Sec. 9504. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT ON CYBER DIPLOMACY

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## SEC. 9504 GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT ON CYBER DIPLOMACY Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report and provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional committees that includes— ####

(1)an assessment of the extent to which United States diplomatic processes and other efforts with foreign countries, including through multilateral fora, bilateral engagements, and negotiated cyberspace agreements, advance the full range of United States interests regarding cyberspace, including the policy described in section 9501(a); ####

(2)an assessment of the Department’s organizational structure and approach to managing its diplomatic efforts to advance the full range of United States interests regarding cyberspace, including a review of— #####

(A)the establishment of a Bureau within the Department to lead the Department’s international cyber mission; #####

(B)the current or proposed diplomatic mission, structure, staffing, funding, and activities of such Bureau; #####

(C)how the establishment of such Bureau has impacted or is likely to impact the structure and organization of the Department; and #####

(D)what challenges, if any, the Department has faced or will face in establishing such Bureau; and ####

(3)any other matters that the Comptroller General determines to be relevant.