[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]