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United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment
The U.S. House Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment is a standing subcommittee within the House Foreign Affairs Committee. It was formerly referred to as the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Committee Members, 110th Congress
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Jurisdiction
The regional subcommittee shall have jurisdiction over the following within its respective region:
- (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) 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.
- (4) Resolutions of disapproval under section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, with respect to foreign military sales.
- (5) Legislation and oversight regarding human rights practices in particular countries.
- (6) Oversight of regional lending institutions.
- (7) Oversight of matters related to the regional activities of the United Nations, of its affiliated agencies, and of other multilateral institutions.
- (8) Identification and development of options for meeting future problems and issues relating to U.S. interests in the region.
- (9) Base rights and other facilities access agreements and regional security pacts.
- (10) Oversight of matters relating to parliamentary conferences and exchanges involving the region.
- (11) Concurrent oversight jurisdiction with respect to matters assigned to the functional subcommittees insofar as they may affect the region.
- (12) Oversight of all foreign assistance activities affecting the region.
- (13) Such other matters as the Chairman of the Full Committee may determine.
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