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1 Union Calendar No. 485 104TH CONGRESS REPORT 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 104±883 "! LEGISLATIVE REVIEW ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS One Hundred Fourth Congress A REPORT FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 136 OF THE LEGISLATIVE REORGA- NIZATION ACT OF 1946 (2 U.S.C. 190d), AS AMENDED BY SECTION 118 OF THE LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1970 (PUB- LIC LAW 91±510), AS AMENDED BY PUBLIC LAW 92±136 JANUARY 2, 1997.ÐCommitted 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 : 1997 COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, New York, Chairman WILLIAM F. GOODLING, Pennsylvania LEE H. HAMILTON, Indiana JAMES A. LEACH, Iowa SAM GEJDENSON, Connecticut TOBY ROTH, Wisconsin TOM LANTOS, California HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois ROBERT G. TORRICELLI, New Jersey DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska HOWARD L. BERMAN, California CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey GARY L. ACKERMAN, New York DAN BURTON, Indiana HARRY JOHNSTON, Florida JAN MEYERS, Kansas ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, American ELTON GALLEGLY, California Samoa ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida MATTHEW G. MARTINEZ, California CASS BALLENGER, North Carolina DONALD M. PAYNE, New Jersey DANA ROHRABACHER, California ROBERT E. ANDREWS, New Jersey DONALD A. MANZULLO, Illinois ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey EDWARD R. ROYCE, California SHERROD BROWN, Ohio PETER T. KING, New York CYNTHIA A. MCKINNEY, Georgia JAY KIM, California ALCEE L. HASTINGS, Florida SAM BROWNBACK, Kansas ALBERT RUSSELL WYNN, Maryland DAVID FUNDERBURK, North Carolina JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia STEVEN J. CHABOT, Ohio VICTOR O. FRAZER, Virgin Islands (Ind.) MARSHALL ``MARK'' SANFORD, South CHARLIE ROSE, North Carolina Carolina PAT DANNER, Missouri MATT SALMON, Arizona EARL HILLIARD, Alabama AMO HOUGHTON, New York TOM CAMPBELL, California JON FOX, Pennsylvania RICHARD J. GARON, Chief of Staff MICHAEL H. VAN DUSEN, Democratic Chief of Staff (II) C O N T E N T S Page Foreword ................................................................................................................... V Letter of Transmittal ............................................................................................... VII I. Introduction: Oversight in the foreign affairs field ........................................... 1 A. Authorities for legislative review ............................................................... 1 B. Recent oversight development in the Committee on International Rela- tions ................................................................................................................ 3 C. Oversight activities and criteria ................................................................. 5 D. Oversight Activities of the CommitteeÐ104th Congress ......................... 6 II. General review activities of the committee ...................................................... 20 A. Executive branch reports ............................................................................ 20 B. Reference documents ................................................................................... 20 1. Legislation on Foreign Relations ......................................................... 20 2. Legislative Calendar ............................................................................. 20 C. Study missions and participation in international conferences and events ............................................................................................................. 21 III. Summaries of legislative activities by full committee and subcommittees .. 21 IV. List of hearings and markups by full committee and subcommittees .......... 25 A. Full committee ............................................................................................. 25 B. Subcommittee on Africa .............................................................................. 33 C. Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific ....................................................... 35 D. Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade ................... 39 E. Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights ............. 42 F. Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere ............................................... 46 Separate views of the Ranking Democratic Member ............................................ 48 Appendixes: I. Hearings published by the Committee on International Relations during the 104th Congress .............................................................................................. 51 II. Witnesses before full committee and subcommittees during the 104th Congress ................................................................................................................ 61 A. Congressional ............................................................................................... 61 B. Executive Branch ......................................................................................... 64 C. Non-Governmental ....................................................................................... 81 D. Foreign Dignitaries and U.S. Officials ....................................................... 110 III. Committee Origins and History ....................................................................... 117 IV. Meetings of the Committee on International Relations from 64th Congress through 104th Congress ...................................................................................... 121 V. Members of the subcommittees of the Committee on International Rela- tions (80th±104th Congresses) ............................................................................ 125 VI. Chairmen of the House Foreign Affairs Committee ....................................... 159 VII. Committee on International Relations legislative progress chart ............... 161 (III) FOREWORD HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, Washington, DC, January 2, 1997. Under rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section 136 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, the Com- mittee on International Relations is authorized to exercise continu- ous surveillance of the execution by the executive branch of laws within the committee's jurisdiction. The review of ``oversight'' ac- tivities of the Committee on International Relations was aug- mented by the adoption of section 118 of the Legislative Reorga- nization Act of 1970 (Public Law 91±150), as amended by Public Law 92±136. This provision requires standing committees of the House and the Senate after January 1, 1973, to make reports to their respective Houses on their activities in reviewing and study- ing the ``application, administration, and execution of those laws or parts of laws, the subject of which is within the jurisdiction of that committee. House committees are required to file such reports ``not later than January 2 of each odd-numbered year.'' It is in fulfillment of the obligation of the Committee on International Relations to ac- count to the House for its legislative review activities during the 104th Congress that this report has been prepared and submitted. The report was prepared by Laura L. Rush, Legislative Coordina- tor for the Committee. (V) LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, Washington, DC, January 2, 1997. Hon. ROBIN H. CARLE, Clerk of the House of Representatives, Washington, DC. DEAR MS. CARLE: I enclose herewith a report for the 104th Con- gress of the Legislative Review Activities of the Committee on International Relations in accordance with 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. With best wishes, Sincerely, BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, Chairman. (VII) Union Calendar No. 485 104TH CONGRESS REPORT 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 104±883 "! LEGISLATIVE REVIEW ACTIVITIES JANUARY 2, 1997.ÐCommitted to the Committee on the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. GILMAN, from the Committee on International Relations, submitted the following REPORT I. INTRODUCTION: OVERSIGHT IN THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS FIELD A. Authorities for Legislative Review The responsibilities and potentialities of legislative review are re- flected in the multiple authorities which are available to the Com- mittee on International Relations. The most prominent is section 118 of the Legislative Reorganization 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 inÐ (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 2 report thereon to the Congress. Such committees may rely on such techniques as pilot testing, analysis of costs