Sec. 712. Congressional oversight, quarterly review, and authority relating to concurrence provided by chiefs of mission for support of certain Government operations
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Not later than 30 days after the date on which a chief of mission concurs with providing United States Government support to entities or individuals engaged in facilitating or supporting United States Government military- or security-related operations within the area of responsibility of the chief of mission, the Secretary shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of such concurrence. Not less frequently than semiannually, the Secretary, in order to ensure that the support described in subsection
(a)continues to align with United States foreign policy objectives and the objectives of the Department, shall— conduct a review of any concurrence described in subsection
(a)that is in effect; determine, based on such review, whether to revoke any such concurrence pending further study and review; and brief the appropriate congressional committees regarding the results of such review. If the Secretary determines, pursuant to a review conducted under subsection (b), that any concurrence described in subsection
(a)should be revoked, the Secretary may revoke such concurrence. Not later than January 31 of each year, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— a description of any support described in subsection
(a)that was provided with the concurrence of a chief of mission during the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the report is submitted; and an analysis of the effects of such support on diplomatic lines of effort, including with respect to— nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining, and related Programs and associated anti-terrorism assistance programs; international narcotics control and law enforcement programs; and foreign military sales, foreign military financing, and associated training programs.