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                                 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

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                           SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

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                           Serial No. 115-69

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                      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
               
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                               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


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                      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. 
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    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.]

                                     

                                     

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