United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and International Environmental Protection

The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and International Environmental Protection is one of seven subcommittees of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Jurisdiction

The Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and International Environmental Protection has oversight responsibility for United States development policy and foreign assistance programs. It includes U.S. bilateral humanitarian, development, economic, trade and security assistance programs carried out by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and other U.S. agencies, and U.S. voluntary contributions to international organizations providing assistance to foreign nations.

It also includes matters related to international monetary policy, including U.S. participation in international financial institutions, such as the World Bank; U.S. foreign economic policy, including export enhancement and trade promotion; and international investment, protection of intellectual property, and technological transfer.

Finally, the subcommittee is responsible for matters related to international energy security and international environmental protection, including the oceans and space.

=Members, 110th Congress=

The Committee is chaired by Democrat Bob Menendez of New Jersey, and the Ranking Minority member is Republican Chuck Hagel of Nebraska.

ee also

U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment

U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight

External links

* [http://foreign.senate.gov/ Senate Committee on Foreign Relations]
*Senate Foreign Relations Committee [http://www.senate.gov/~foreign/jurisdiction.html/ Subcommittee jurisdiction]
* [http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/cgi-bin/newcommittee.cgi?lang=&commcode=sforeign_relations_internatdev&site=congressmerge&address=&city=&state=&zipcode=&plusfour= Subcommittee page at Congress Merge.com]

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