February 24, 2026
Mr. Lawler (for himself and Ms. Jayapal) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
To authorize the consolidation of reports required to be submitted by the Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy of the Department of State, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Advance Global Health Act
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Sec. 2. Authorization for consolidation
(a) Annual consolidation
On and after the date of the enactment of this Act and except as provided in subsection (b), each report required to be submitted to Congress or to any committee of Congress that is produced by the Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy of the Department of State shall be consolidated into a single annual report that is submitted not later than September 30 of each year. Such consolidated report shall be submitted in a machine-searchable format and contain all statutorily required information.
(b) Exceptions
The consolidation required by subsection (a) shall be subject to the following exceptions:
(1)
With respect to any report that cannot be consolidated into the annual report during the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act without the loss of required information, the Ambassador at Large for the Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy shall include a notice in the consolidated annual report naming the excluded report and certifying that the report shall be made available on the statutorily required due date.
(2)
Any report required to be submitted on a quarterly basis and any report required in advance of the expenditure of funds related to the budget of the Department may not be consolidated into the annual report under subsection (a).
(c) Rule of construction
Nothing in this Act may be construed to waive, alter, or affect any requirement to provide congressional notification.