Department of State Reporting Requirements Cost Transparency Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10474 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10474 To require an annual report on the costs to the Department of State associated with producing required reports, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 18, 2024 Mr. Castro of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require an annual report on the costs to the Department of State associated with producing required reports, 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 ``Department of State Reporting Requirements Cost Transparency Act''. SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF COST ASSOCIATED WITH PRODUCING REPORTS. (a) Estimated Cost of Reports.--Beginning on October 1, 2026, and for the next three fiscal years, the Secretary of State shall require that any report pro…