Title I is essentially a reorganization plan for the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs of the State Department. The Bureau would be abolished and its functions would be subdivided and assigned to two newly established offices bearing names to be later designated by the President and the Secretary of State. The first of these new offices. to be headed by an Assistant Secretary of State appointed by the President. with the advice and consent of the other body. will have general jurisdiction over the administration of the passport laws and issuance of visas under the immigration laws. U.S. participation In international migration organizations. the determination of nationality of persons outside the United States. and matters relating to consular affairs as assigned by the Secretary. The second new office. still without a formal name. can. for purposes of discussion. best be called the "security office" and its head the "chief security officer." Operating under the immediate jurisdiction of the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Administration. the security office will administer the security function in its three major categories. viz. personnel security. security of State Department establishments. and physical security.
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