U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs

Subcommittee Jurisdiction

Oversight and legislative responsibilities over the United States’ efforts to manage and coordinate international programs to combat terrorism as coordinated by the Department of State and other agencies, including diplomatic, economic, and military assistance programs in areas designed to prevent terrorism, and efforts intended to identify, arrest, and bring international terrorists to justice.

Oversight of, and (to the degree applicable to matters outside the Foreign Assistance Act, the Arms Export Control Act, the Export Administration Act, sanctions laws pertaining to individual countries and the provision of foreign assistance) legislation pertaining to: nonproliferation including matters relating to arms transfer policy; export control policy including the transfer of dual-use equipment and technology; matters involving nuclear, chemical, biological and other weapons of mass destruction; and legislation aimed at the promotion of sanctions and other nonproliferation matters generally.

Oversight of matters relating to international economic and trade policy; commercial intercourse with foreign countries; international investment policy; the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the United States Trade and Development Agency; commodity agreements; and special oversight of international financial and monetary institutions; the Export-Import Bank, and customs.

Legislative jurisdiction over measures related to export promotion and measures related to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the United States Trade and Development Agency.