House Committee on Foreign Affairs
110th Congress
The regional subcommittee shall have jurisdiction over
the following within its respective region:
- Matters affecting the political relations between the United States and other countries and regions, including resolutions or other legislative measures directed to such relations.
- Legislation with respect to disaster assistance outside the Foreign Assistance Act, boundary issues, and international claims.
- Legislation with respect to region- or country-specific loans or other financial relations outside the Foreign Assistance Act.
- Resolutions of disapproval under section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, with respect to foreign military sales.
- Legislation and oversight regarding human rights practices in particular countries.
- Oversight of regional lending institutions
- Oversight of matters related to the regional activities of the United Nations, of its affiliated agencies, and of other multilateral institutions.
- Identification and development of options for meeting future problems and issues relating to U.S. interests in the region.
- Base rights and other facilities access agreements and regional security pacts.
- Oversight of matters relating to parliamentary conferences and exchanges involving the region.
- Concurrent oversight jurisdiction with respect to matters assigned to the functional subcommittees insofar as they may affect the region.
- Oversight of all foreign assistance activities affecting the region.
- Such other matters as the Chairman of the Full Committee may determine.
