Jurisdiction

 

(a) Full Committee.  The full Committee is responsible for oversight and legislation relating to: Management, operations, and programs of the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, the Peace Corps, and other U.S. government entities within the Committee’s jurisdiction; foreign assistance (including development assistance, the Millennium Challenge Account, HIV/AIDS in foreign countries, security assistance, and Public Law 480 programs abroad); national security developments affecting foreign policy; strategic planning and agreements; war powers, treaties, executive agreements, and the deployment and use of United States Armed Forces; peacekeeping and, peace enforcement, the imposition and enforcement of United Nations or other international sanctions; the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs; nonproliferation, arms control and disarmament issues; counterterrorism; activities and policies of the State, Commerce, and Defense Departments and other agencies related to the Arms Export Control Act, the Export Control Reform  Act, and the Foreign Assistance Act, including export and licensing policy for munitions items and technology and dual-use equipment and technology; international law; global energy, environmental, cyberspace, and technology policy issues; promotion of democracy; international law enforcement issues, including narcotics control programs and activities; embassy security; international broadcasting; public diplomacy, including international communication and information policy, and international education and exchange programs; international economic policy and U.S. export promotion; and all other matters not specifically assigned to a subcommittee. The full Committee may conduct oversight and investigations with respect to any matter within the jurisdiction of the Committee as defined in the Rules of the House of Representatives, including special oversight functions relating to customs administration, intelligence activities relating to foreign policy, international financial and monetary organizations, and international fishing agreements. Notwithstanding subcommittee jurisdiction as identified in subsection (b) of this rule, the full Committee may exercise and assume authority delegated to a subcommittee thereof, at the judgment of the Chairman of the full committee

(b) Subcommittees.  There shall be seven (7) standing subcommittees. The names and jurisdiction of those subcommittees shall be as follows:

(1) Africa Subcommittee. The regional oversight focus of the Africa Subcommittee shall align with the area of responsibility of the State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs. This subcommittee shall also have functional jurisdiction over the following:

(A) The Office of Foreign Assistance;  

(B) The Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy;

(C) Millennium Challenge Corporation; and

(D) The U.S. Agency for International Development.

(2) East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee.  The regional oversight focus of the Pacific Subcommittee shall align with the area of responsibility of the State Department’s Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. This subcommittee shall also have functional jurisdiction over the following:

(A) Bureaus and programs of the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and Environment; and

(B) U.S. International Development Finance Corporation.

(3) Europe Subcommittee.  The regional oversight focus of the Europe Subcommittee shall align with the area of responsibility of the State Department’s Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. This subcommittee shall also have functional jurisdiction over the following:

            (A) Bureaus and programs of the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security; and

            (B) The Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy.

(4) Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee.  The regional oversight focus of the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee shall align with the area of responsibility of the State Department’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. This subcommittee shall also have functional jurisdiction over the following:

            (A) Bureaus and programs of the Under Secretary for Management; and

            (B) The Bureau of Counterterrorism.

(5) South and Central Asia Subcommittee.  The regional oversight focus of the Asia Subcommittee shall align with the area of responsibility of the State Department’s Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs. This subcommittee shall also have functional jurisdiction over the following:  

            (A) Bureaus and programs of the Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; and

            (B) The Peace Corps.

(6) Western Hemisphere Subcommittee.  The regional oversight focus of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee shall align with the area of responsibility of the State Department’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. This subcommittee shall also have functional jurisdiction over the bureaus and programs of the Undersecretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights.

(7) Oversight and Intelligence Subcommittee.  There is no specific regional oversight focus of the Oversight and Intelligence Subcommittee. This subcommittee shall have functional jurisdiction over the following:

(A) The United States Mission to the United Nations;

(B) The Bureau of International Organizations Affairs;

(C) Offices that report directly to the Secretary of State, to include: Office of the Ombuds, Office of Civil Rights, Office of Global Women’s Issues, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Office of the Legal Adviser, Office of Policy Planning, Office of the Chief of Protocol, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and all Special Envoys and Special Representatives.

(c) Legislative Jurisdictions. The subcommittees shall have jurisdiction over the following within their respective functional domains:

(1) Authorization and reauthorization of bureaus and programs;

(2) Legislation with respect to disaster assistance outside the Foreign Assistance Act, boundary issues, and international claims;

(3) Legislation with respect to region- or country-specific loans or other financial relations outside the Foreign Assistance Act; and,

(4) Legislation and oversight regarding human rights practices in particular countries.

(d) Regional Oversight. The subcommittees with regional oversight shall have jurisdiction over the following within their respective regions:

(1) Matters affecting the political relations between the United States and other countries and regions, including resolutions or other legislative measures directed to such relations;

(2) Oversight of regional lending institutions;

(3) Oversight of matters related to the regional activities of the United Nations, of its affiliated agencies, and of other multilateral institutions;

(4) Identification and development of options for meeting future problems and issues relating to U.S. interests in the region;

(5) Concurrent oversight jurisdiction with respect to functional matters assigned to the regions of other subcommittees insofar as they may affect the region;

(6) Oversight of foreign assistance activities affecting the region, with the concurrence of the Chairman of the full Committee; and,

(7) Such other matters as the Chairman of the full Committee may determine.