) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)(3) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: The Assistant Secretary authorized under subparagraph
(A)shall coordinate with the Office of Sanctions Coordination established under subsection
(h)with respect to the development and implementation of economic sanctions. . Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter until the date that is two years after such date of enactment, the Secretary of State shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the efforts of the Department of State to establish the Office of Sanctions Coordination pursuant to subsection
(h)of section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as added by paragraph (1), including a description of— measures taken to implement the requirements of such subsection and to establish the Office; actions taken by the Office to carry out the duties listed in paragraph
(3)of such subsection; the resources devoted to the Office, including the number of employees working in the Office; and plans for the use of the direct hire authority provided under paragraph
(4)of such subsection. The Secretary of State shall develop and implement mechanisms and programs, as appropriate, through the head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination established pursuant to subsection
(h)of section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as added by subsection (a)(1), to coordinate the development and implementation of United States sanctions policies with allies and partners of the United States, including the United Kingdom, the European Union and member countries of the European Union, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and South Korea. The Secretary should pursue the development and implementation of mechanisms and programs under paragraph (1), as appropriate, that involve the sharing of information with respect to policy development and sanctions implementation. The Secretary should pursue efforts, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury and the head of any other Federal agency the Secretary considers appropriate, to assist allies and partners of the United States, including the countries specified in paragraph (1), as appropriate, in the development of their legal and technical capacities to develop and implement sanctions authorities. In furtherance of the efforts described in paragraph (3), the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury and the head of any other Federal agency the Secretary considers appropriate, may enter into agreements with counterpart agencies in foreign governments establishing exchange programs for the temporary detail of Federal Government employees to share information and expertise with respect to the development and implementation of sanctions authorities. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter until the date that is five years after such date of enactment, the Secretary of State shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the efforts of the Department of State to implement this section, including a description of— measures taken to implement paragraph (1); actions taken pursuant to paragraphs
(2)through (4); the extent of coordination between the United States and allies and partners of the United States, including the countries specified in paragraph (1), with respect to the development and implementation of sanctions policy; and obstacles preventing closer coordination between the United States and such allies and partners with respect to the development and implementation of sanctions policy. It is the sense of the Congress that the President should appoint a coordinator for sanctions and national economic security issues within the framework of the National Security Council. In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate; and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and the Committee on Way and Means of the House of Representatives.
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