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109th Congress                                                  S. Prt.
                            COMMITTEE PRINT                     
 1st Session                                                     109-10
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                      MEMBERSHIP AND JURISDICTION
                            OF SUBCOMMITTEES

                               __________

                     COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

                          UNITED STATES SENATE

                                     



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                    COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

                  RICHARD G. LUGAR, Indiana, Chairman

CHUCK HAGEL, Nebraska                   JOSEPH R. BIDEN, Jr., Delaware
LINCOLN CHAFEE, Rhode Island            PAUL S. SARBANES, Maryland
GEORGE ALLEN, Virginia                  CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, Connecticut
NORM COLEMAN, Minnesota                 JOHN F. KERRY, Massachusetts
GEORGE V. VOINOVICH, Ohio               RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD, Wisconsin
LAMAR ALEXANDER, Tennessee              BARBARA BOXER, California
JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire           BILL NELSON, Florida
LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska                  BARACK OBAMA, Illinois
MEL MARTINEZ, Florida                   


              Kenneth A. Myers, Jr., Staff Director

          Antony J. Blinken, Democratic Staff Director


                          JURISDICTION OF THE

                     COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

                          UNITED STATES SENATE

                (Excerpted from Rules of the Committee)

                          RULE 1--JURISDICTION


    (a) Substantive.--In accordance with Senate Rule 
XXV.1(j)(1), the jurisdiction of the Committee shall extend to 
all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and 
other matters relating to the following subjects:
           1. Acquisition of land and buildings for embassies 
        and legations in foreign countries.
           2. Boundaries of the United States.
           3. Diplomatic service.
           4. Foreign economic, military, technical, and 
        humanitarian assistance.
           5. Foreign loans.
           6. International activities of the American National 
        Red Cross and the International Committee of the Red 
        Cross.
           7. International aspects of nuclear energy, 
        including nuclear transfer policy.
           8. International conferences and congresses.
           9. International law as it relates to foreign 
        policy.
          10. International Monetary Fund and other 
        international organizations established primarily for 
        international monetary purposes (except that, at the 
        request of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
        Affairs, any proposed legislation relating to such 
        subjects reported by the Committee on Foreign Relations 
        shall be referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
        and Urban Affairs).
          11. Intervention abroad and declarations of war.
          12. Measures to foster commercial intercourse with 
        foreign nations and to safeguard American business 
        interests abroad.
          13. National security and international aspects of 
        trusteeships of the United States.
          14. Ocean and international environmental and 
        scientific affairs as they relate to foreign policy.
          15. Protection of United States citizens abroad and 
        expatriation.
          16. Relations of the United States with foreign 
        nations generally.
          17. Treaties and executive agreements, except 
        reciprocal trade agreements.
          18. United Nations and its affiliated organizations.
          19. World Bank group, the regional development banks, 
        and other international organizations established 
        primarily for development assistance purposes.

    The Committee is also mandated by Senate Rule XXV.1(j)(2) 
to study and review, on a comprehensive basis, matters relating 
to the national security policy, foreign policy, and 
international economic policy as it relates to foreign policy 
of the United States, and matters relating to food, hunger, and 
nutrition in foreign countries, and report thereon from time to 
time.
    (b) Oversight.--The Committee also has a responsibility 
under Senate Rule XXVI.8, which provides that ``. . . each 
standing Committee . . . shall review and study, on a 
continuing basis, the application, administration, and 
execution of those laws or parts of laws, the subject matter of 
which is within the jurisdiction of the Committee.''
    (c) ``Advice and Consent'' Clauses.--The Committee has a 
special responsibility to assist the Senate in its 
constitutional function of providing ``advice and consent'' to 
all treaties entered into by the United States and all 
nominations to the principal executive branch positions in the 
field of foreign policy and diplomacy.

                     COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

                      MEMBERSHIP AND JURISDICTION

                            OF SUBCOMMITTEES

                           (February 1, 2005)

 (The chairman and ranking member of the full committee are ex officio 
  members of each subcommittee on which they do not serve as members.)

 (Subcommittees are listed in the order of chairmen's seniority within 
                          the full committee.)

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    SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY, EXPORT AND TRADE 
                               PROMOTION

Chuck Hagel,
  Chairman                          Paul S. Sarbanes,
                                      Ranking Member
Lamar Alexander                     Christopher J. Dodd
Lisa Murkowski                      John F. Kerry
Mel Martinez                        Barack Obama
George V. Voinovich

Jurisdiction:

    The subcommittee's responsibilities encompass U.S. foreign 
economic policy, including export enhancement and trade 
promotion, and international economic growth and development. 
The subcommittee's jurisdiction includes measures that address:

          (1) the enhancement of American exports and promotion 
        of U.S. trade opportunities and commercial interests 
        abroad;
          (2) the promotion of and protection of economic 
        interests of U.S. citizens abroad;
          (3) international investment, management, 
        intellectual property, technological transfer and 
        general commercial policies;
          (4) international monetary policy, including U.S. 
        participation in international financial institutions; 
        and
          (5) U.S. bilateral humanitarian, development, 
        economic, trade and security assistance programs and 
        policies carried out by the Agency for International 
        Development and other U.S. agencies and U.S. voluntary 
        contributions to international organizations providing 
        assistance to foreign nations.

    The subcommittee is also responsible for matters and 
policies involving the use, development and protection of the 
environment, including the oceans and space.

                      SUBCOMMITTEE ON NEAR EASTERN
                        AND SOUTH ASIAN AFFAIRS

Lincoln Chafee,
  Chairman                          Barbara Boxer,
                                      Ranking Member
Chuck Hagel                         Paul S. Sarbanes
Norm Coleman                        BillNelson
George V. Voinovich                 Barack Obama
John E. Sununu

Jurisdiction:

    This subcommittee deals with all matters and problems 
relating to the Middle East and Arab North Africa, including 
Arab-Israeli and inter-Arab issues, economic relations, and 
general security in the Persian Gulf, Mediterranean, the Middle 
East and North Africa. This subcommittee also deals with 
matters and problems relating to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, 
Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
    This subcommittee's responsibilities include all matters, 
problems and policies involving promotion of U.S. trade and 
export; terrorism, crime and the flow of illegal drugs; and 
oversight over U.S. foreign assistance programs that fall 
within this subcommittee's regional jurisdiction.


                    SUBCOMMITTEE ON EUROPEAN AFFAIRS

George Allen,
  Chairman                          Joseph R. Biden, Jr.,
                                      Ranking Member
George V. Voinovich                 Paul S. Sarbanes
Lisa Murkowski                      Christopher J. Dodd
Chuck Hagel                         Russell D. Feingold
Lincoln Chafee

Jurisdiction:

    The subcommittee deals with matters concerning the 
continent of Europe, including the South Caucasus and Central 
Asia. Its responsibilities include the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization, the European Union and the Organization for 
Security and Cooperation in Europe. Matters relating to 
Greenland and the north polar region are also the 
responsibilities of this subcommittee.
    This subcommittee's responsibilities include all matters, 
problems and policies involving promotion of U.S. trade and 
export; terrorism, crime and the flow of illegal drugs; and 
oversight over U.S. foreign assistance programs that fall 
within this subcommittee's regional jurisdiction.

 SUBCOMMITTEE ON WESTERN HEMISPHERE, PEACE CORPS, AND NARCOTICS AFFAIRS

Norm Coleman,
  Chairman                          Christopher J. Dodd,
                                      Ranking Member
Lincoln Chafee                      John F. Kerry
George Allen                        Barbara Boxer
Mel Martinez                        Bill Nelson
John E. Sununu

Jurisdiction:

    The geographic scope of this subcommittee extends from the 
Arctic Ocean to Tierra del Fuego, including the Caribbean. 
Problems which are of concern to the subcommittee include 
relations between the American nations, U.S.-Canadian affairs, 
boundary matters, the implementation of various treaties and 
conventions, economic relations and security matters affecting 
the Western Hemisphere, and the Organization of American 
States.
    This subcommittee's responsibilities include all matters, 
problems and policies involving promotion of U.S. trade and 
export; crime; and oversight over U.S. foreign assistance 
programs that fall within this subcommittee's regional 
jurisdiction.
    This subcommittee also exercises general oversight over:

          (1) all of the activities and programs of the Peace 
        Corps; and
          (2) all U.S. foreign policy, programs and 
        international cooperative efforts to combat the flow of 
        illegal drugs or substances.


                SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
                             AND TERRORISM

John E. Sununu,
  Chairman                          Bill Nelson,
                                      Ranking Member
George V. Voinovich                 Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
George Allen                        John F. Kerry
Norm Coleman                        Barbara Boxer
Lamar Alexander

Jurisdiction:

    The subcommittee's responsibilities include all matters, 
problems and policies involving international operations. This 
jurisdiction includes the general oversight responsibility for 
the Department of State, the Foreign Service, international 
educational and cultural affairs, foreign broadcasting 
activities, foreign buildings, United States participation in 
the United Nations, its affiliated organizations, and other 
international organizations not under the jurisdiction of other 
subcommittees. The subcommittee also has jurisdiction over 
general matters of international law, law enforcement, and 
illegal activities. Finally, the subcommittee oversees all U.S. 
foreign policy, programs and cooperative efforts to combat 
international terrorism.


             SUBCOMMITTEE ON EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS

Lisa Murkowski,
  Chairman                          John F. Kerry,
                                      Ranking Member
Lamar Alexander                     Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
Chuck Hagel                         Russell D. Feingold
Lincoln Chafee                      Barack Obama
George Allen

Jurisdiction:

    The geographic scope of the subcommittee extends from China 
and Mongolia to Burma, inclusive of the mainland of Asia, 
Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, 
Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, and the South Pacific 
Islands.
    This subcommittee's responsibilities include all matters, 
problems and policies involving promotion of U.S. trade and 
export; terrorism, crime and the flow of illegal drugs; and 
oversight over U.S. foreign assistance programs that fall 
within this subcommittee's regional jurisdiction.


                    SUBCOMMITTEE ON AFRICAN AFFAIRS

Mel Martinez,
  Chairman                          Russell D. Feingold,
                                      Ranking Member
Lamar Alexander                     Paul S. Sarbanes
Norm Coleman                        Christopher J. Dodd
John E. Sununu                      Barack Obama
Lisa Murkowski

Jurisdiction:

    The subcommittee has geographic responsibilities 
corresponding to those of the Bureau of African Affairs in the 
Department of State. The subcommittee considers all matters 
relating to Africa, with the exception of countries bordering 
on the Mediterranean Sea from Egypt to Morocco, which are under 
the purview of the Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian 
Affairs.
    This subcommittee's responsibilities include all matters, 
problems and policies involving promotion of U.S. trade and 
export; terrorism, crime and the flow of illegal drugs; and 
oversight over U.S. foreign assistance programs that fall 
within this subcommittee's regional jurisdiction.

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