§ 10305. Establishment and expansion of Regional Technology Officer Program

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 2022

   Department of State Authorization Act of 2022

   Pub. L. 117–263 div. I title XCV § 9508 · 136 Stat. 2395

   Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 10305

   Pub. L. 117–263, div. I, title XCV, § 9508, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3906

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 117–263, div. I, title XCV, § 9508, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3906

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 9508. ESTABLISHMENT AND EXPANSION OF REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY OFFICER PROGRAM. (a) Regional Technology Officer Program.— (1) Establishment.— The Secretary shall establish a program, which shall be known as the “Regional Technology Officer Program” (referred to in this section as the “Program”). (2) Goals.— The goals of the Program shall include the following: (A) Promoting United States leadership in technology abroad. (B) Working with partners to increase the deployment of critical and emerging technology in support of democratic values. (C) Shaping diplomatic agreements in regional and international fora with respect to critical and emerging technologies. (D) Building diplomatic capacity for handling critical and emerging technology issues. (E) Facilitating the role of critical and emerging technology in advancing the foreign policy objectives of the United States through engagement with research labs, incubators, and venture capitalists. (F) Maintaining the advantages of the United States with respect to critical and emerging technologies. (b) Implementation Plan.— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit an implementation plan to the appropriate congressional committees that outlines strategies for— (1) advancing the goals described in subsection (a)(2); (2) hiring Regional Technology Officers and increasing the competitiveness of the Program within the Foreign Service bidding process; (3) expanding the Program to include a minimum of 15 Regional Technology Officers; and (4) assigning not fewer than 2 Regional Technology Officers to posts within— (A) each regional bureau of the Department; and (B) the Bureau of International Organization Affairs. (c) Annual Briefing Requirement.— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Secretary shall brief the appropriate congressional committees regarding the status of the implementation plan required under subsection (b). (d) Authorization of Appropriations.— There is authorized to be appropriated up to $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out this section.

2. 2024

   Pub. L. 118–159 div. G title LXXIII § 7301 · 138 Stat. 2541

   Inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 10305(a)(1)

   Pub. L. 118–159 inserted “, and shall be administered by the Bureau for Cyberspace and Digital Policy” before period at end

   Unresolved: Pub. L. 118–159 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 118–159 inserted “, and shall be administered by the Bureau for Cyberspace and Digital Policy” before period at end.

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