Sec. 301. LEGISLATIVE LIAISON OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

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## SEC. 301 LEGISLATIVE LIAISON OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE ###

(a)Development of Assessment The Secretary of State shall assess the administrative and personnel requirements for the establishment of legislative liaison offices for the Department of State within the office buildings of the House of Representatives and the Senate. In undertaking the assessment, the Secretary should examine existing liaison offices of other executive departments that are located in the congressional office buildings, including the liaison offices of the military services. ###

(b)Assessment Considerations The assessment required by subsection

(a)shall consider— ####

(1)space requirements; ####

(2)cost implications; ####

(3)personnel structure; and ####

(4)the feasibility of modifying the Pearson Fellowship program in order to have members of the Foreign Service who serve in such fellowships serve a second year in a legislative liaison office. ###

(c)Transmittal of Assessment Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on International Relations and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate the assessment developed under subsection (a).