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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3493
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish
a United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 26, 2019
Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. MAST) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956 to establish a United States Ambassador at Large
for Arctic Affairs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States Ambas-
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sador at Large for Arctic Affairs Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR AT LARGE FOR ARC-
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TIC AFFAIRS.
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Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act
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of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended by adding
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at the end the following new section:
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‘‘SEC. 64. UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR AT LARGE FOR
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ARCTIC AFFAIRS.
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‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within
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the Department of State an Ambassador at Large for Arc-
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tic Affairs (referred to in this section as the ‘Ambas-
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sador’), appointed in accordance with subsection (b).
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‘‘(b) APPOINTMENT.—The Ambassador shall be ap-
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pointed by the President, by and with the advice and con-
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sent of the Senate.
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‘‘(c) DUTIES.—
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‘‘(1) DIPLOMATIC
REPRESENTATION.—Subject
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to the direction of the President and the Secretary
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of State, the Ambassador is authorized to represent
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the United States in matters and cases relevant to
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Arctic affairs in—
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‘‘(A) contacts with foreign governments,
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intergovernmental organizations, and special-
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ized agencies of the United Nations, the Arctic
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Council, and other international organizations
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of which the United States is a member; and
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‘‘(B) multilateral conferences and meetings
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relating to Arctic affairs.
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‘‘(2) CHAIR
OF
THE
ARCTIC
COUNCIL.—The
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Ambassador shall serve as the Chair of the Arctic
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Council when the United States holds the Chairman-
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ship of the Arctic Council.
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‘‘(3) POLICIES
AND
PROCEDURES.—The Am-
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bassador shall coordinate United States Arctic poli-
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cies.’’.
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