H.R. 5643 · 117th Congress
BEST Ambassadors Act
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Bolstering the Effectiveness, Success, and Transparency of Ambassadors Act or the BEST Ambassadors Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Oct 20, 2021
Bolstering the Effectiveness, Success, and Transparency of Ambassadors Act or the BEST Ambassadors Act
This bill expands disclosure requirements for individuals nominated to serve as an ambassador or in a related position.
If the President's nominee to serve as a chief of mission is not a career member of the Foreign Service, the President must provide to Congress a justification explaining whether a career member was available and why the nominee is uniquely qualified to serve in the position.
The President must certify that any campaign contributions made by an individual (or the individual's immediate family members) played no role in the decision to nominate the individual to serve as a chief of mission. The nominee must also provide to Congress an explanation concerning how the nominee meets the criteria for performing the position's duties.
A nominee to serve as a chief of mission, ambassador at large, or minister must report to Congress political contributions made by the individual or immediate family members in the 10 calendar years preceding the nomination (currently, the report only requires reporting of contributions from the preceding 4 calendar years). The Department of State must make this information available on its public website.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: BEST Ambassadors Act
Also known as: Bolstering the Effectiveness, Success, and Transparency of Ambassadors Act
Latest action (Oct 20, 2021): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: House · Introduced: Oct 20, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.