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Committee on Foreign Affairs 1 Union Calendar No. 236 113TH CONGRESS " ! REPORT 1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 113–318 LEGISLATIVE REVIEW AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS A REPORT FILED PURSUANT TO RULE XI OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SECTION 136 OF THE LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1946 (2 U.S.C. 190d), AS AMENDED BY SECTION 118 OF THE LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1970 (PUBLIC LAW 91–510), AS AMENDED BY PUBLIC LAW 92–136 JANUARY 2, 2014.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 39–006 WASHINGTON : 2014 VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:02 Jan 03, 2014 Jkt 039006 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\HR318.XXX HR318 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REPORTS Congress.#13 U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP 113TH CONGRESS EDWARD R. ROYCE, California, Chairman (25–21) CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, American DANA ROHRABACHER, California Samoa STEVE CHABOT, Ohio BRAD SHERMAN, California JOE WILSON, South Carolina GREGORY W. MEEKS, New York MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, Texas ALBIO SIRES, New Jersey TED POE, Texas GERALD E. CONNOLLY, Virginia MATT SALMON, Arizona THEODORE E. DEUTCH, Florida TOM MARINO, Pennsylvania BRIAN HIGGINS, New York JEFF DUNCAN, South Carolina KAREN BASS, California ADAM KINZINGER, Illinois WILLIAM KEATING, Massachusetts MO BROOKS, Alabama DAVID CICILLINE, Rhode Island TOM COTTON, Arkansas ALAN GRAYSON, Florida PAUL COOK, California JUAN VARGAS, California GEORGE HOLDING, North Carolina BRADLEY S. SCHNEIDER, Illinois RANDY K. WEBER SR., Texas JOSEPH P. KENNEDY III, Massachusetts SCOTT PERRY, Pennsylvania AMI BERA, California STEVE STOCKMAN, Texas ALAN S. LOWENTHAL, California RON DESANTIS, Florida GRACE MENG, New York TREY RADEL, Florida LOIS FRANKEL, Florida DOUG COLLINS, Georgia TULSI GABBARD, Hawaii MARK MEADOWS, North Carolina JOAQUIN CASTRO, Texas TED S. YOHO, Florida LUKE MESSER, Indiana AMY PORTER, Chief of Staff THOMAS SHEEHY, Staff Director JASON STEINBAUM, Democratic Staff Director (II) VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:02 Jan 03, 2014 Jkt 039006 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR318.XXX HR318 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REPORTS C O N T E N T S Page Letter of Transmittal ............................................................................................... V Foreword ................................................................................................................... VII I. Introduction: Oversight of Foreign Affairs ..................................................... 1 A. Authorities for Legislative Review .................................................. 1 B. Oversight Developments in the Committee on Foreign Affairs .... 3 C. Oversight Activities and Criteria .................................................... 3 D. Oversight Plan for the 113th Congress ........................................... 4 II. General Review Activities of the Committee ................................................. 11 A. Executive Branch Reports and Congressional Notifications ......... 11 B. Reference Documents ........................................................................ 12 C. Study Missions and Participation in International Conferences and Events ...................................................................................... 13 III. Summary of Legislative Activity ..................................................................... 13 A. Full Committee Markup Summaries ............................................... 13 B. Committee Reports Filed .................................................................. 17 C. Foreign Affairs Legislation Considered by the House ................... 17 IV. Meetings of the Full Committee and Subcommittees .................................... 19 A. Full Committee ................................................................................. 19 B. Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations ................................................... 21 C. Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific ............................................ 26 D. Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats .......... 28 E. Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa ..................... 30 F. Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade ............ 33 G. Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere ................................... 35 H. Waste, Fraud, Abuse, Mismanagement, and Oversight Hear- ings .................................................................................................. 37 I. Committee-Hosted Dignitary Meetings ............................................ 42 Appendix: Membership of the Subcommittees of the Committee on Foreign Affairs ....... 45 (III) VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:02 Jan 03, 2014 Jkt 039006 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR318.XXX HR318 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REPORTS VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:02 Jan 03, 2014 Jkt 039006 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR318.XXX HR318 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REPORTS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Washington, DC, January 2, 2014. Honorable KAREN L. HAAS, Clerk of the House of Representatives, Washington, DC. DEAR MS. HAAS: I enclose herewith an annual report of the Leg- islative Review and Oversight Activities of the Committee on For- eign Affairs for the 113th Congress in accordance with rule XI of the Rules of House of Representatives and section 136 of the Legis- lative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended by section 118 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970, as amended by Public Law 92–136. This report covers committee activities from the beginning of the 113th Congress through December 20, 2013. Sincerely, EDWARD R. ROYCE, Chairman. (V) VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:02 Jan 03, 2014 Jkt 039006 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 7633 E:\HR\OC\HR318.XXX HR318 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REPORTS VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:02 Jan 03, 2014 Jkt 039006 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 7633 E:\HR\OC\HR318.XXX HR318 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REPORTS FOREWORD HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Washington, DC, January 2, 2014. Under section 2 of rule X of the Rules of the House of Represent- atives, and section 136 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 832, as amended by section 118 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 (Public Law 91–510) and Public Law 92–136 (1971)), the Committee on Foreign Affairs is charged with reviewing and studying, on a continuing basis, the application, ad- ministration, execution, and effectiveness of laws and programs within its jurisdiction. As part of that oversight, rule XI(1)(d) of the Rules of the House of Representatives require the committee to submit to the House an annual report on committee activities not later January 2 of each year. This report, which covers committee activities from the beginning of the 113th Congress through December 20, 2013, has been prepared and submitted in fulfillment of that obligation. (VII) VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:02 Jan 03, 2014 Jkt 039006 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 7633 E:\HR\OC\HR318.XXX HR318 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REPORTS VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:02 Jan 03, 2014 Jkt 039006 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 7633 E:\HR\OC\HR318.XXX HR318 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REPORTS Union Calendar No. 236 113TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! 1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 113–318 LEGISLATIVE REVIEW AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES JANUARY 2, 2014.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed. Mr. ROYCE, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, submitted the following R E P O R T I. INTRODUCTION: OVERSIGHT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS A. Authorities for Legislative Review The legislative review and oversight responsibilities of the Com- mittee on Foreign Affairs are reflected in multiple authorities, with the most prominent being section 118 of the Legislative Reorga- nization Act of 1970 (Public Law 91–510): LEGISLATIVE REVIEW BY STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (a) Scope of assistance. In order to assist the Congress in— (1) Its analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of the application, administration, and execution of the laws enacted by the Con- gress, and (2) Its formulation, consideration, and enactment of such modifications of or changes in those laws, and of such addi- tional legislation, as may be necessary or appropriate, each standing committee of the Senate and the House of Represent- atives shall review and study, on a continuing basis, the appli- cation, administration, and execution of those laws, or parts of laws, the subject matter of which is within the jurisdiction of that committee. Such committees may carry out the required analysis, appraisals, and evaluation themselves, or by contract, or may require a Government agency to do so and furnish a report thereon to the Congress. Such committees may rely on such techniques as pilot testing, analysis of costs in compari- VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:02 Jan 03, 2014 Jkt 039006 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR318.XXX HR318 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REPORTS 2 son with benefits, or provision for evaluation after a defined period of time.1 Additional, special oversight authorities were granted by the House
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