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110th Congress S. Prt.
COMMITTEE PRINT
1st Session 110-5
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MEMBERSHIP AND JURISDICTION
OF SUBCOMMITTEES
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COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
UNITED STATES SENATE
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COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
JOSEPH H.. BIDEN, Jr., Delaware, Chairman
CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, Connecticut RICHARD G. LUGAR, Indiana
JOHN F. KERRY, Massachusetts CHUCK HAGEL, Nebraska
RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD, Wisconsin NORM COLEMAN, Minnesota
BARBARA BOXER, California BOB CORKER, Tennessee
BILL NELSON, Florida JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire
BARACK OBAMA, Illinois GEORGE V. VOINOVICH, Ohio
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska
BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, Maryland JIM DeMINT, South Carolina
ROBERT P. CASEY, Jr., Pennsylvania JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia
JIM WEBB, Virginia DAVID VITTER, Louisiana
Antony J. Blinken, Staff Director
Kenneth A. Myers, Jr., Republican 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
(January 24, 2007)
(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 WESTERN HEMISPHERE, PEACE CORPS, AND NARCOTICS AFFAIRS
Christopher J. Dodd,
Chairman Bob Corker,
Ranking Member
John F. Kerry Johnny Isakson
Bill Nelson Norm Coleman
Robert Menendez John E. Sununu
Jim Webb
Jurisdiction:
This subcommittee deals with U.S. relations with the
nations of the Western Hemisphere, including Canada and the
nations of the Caribbean. The subcommittee also deals with
boundary matters, and U.S. policy with regard to the
Organization of American States. This subcommittee's
responsibilities include all matters within the geographic
region relating to (1) terrorism and non-proliferation; (2)
U.S. foreign assistance programs; and (3) the promotion of U.S.
trade and exports.
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 NEAR EASTERN
AND SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS
John F. Kerry,
Chairman Norm Coleman,
Ranking Member
Christopher J. Dodd Chuck Hagel
Russell D. Feingold John E. Sununu
Barbara Boxer George V. Voinovich
Benjamin L. Cardin
Jurisdiction:
This subcommittee deals with all matters concerning U.S.
relations with the countries of the Middle East and Arab North
Africa. This subcommittee's geographic responsibilities also
encompass U.S. relations with the countries of South and
Central Asia, corresponding to the jurisdiction of the Bureau
of South and Central Asian Affairs in the Department of State.
This subcommittee's responsibilities include all matters
within the geographic region relating to: (1) terrorism and
non-proliferation; (2) crime and illicit narcotics; (3) U.S.
foreign assistance programs; and (4) the promotion of U.S.
trade and exports.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON AFRICAN AFFAIRS
Russell D. Feingold,
Chairman John E. Sununu,
Ranking Member
Bill Nelson Norm Coleman
Barack Obama David Vitter
Benjamin L. Cardin Chuck Hagel
Jim Webb
Jurisdiction:
The subcommittee has geographic responsibilities
corresponding to those of the Bureau of African Affairs in the
Department of State. It considers all matters concerning U.S.
relations with countries in Africa, with the exception of
countries bordering on the Mediterranean Sea from Egypt to
Morocco, which are under the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee
on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs.
This subcommittee's responsibilities include all matters
within the geographic region relating to: (1) terrorism and
non-proliferation; (2) crime and illicit narcotics; (3) U.S.
foreign assistance programs; and (4) the promotion of U.S.
trade and exports.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS
Barbara Boxer,
Chairman Lisa Murkowski,
Ranking Member
John F. Kerry Johnny Isakson
Russell D. Feingold David Vitter
Barack Obama Chuck Hagel
Jim Webb
Jurisdiction:
The subcommittee has geographic responsibilities
corresponding to those of the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific
Affairs in the Department of State and considers all matters
concerning U.S. relations with the countries of that region. It
also considers matters related to regional organizations such
as the Association of South East Asian Nations and the Asia-
Pacific Economic Cooperation.
This subcommittee's responsibilities include all matters
within the geographic region relating to: (1) terrorism and
non-proliferation; (2) crime and illicit narcotics; (3) U.S.
foreign assistance programs; and (4) the promotion of U.S.
trade and exports.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS, DEMOCRACY
AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Bill Nelson,
Chairman David Vitter,
Ranking Member
Russell D. Feingold George V. Voinovich
Robert Menendez Jim DeMint
Robert P. Casey, Jr. Johnny Isakson
Jim Webb
Jurisdiction:
The subcommittee's responsibilities include all matters
involving international operations and organizations, and
democracy and human rights. This jurisdiction includes the
general oversight responsibility for the Department of State,
the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the Foreign Service, and
public diplomacy. It also includes oversight responsibility for
United States participation in the United Nations, its
affiliated organizations, and other international organizations
not under the jurisdiction of other subcommittees. Finally, it
includes general oversight responsibility for U.S. policy in
promoting democracy and human rights abroad.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON EUROPEAN AFFAIRS
Barack Obama,
Chairman Jim DeMint,
Ranking Member
Christopher J. Dodd George V. Voinovich
Robert Menendez Bob Corker
Benjamin L. Cardin Lisa Murkowski
Robert P. Casey, Jr.
Jurisdiction:
The subcommittee deals with all matters concerning U.S.
relations with the countries on the continent of Europe (except
the states of Central Asia that are within the jurisdiction of
the Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs), and
with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the European Union
and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Matters relating to Greenland and the northern polar region are
also the responsibility of this subcommittee.
This subcommittee's responsibilities include all matters
within the geographic region relating to: (1) terrorism and
non-proliferation; (2) crime and illicit narcotics; (3) U.S.
foreign assistance programs; and (4) the promotion of U.S.
trade and exports.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND FOREIGN ASSISTANCE,
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Robert Menendez,
Chairman Chuck Hagel,
Ranking Member
John F. Kerry Bob Corker
Barbara Boxer Lisa Murkowski
Barack Obama Jim DeMint
Robert P. Casey, Jr.
Jurisdiction:
The subcommittee's responsibilities include general
oversight responsibility for U.S. development policy and
foreign assistance programs. It includes U.S. bilateral
humanitarian, development, economic, trade and security
assistance programs carried out by the U.S. Agency for
International Development, the Millennium Challenge
Corporation, and other U.S. agencies, and U.S. voluntary
contributions to international organizations providing
assistance to foreign nations.
It also includes matters related to: (1) international
monetary policy, including U.S. participation in international
financial institutions; (2) U.S. foreign economic policy,
including export enhancement and trade promotion; and (3)
international investment, protection of intellectual property,
and technological transfer.
Finally, the subcommittee is responsible for matters
related to international energy security and international
environmental protection, including the oceans and space.