[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8668 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8668
To reduce recurring reporting requirements imposed by law on the
Department of State.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 7, 2026
Mr. Self introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs
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A BILL
To reduce recurring reporting requirements imposed by law on the
Department of State.
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 ``State Department Recurring Reports
Repeal and Sunset Act of 2026''.
SEC. 2. REPEALS AND MODIFICATIONS OF CERTAIN FOREIGN AFFAIRS-RELATED
RECURRING REPORTS.
(a) Repeals.--
(1) Section 5520 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division E of Public
Law 117-263) is amended by striking subsection (b).
(2) The Department of State Authorization Act of 2022
(division I of Public Law 117-263) is amended--
(A) in section 9402, by striking subsection (d);
and
(B) in section 9506, by striking subsection (e).
(3) Section 257(b)(3) of the Countering America's
Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9546(b)(3)) is
amended--
(A) by striking subparagraph (B); and
(B) in subparagraph (C)--
(i) by striking the first sentence; and
(ii) in the second sentence, by striking
``In addition, the'' and inserting ``The''.
(4) Section 1247 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 494 note) is repealed.
(5) Section 106(b)(6) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade
Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C.
4205(b)(6)) is amended--
(A) by striking subparagraph (C); and
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking clause (iii).
(6) Section 12 of the Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE
(Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008 (50 U.S.C. 1701
note) is repealed.
(7) Section 570 of the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 1997 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking
subsection (d).
(8) Section 115 of the Mutual Educational and Cultural
Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2465) is amended by striking
subsection (h).
(9) Section 407 of the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law
Accountability Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-208) is repealed.
(10) Section 5103 of the Serve America Act (Public Law 111-
13) is amended by striking subsection (f).
(11) Section 1012 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337) is amended by
striking subsection (c).
(12) Section 12 of the Clean Diamond Trade Act (Public Law
108-19; 19 U.S.C. 3911) is repealed.
(13) The Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 is
amended--
(A) in section 103 (22 U.S.C. 7513), by striking
subsection (d); and
(B) in section 104 (22 U.S.C. 7514), by striking
subsection (c).
(14) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(10) of the Resolution
of Ratification for the Treaty between the United States of
America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further
Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (Treaty
Document 111-5), adopted in the Senate on December 22, 2010,
the President shall not be required to submit to Congress the
report described in such subsection.
(15) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(12)(B) of the
Resolution of Ratification for the Treaty between the United
States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for
the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive
Arms (Treaty Document 111-5), adopted in the Senate on December
22, 2010, the President shall not be required to submit to
Congress the report described in such subsection.
(16) Notwithstanding section 2(8) of the Resolution of
Ratification for the Treaty Between the Government of the
United States of America and the Government of Australia
Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation (Treaty Document 110-10),
adopted in the Senate on September 29, 2010, the President
shall not be required to submit to Congress the report
described in such section.
(17) Notwithstanding section 2(9) of the Treaty Between the
Government of the United States of America and the Government
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation (entered into force with
respect to the United States on April 13, 2012; TIAS 12-413),
the President shall not be required to submit to Congress the
report described in such section.
(18) Section 606(a) of the Secure Embassy Construction and
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865(a)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking clause (iii);
and
(B) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking clause (iii).
(19) The Department of State Authorization Act of 2023
(division F of Public Law 118-31) is amended as follows:
(A) By repealing section 6107.
(B) In section 6203--
(i) by striking ``(a) in General.--''; and
(ii) by striking subsection (b).
(C) In section 6211--
(i) by striking subsections (b) and (e);
and
(ii) by redesignating subsections (c), (d),
and (f) as subsections (b), (c), and (d),
respectively.
(D) In section 6213--
(i) by striking ``(a) in General.--''; and
(ii) by striking subsection (b).
(E) In section 6227, by striking subsection (d).
(20) Section 935 of the Energy Independence and Security
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17374(d)) is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (d); and
(B) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection
(d).
(21) Section 112 of the Mutual Educational and Cultural
Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460) is amended by striking
subsection (f).
(22) Section 104(g) of the Henry J. Hyde United States-
India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act of 2006 (22 U.S.C.
8003(g)) is amended--
(A) by striking ``Reporting to Congress'' and all
that follows through ``The President shall keep'' and
inserting ``Reporting to Congress.--The President shall
keep''; and
(B) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (4).
(b) Modifications.--
(1) The Department of State Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2025 (division G of Public Law 118-159) is amended as
follows:
(A) In section 7113--
(i) in the section heading, by striking
``semiannual''; and
(ii) in subsection (a), by striking ``, and
every 180 days thereafter for 5 years,'' and
inserting ``and annually thereafter for five
years''.
(B) In section 7212, in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by striking ``, and at least every 120
days thereafter for 5 years,'' and inserting ``, and
annually thereafter for five years''.
(2) Section 6404(b) of the Department of State
Authorization Act of 2023 (22 U.S.C. 4865 note) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, and every 180
days thereafter for the next five years,'' and
inserting ``, and annually thereafter for five
years,''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``180 days''
and inserting ``calendar year''.
(3) Section 104(e)(2) of the Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (22 U.S.C. 7111) is amended--
(A) by striking ``At least 15 days prior to voting
for'' and inserting ``Not later than June 30 of each
year, in regard to''; and
(B) by striking ``(or in an emergency, as far in
advance as is practicable)''.
(4) Section 2245 of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 1999
(Public Law 105-277) is amended by striking ``, and every 6
months thereafter'' and inserting ``, and annually thereafter
through December 31, 2030,''.
(5) Section 605(b)(2)(B) of the International Religious
Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6473a(b)(2)(B)) is amended by
striking ``every 180 days thereafter'' and inserting ``annually
thereafter''.
(6) Section 620C(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2373(c)) is amended in the second sentence by
striking ``and at the end of each succeeding 60-day period''
and inserting ``and at the end of each calendar year thereafter
through 2030''.
(7) Section 527(f) of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 2370a(f)) is amended
in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting ``through
fiscal year 2030'' after ``each fiscal year thereafter''.
(8) Section 12310 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (22
U.S.C. 277i) is amended by inserting ``through 2030'' after ``
and annually thereafter''.
(9) Section 38(l)(6)(B)(ii) of the Arms Export Control Act
(22 U.S.C. 2778(l)(6)(B) is amended by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``through fiscal year 2038.''.
(10) Section 1331(e) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (22 U.S.C. 10411(e)) is amended by
inserting ``through fiscal year 2038'' after ``and annually
thereafter''.
(11) Section 8341(a) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (22 U.S.C. 10710(a)) is amended by
inserting ``through 2030'' after ``and every two years
thereafter''.
(12) Section 101(d) of the International Religious Freedom
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6411) is amended in the third sentence
by inserting ``for each year through 2030'' after ``is
submitted to Congress''.
(13) Section 105(a) of the Israel Relations Normalization
Act of 2022 (22 U.S.C. 8601) is amended by inserting ``through
2030'' after ``and annually thereafter''.
(14) Section 6 of Syria Accountability and Lebanese
Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is
amended by inserting after ``until the conditions described in
paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 5(d) are satisfied'' the
following: ``or through December 31, 2030, whichever occurs
earlier''.
(15) Section 1(c) of the Act entitled, ``To address the
participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization'' (22
U.S.C. 290 note), is amended by inserting ``through 2030''
after ``not later than April 1 of each year thereafter''.
(16) Section 723 of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (22 U.S.C. 2291 note) is amended by
inserting ``through 2030'' after ``and annually thereafter''.
(17) Section 124 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act
for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 2680 note) is amended
by striking ``each quarter of''.
(18) Section 9209(a) of the Department of State
Authorization Act of 2022 (22 U.S.C. 3921 note) is amended by
striking ``and every 180 days thereafter'' and inserting ``and
annually thereafter''.
(19) Section 51(a) of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2373(a)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``on a timely
basis'' and inserting ``on an annual basis''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``on a semiannual
basis'' and inserting ``on an annual basis''.
(20) The Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions
Act is amended--
(A) in section 109(a) (22 U.S.C. 9408), by striking
``and every 180 days thereafter'' and inserting ``and
annually thereafter through December 31, 2030''; and
(B) in section 255(a) (22 U.S.C. 9544(a)), by
inserting ``through December 31, 2030'' after ``and
annually thereafter''.
(21) Section 10(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (50
U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking ``and every 6 months
thereafter'' and inserting ``and annually thereafter through
December 31, 2030''.
(22) Section 813 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2431k) is amending by inserting ``through 2030'' after
``of each year''.
(23) Section 7807(f) of the Department of State
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division G of Public
Law 118-159) is amended by inserting ``through 2030'' after
``and annually thereafter''.
(24) Section 8367(d) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (22 U.S.C. 7003(d)) is amended by
inserting ``through September 30, 2038'' after ``once every 4
years thereafter''.
(25) Section 202(d) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy
Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9222(d)) is amended by
inserting ``through December 31, 2030'' after ``and annually
thereafter''.
(26) Section 1333(b)(1) of National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (22 U.S.C. 10413(b)(1)) is amended by
inserting ``through December 31, 2038'' after ``and biennially
thereafter''.
(27) Section 302(a) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy
Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9241(a)) is amended by
inserting ``through December 31, 2030'' after ``and
periodically thereafter''.
(28) Section 64(g)(1) of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2735a(g)(1)) is amended by
inserting ``through December 31, 2030'' after ``and annually
thereafter''.
(29) Section 5124(a)(4) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division E of Public
Law 118-159) is amended by inserting after ``not less
frequently than twice each year'' the following: ``through
December 31, 2030''.
(30) Section 1502(c)(2)(C) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111-203; 15
U.S.C. 78m note) is amended by adding at the end before the
period the following: ``, or through December 31, 2030,
whichever occurs earlier''.
(31) Section 2809(c)(2) of the Foreign Affairs Reform and
Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public Law 105-277; 22
U.S.C. 2021 note) is amended by inserting ``through December
31, 2030'' after ``and on an annual basis thereafter''.
(32) Section 909(d)(1) of the Trade Facilitation and Trade
Enforcement Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4452(d)(1)) is amended by
inserting ``through December 31, 2030'' after ``and annually
thereafter''.
(33) The Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for
Ukrainians Act of 2024 is amended--
(A) in section 104(i) (22 U.S.C. 9521 note), by
inserting ``through December 31, 2030'' after ``every
180 days thereafter'';
(B) in section 105(g) (22 U.S.C. 9521 note), by
inserting ``through December 31, 2030'' after ``every
90 days thereafter''; and
(C) in section 106 (22 U.S.C. 9521 note), by
inserting ``through December 31, 2030'' after ``every
180 days thereafter''.
(34) Section 9202(b)(2) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 47
U.S.C. 906(b)(2)) is amended by inserting ``through December
31, 2030'' after ``an annual report''.
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