Markup of Various Measures February 2023 Part 1

Chairman Michael McCaul

Measures:

- H. Res. 90, Demanding that the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Communist Party of China immediately release Mark Swidan

- H.R. 406, To provide for the treatment of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as an international organization for purposes of the International Organizations Immunities Act, and for other purposes

- H.R. 1093, To direct the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report on implementation of the advanced capabilities pillar of the trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States

- H.R. 1107, To direct the Secretary of State to take certain actions with respect to the labeling of the People’s Republic of China as a developing country

- H.R. 1149, To establish certain reporting and other requirements relating to telecommunications equipment and services produced or provided by certain entities, and for other purposes

- H.R. 1151, To hold the People’s Republic of China accountable for the violation of United States airspace and sovereignty with its high-altitude surveillance balloon

- H.R. 1153, To provide a clarification of non-applicability for regulation and prohibition relating to sensitive personal data under International Emergency Economic Powers Act, and for other purposes

- H.R. 1154, To combat forced organ harvesting and trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs, and for other purposes

- H.R. 1157, To provide for the authorization of appropriations for the

Countering the People’s Republic of China Malign Influence Fund, and for other purposes

- H.R. 1159, To amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews and updated reports relating to the Department of State’s Taiwan Guidelines

- H.R. 1189, To require the development of a strategy to eliminate the availability to foreign adversaries of goods and technologies capable of supporting undersea cables, and for other purposes

The House Foreign Affairs Committee is responsible for oversight and legislation relating to:

- Foreign assistance - including development assistance, Millennium Challenge Corporation, 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, peace enforcement, and enforcement of United Nations or other international sanctions

- Arms control and disarmament issues

- The International Development Finance Corporation, the United States Agency for International Development

- Activities and policies of the State, Commerce, and Defense Departments and other agencies related to the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign assistance Act, including export and licensing policy for munitions items and technology and dual-use equipment and technology

- International law

- Promotion of democracy

- International law enforcement issues, including narcotics control programs and activities

- International cyber issues

- U.S. Agency for Global Media

- Embassy security; international broadcasting

- Public diplomacy, including international communication and information policy, and international education and exchange programs; and all other matters not specifically assigned to a subcommittee.

- The Export Administration Act, including the export and licensing of dual-use equipment and technology and other matters related to international economic policy and trade not otherwise assigned to a subcommittee, and with respect to the United Nations, its affiliated agencies, and other international organizations, including assessed and voluntary contributions to such organizations.