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FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Republican Members Democrat Members Description of Committee Functions Subcommittees

REPUBLICAN MEMBERS:

DEMOCRAT MEMBERS:

DESCRIPTION

(1) The Committee on Foreign Relations deals with:

  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. Oceans 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.

(2) Such committee shall also 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.

SUBCOMMITTEES

AFRICAN AFFAIRS
EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS
EUROPEAN AFFAIRS
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY, EXPORT AND TRADE PROMOTION
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
NEAR EASTERN AND SOUTH ASIAN AFFAIRS
WESTERN HEMISPHERE AND PEACE CORPS AFFAIRS


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