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H.R.4538 - United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs Act of 2014113th Congress (2013-2014)

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Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] (Introduced 04/30/2014)
Committees: House - Foreign Affairs
Latest Action: House - 04/30/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)

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Introduced in House (04/30/2014)


113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4538


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

April 30, 2014

Mr. Sensenbrenner (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Ms. McCollum) 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 Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs Act of 2014”.

SEC. 2. United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs.

Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

“SEC. 63. United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs.

“(a) Establishment.—There is established within the Department of State an Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs (referred to in this section as the ‘Ambassador’), appointed in accordance with subsection (b).

“(b) Appointment.—The Ambassador shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

“(c) Duties.—

“(1) DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION.—Subject to the direction of the President and the Secretary of State, the Ambassador is authorized to represent the United States in matters and cases relevant to Arctic affairs in—

“(A) contacts with foreign governments, intergovernmental organizations, and specialized agencies of the United Nations, the Arctic Council, and other international organizations of which the United States is a member; and

“(B) multilateral conferences and meetings relating to Arctic affairs.

“(2) CHAIR OF THE ARCTIC COUNCIL.—The Ambassador shall serve as the Chair of the Arctic Council when the United States holds the Chairmanship of the Arctic Council from 2015 through 2017.

“(3) POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.—The Ambassador shall coordinate United States Arctic policies.”.