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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
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey, Chairman
BARBARA BOXER, California BOB CORKER, Tennessee
BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, Maryland JAMES E. RISCH, Idaho
JEANNE SHAHEEN, New Hampshire MARCO RUBIO, Florida
CHRISTOPHER A. COONS, Delaware RON JOHNSON, Wisconsin
RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois JEFF FLAKE, Arizona
TOM UDALL, New Mexico JOHN McCAIN, Arizona
CHRISTOPHER MURPHY, Connecticut JOHN BARRASSO, Wyoming
TIM KAINE, Virginia RAND PAUL, Kentucky
EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts
(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
(July 30, 2013)
(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 Rand Paul,
Ranking Member
Jeanne Shaheen James E. Risch
Richard J. Durbin Marco Rubio
Christopher A. Coons Ron Johnson
Tim Kaine
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 EAST ASIAN
AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS
Benjamin L. Cardin,
Chairman Marco Rubio,
Ranking Member
Christopher Murphy Ron Johnson
Barbara Boxer Jeff Flake
Tom Udall John McCain
Edward J. Markey
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 AFRICAN AFFAIRS
Christopher A. Coons,
Chairman Jeff Flake,
Ranking Member
Richard J. Durbin John McCain
Benjamin L. Cardin John Barrasso
Jeanne Shaheen Rand Paul
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.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON WESTERN HEMISPHERE
AND GLOBAL NARCOTICS AFFAIRS
Tom Udall,
Chairman John McCain,
Ranking Member
Tim Kaine Marco Rubio
Barbara Boxer John Barrasso
Jeanne Shaheen Rand Paul
Christopher Murphy
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 all
U.S. foreign policy programs and international cooperative
efforts to combat the flow of illegal drugs or substances.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON EUROPEAN AFFAIRS
Christopher Murphy,
Chairman Ron Johnson,
Ranking Member
Jeanne Shaheen James E. Risch
Edward J. Markey Jeff Flake
Benjamin L. Cardin John Barrasso
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 NEAR EASTERN
AND SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS
Tim Kaine,
Chairman James E. Risch,
Ranking Member
Barbara Boxer Marco Rubio
Benjamin L. Cardin Ron Johnson
Christopher A. Coons John McCain
Richard J. Durbin
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 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND FOREIGN ASSISTANCE,
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND PEACE
CORPS
Edward J. Markey,
Chairman John Barrasso,
Ranking Member
Tom Udall James E. Risch
Christopher A. Coons Jeff Flake
Christopher Murphy Rand Paul
Tim Kaine
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 all of the activities and programs of the Peace
Corps, international energy security, and international
environmental protection, including the oceans and space.