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                      MEMBERSHIP AND JURISDICTION
                            OF SUBCOMMITTEES

                               __________

                     COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

                          UNITED STATES SENATE

                                     



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                 JOHN KERRY, Massachusetts, Chairman        
BARBARA BOXER, California          RICHARD G. LUGAR, Indiana
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey        BOB CORKER, Tennessee
BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, Maryland       JAMES E. RISCH, Idaho
ROBERT P. CASEY, Jr., Pennsylvania MARCO RUBIO, Florida
JIM WEBB, Virginia                 JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma
JEANNE SHAHEEN, New Hampshire      JIM DeMINT, South Carolina
CHRISTOPHER A. COONS, Delaware     JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia
RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois        JOHN BARRASSO, Wyoming
TOM UDALL, New Mexico              MIKE LEE, Utah             

                Frank G. Lowenstein, Staff Director        

           Kenneth A. Myers, Jr., Republican Staff Director        

(ii)        
                          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 28, 2011)

 (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 OPERATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS, HUMAN 
              RIGHTS, DEMOCRACY, AND GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISSUES

Barbara Boxer,
  Chairman                          Jim DeMint,
                                      Ranking Member
Robert Menendez                     James M. Inhofe
Robert P. Casey, Jr.                Johnny Isakson
Jeanne Shaheen                      John Barrasso
Richard J. Durbin

Jurisdiction:

    The subcommittee's responsibilities include all matters 
involving international operations and organizations, human 
rights, democracy, and global women's issues. 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 WESTERN HEMISPHERE, PEACE CORPS, AND GLOBAL NARCOTICS 
                                AFFAIRS

Robert Menendez,
  Chairman                          Marco Rubio,
                                      Ranking Member
Barbara Boxer                       Mike Lee
Jim Webb                            Jim DeMint
Jeanne Shaheen                      Johnny Isakson
Tom Udall                           John Barrasso

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 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND FOREIGN ASSISTANCE, 
      ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Benjamin L. Cardin,
  Chairman                          Bob Corker,
                                      Ranking Member
Robert Menendez                     Marco Rubio
Christopher A. Coons                James E. Risch
Richard J. Durbin                   James M. Inhofe
Tom Udall

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.




                      SUBCOMMITTEE ON NEAR EASTERN
                  AND SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS

Robert P. Casey, Jr.,
  Chairman                          James E. Risch,
                                      Ranking Member
Barbara Boxer                       Bob Corker
Robert Menendez                     Mike Lee
Benjamin L. Cardin                  Marco Rubio
Christopher A. Coons                Johnny Isakson
Tom Udall

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 EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS

Jim Webb,
  Chairman                          James M. Inhofe,
                                      Ranking Member
Barbara Boxer                       James E. Risch
Robert P. Casey, Jr.                John Barrasso
Jeanne Shaheen                      Marco Rubio
Christopher A. Coons

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 EUROPEAN AFFAIRS

Jeanne Shaheen,
  Chairman                          John Barrasso,
                                      Ranking Member
Benjamin L. Cardin                  James E. Risch
Robert P. Casey, Jr.                Bob Corker
Jim Webb                            Jim DeMint
Richard J. Durbin

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 AFRICAN AFFAIRS

Christopher A. Coons,
  Chairman                          Johnny Isakson,
                                      Ranking Member
Benjamin L. Cardin                  James M. Inhofe
Jim Webb                            Mike Lee
Richard J. Durbin                   Bob Corker
Tom Udall

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.

                                  
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