[House Hearing, 115 Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
VARIOUS MEASURES
=======================================================================
MARKUP
BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
ON
H. Res. 422, H.R. 425, H.R. 1196, H.R. 1660,
H.R. 2658, H.R. 3320, H.R. 3329, H.R. 3342
and H.R. 3445
__________
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
__________
Serial No. 115-69
__________
Printed for the use of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.foreignaffairs.house.gov/
or
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/
______
U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
27-013 PDF WASHINGTON : 2017
____________________________________________________________________
For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office,
Internet:bookstore.gpo.gov. Phone:toll free (866)512-1800;DC area (202)512-1800
Fax:(202) 512-2104 Mail:Stop IDCC,Washington,DC 20402-001
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
EDWARD R. ROYCE, California, Chairman
CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York
ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida BRAD SHERMAN, California
DANA ROHRABACHER, California GREGORY W. MEEKS, New York
STEVE CHABOT, Ohio ALBIO SIRES, New Jersey
JOE WILSON, South Carolina GERALD E. CONNOLLY, Virginia
MICHAEL T. McCAUL, Texas THEODORE E. DEUTCH, Florida
TED POE, Texas KAREN BASS, California
DARRELL E. ISSA, California WILLIAM R. KEATING, Massachusetts
TOM MARINO, Pennsylvania DAVID N. CICILLINE, Rhode Island
JEFF DUNCAN, South Carolina AMI BERA, California
MO BROOKS, Alabama LOIS FRANKEL, Florida
PAUL COOK, California TULSI GABBARD, Hawaii
SCOTT PERRY, Pennsylvania JOAQUIN CASTRO, Texas
RON DeSANTIS, Florida ROBIN L. KELLY, Illinois
MARK MEADOWS, North Carolina BRENDAN F. BOYLE, Pennsylvania
TED S. YOHO, Florida DINA TITUS, Nevada
ADAM KINZINGER, Illinois NORMA J. TORRES, California
LEE M. ZELDIN, New York BRADLEY SCOTT SCHNEIDER, Illinois
DANIEL M. DONOVAN, Jr., New York THOMAS R. SUOZZI, New York
F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, Jr., ADRIANO ESPAILLAT, New York
Wisconsin TED LIEU, California
ANN WAGNER, Missouri
BRIAN J. MAST, Florida
FRANCIS ROONEY, Florida
BRIAN K. FITZPATRICK, Pennsylvania
THOMAS A. GARRETT, Jr., Virginia
Amy Porter, Chief of Staff Thomas Sheehy, Staff Director
Jason Steinbaum, Democratic Staff Director
C O N T E N T S
----------
Page
MARKUP ON
H. Res. 422, Urging the adherence to the ``one country, two
systems'' policy as prescribed in the Joint Declaration between
the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and the
Government of the People's Republic of China on the Question of
the Hong Kong.................................................. 2
Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H. Res. 422 offered
by the Honorable Eliot L. Engel, a Representative in Congress
from the State of New York................................... 8
H.R. 425, To authorize the revocation or denial of passports to
individuals affiliated with foreign terrorist organizations,
and for other purposes......................................... 15
Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 425 offered by
the Honorable Ted Poe, a Representative in Congress from the
State of Texas............................................... 18
Amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to
H.R. 425 offered by the Honorable Joaquin Castro, a
Representative in Congress from the State of Texas....... 21
H.R. 1196, To require a plan to combat international travel by
terrorists and foreign fighters, accelerate the transfer of
certain border security systems to foreign partner governments,
establish minimum international border security standards,
authorize the suspension of foreign assistance to countries not
making significant efforts to comply with such minimum
standards, and for other purposes.............................. 22
Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1196 offered by
the Honorable Lee M. Zeldin, a Representative in Congress
from the State of New York................................... 39
H.R. 1660, To direct the Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development to submit to Congress a
report on the development and use of global health innovations
in the programs, projects, and activities of the Agency........ 55
H.R. 2658, To provide humanitarian assistance for the Venezuelan
people, to defend democratic governance and combat widespread
public corruption in Venezuela, and for other purposes......... 59
Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 2658 offered by
the Honorable Eliot L. Engel................................. 84
H.R. 3320, To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy
to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health
Organization, and for other purposes........................... 108
H.R. 3329, To amend the Hizballah International Financing
Prevention Act of 2015 to impose additional sanctions with
respect to Hizballah, and for other purposes................... 113
Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 3329 offered by
the Honorable Edward R. Royce, a Representative in Congress
from the State of California, and chairman, Committee on
Foreign Affairs.............................................. 146
Amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to
H.R. 3329 offered by:....................................
The Honorable Brendan F. Boyle, a Representative in
Congress from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania....... 179
The Honorable David Cicilline, a Representative in
Congress from the State of Rhode Island.............. 180
The Honorable Jeff Duncan, a Representative in Congress
from the State of South Carolina..................... 182
The Honorable Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Representative in
Congress from the State of Florida................... 189
The Honorable Bradley S. Schneider, a Representative in
Congress from the State of Illinois.................. 191
H.R. 3342, To impose sanctions on foreign persons that are
responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized
human rights by reason of the use by Hizballah of civilians as
human shields, and for other purposes.......................... 194
H.R. 3445, To enhance the transparency and accelerate the impact
of programs under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and
the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and for other purposes... 206
APPENDIX
Markup notice.................................................... 228
Markup minutes................................................... 229
Markup summary................................................... 231
The Honorable Edward R. Royce: Prepared statement................ 232
The Honorable Gerald E. Connolly, a Representative in Congress
from the Commonwealth of Virginia: Prepared statement.......... 234
The Honorable Joe Wilson, a Representative in Congress from the
State of South Carolina: Prepared statement.................... 236
The Honorable Theodore E. Deutch, a Representative in Congress
from the State of Florida: Prepared statement.................. 237
The Honorable Ted Poe: Prepared statement........................ 239
The Honorable David Cicilline: Prepared statement................ 241
The Honorable Jeff Duncan: Prepared statement.................... 242
The Honorable Brendan F. Boyle: Prepared statement............... 243
The Honorable Bradley S. Schneider: Prepared statement........... 244
The Honorable Thomas R. Suozzi, a Representative in Congress from
the State of New York: Prepared statement...................... 245
VARIOUS MEASURES
----------
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
House of Representatives,
Committee on Foreign Affairs,
Washington, DC.
The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:00 a.m., in
room 2172, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Ed Royce
(chairman of the committee) presiding.
Chairman Royce. This committee will come to order. Pursuant
to notice we meet today to mark up nine bipartisan measures.
Without objection all members may have 5 calendar days to
submit statements or extraneous materials on today's business.
I am actually going to place my own prepared statement into
the record to save time, as we have been notified that final
floor votes for the week will start at 10:15. As members were
notified yesterday, we intend to consider today's measures en
bloc, and so without objection the following items previously
provided to members and also in your packets will be considered
en bloc and are considered as read.
House Resolution 422, urging the adherence to the ``one
country, two systems'' policy for Hong Kong. It should not be
one country, one and-a-half systems. It should be one country,
two systems. Engel amendment 58 in the nature of a substitute;
H.R. 425, the Foreign Terrorist Organization Passport
Revocation Act of 2017, Poe amendment 45 in the nature of a
substitute, Castro amendment 54; H.R. 1196, the
Counterterrorism Screening and Assistance Act of 2017, Zeldin
amendment 25 in the nature of a substitute; H.R. 1660, the
Global Health Innovation Act of 2017; H.R. 2658, the Venezuela
Humanitarian Assistance and Defense of Democratic Governance
Act, Engel amendment 57 in the nature of a substitute; H.R.
3320, to Develop a Strategy to Regain Observer Status for
Taiwan in the World Health Organization; H.R. 3329, the
Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act,
Royce amendment 56 in the nature of a substitute, Boyle
amendment 9, Cicilline amendment 8, Duncan amendment 33, Ros-
Lehtinen amendment 36, Schneider amendment 47; H.R. 3342,
Sanctioning Hizballah's Illicit Use of Civilians As Defenseless
Shields; and H.R. 3445, the AGOA and MCA Modernization Act.
[The information referred to follows:]H. Res.
422
[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
ANS
[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
H.R. 425
[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
ANS
[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
Castro
H.R. 1196
[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
ANS
[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
H.R. 1660
[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
H.R. 2658
[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
ANS
[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
H.R. 3320
[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
H.R. 3329
[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
ANS
[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
Boyle
Cicilline
Duncan
Ros-Lehtinen
Schneider
H.R. 3342
H.R. 3445
[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
Chairman Royce. So before placing my prepared statement
into the record I want to briefly highlight one measure here.
H.R. 3329, which amends and strengthens the Hizballah
International Financing Prevention Act, which was signed into
law last Congress. In recent weeks we have seen alarming
reports that Hizballah and Iran are building illicit missile
factories on Israel's doorstep. This, combined with a reported
fourfold increase in Iranian support to Hizballah, is pushing
the region to the brink. We have got to further tighten the
screws on these terrorists.
In addition to the $800 million annual support funding that
they receive from Tehran, Hizballah continues to make millions
from its trafficking in cocaine and other narcotics and in
illicit cigarettes. This bill pushes back against Hizballah's
international financial network, against its Russian and Syrian
enablers, and against its sponsor, Iran. And I want to thank
Ranking Member Engel for working with me on this important
measure.
Without objection my full statement on all nine bills will
be entered for the record, and I now recognize the ranking
member, Mr. Engel.
Mr. Engel. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for calling
this markup. I support all of the measures before us this
morning, and I know we are on a tight schedule, so I am going
ask that my statement in its entirety be entered into today's
record.
Chairman Royce. Without objection.
Mr. Engel. Before I yield back I want to recognize
Francisco Marquez, who is with us today, a former political
prisoner of the Maduro Government in Venezuela. He is here to
raise awareness about Congressman Wilmer Azuaje, another
political prisoner. The Congressman has been tortured,
isolated, and denied medical attention, as well as access to
his lawyer and family. Mr. Marquez, we have heard your story
and so many stories like it, and with the bill I introduce with
Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida, the Venezuela
Humanitarian Assistance and Defense of Democratic Governance
Act, we are providing humanitarian assistance to the Venezuelan
people and raising the alarm about political prisoners and the
assault on the rule of law.
I also thank Senator Cardin for first offering this
legislation in the other body. So I will leave it there, but
again, I am glad to support all nine measures today. Mr.
Chairman, thank you as always for your leadership, and I yield
back.
Chairman Royce. Thank you, Mr. Engel.
Now, do any other members seek recognition?
Judge Ted Poe.
Mr. Poe. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I support all the
legislation. I also support Mr. Castro's amendment to my bill,
the Foreign Terrorist Organization Passport Revocation bill,
and especially appreciate Mr. Zeldin's legislation as well. And
I ask that all my statements for all bills will be made part of
the record.
Chairman Royce. Without objection.
Mr. Poe. I yield back.
Chairman Royce. Mr. Schneider?
Mr. Schneider. Thank you. And likewise, I commend the
committee for bringing this legislation to markup. I support
this legislation. I have an amendment to the Hizballah
Amendments Act, and I appreciate the support for that, and I
will submit my statement to the record.
Thank you very much.
Chairman Royce. Thank you. Mr. Schneider. Mr. Wilson?
Mr. Wilson. Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank you and
also the ranking member, Eliot Engel, for the legislation that
we have today, and I have prepared a statement in support,
which I have offered for the record.
Chairman Royce. Thank you, Mr. Wilson. Mr. Sires?
Mr. Sires. I would also like to say thank you to you and
the ranking member for all the hard work. I certainly support
all the bills that are here today, and thank you very much. And
for the sake of time--I appreciate it.
Chairman Royce. Thank you very much, Mr. Sires.
Hearing no further request for recognition the question
occurs on the items considered en bloc.
All those in favor say aye.
All those opposed, no.
In the opinion of the Chair the ayes have it, and the
measures considered en bloc are agreed to. And without
objection the measures considered en bloc are ordered favorably
reported as amended.
Staff is directed to make any technical and any conforming
changes, and the Chair is hereby authorized to seek House
consideration under suspension of the rules.
And that concludes our business for today. I want to thank
Ranking Member Engel and all of our committee members for their
contributions and their assistance with today's markup.
The committee is adjourned.
[Whereupon, at 10:10 a.m., the committee was adjourned.]
A P P E N D I X
----------
Material Submitted for the Record
[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]