Sec. 5176. Report on China’s diplomatic posts
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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter for the next five years, the Secretary shall submit to appropriate congressional committees a report on the diplomatic presence of the People’s Republic of China worldwide and how that presence compares to the diplomatic presence of the United States, including— the number of diplomatic posts currently maintained by People’s Republic of China and the United States in each country; and the estimated number of diplomatic personnel of the People’s Republic of China and the United States stationed abroad in each country.
In this section: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. The term diplomatic post , with respect to the United States, does not include a post to which only personnel of agencies other than the Department are assigned.