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110th Congress                                                  S. Prt.
                            COMMITTEE PRINT                     
 1st Session                                                      110-5
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                      MEMBERSHIP AND JURISDICTION
                            OF SUBCOMMITTEES

                               __________

                     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.

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