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This bill, called the "Promoting Diplomacy with Australia Act," requires the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs to submit a comprehensive report about the United States Mission in Australia within 30 days of the bill's enactment. The report must detail the current administrative and operational capacity of the mission, including its ability to support U.S. government personnel through the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services system. Specifically, the report must provide information about planned mission growth between 2025 and 2030, including increases in staffing and interagency operations, and analyze potential resource gaps that could hinder the mission's effectiveness, particularly in advancing the U.S.-Australia alliance and the AUKUS security partnership (a trilateral security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States). The report must also include recommendations for additional facilities, staffing, and resources needed to support mission growth, along with an analysis of the additional funding required to implement these recommendations. The report will be submitted in an unclassified format, with the potential for a classified annex to include sensitive details.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6123/all-info