State Department Integrity and Transparency Act

This bill would require that at least 75 percent of Assistant Secretaries in the State Department have served in the Senior Foreign Service or Senior Executive Service. It would expand reports on nominees for ambassador (chief of mission) and assistant secretary to cover their language knowledge, understanding of the country or region, and business interests there, and would require disclosure of bundled campaign contributions they facilitated. The President would have to certify to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that ambassador nominees meet required qualifications and that campaign contributions played no role in the nomination. The State Department would publish these reports online, and starting in 2029, special appointments to overseas diplomatic missions would be limited to 90 days, with one such appointment per person per calendar year.

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Sponsors

• Tim Kaine Democrat sponsor
• 3 cosponsors