To repeal certain foreign affairs reporting requirements.

Bill: 116-hr-1677
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]
Introduced: 2019-03-11
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Collective security

Foreign language and bilingual programs

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government studies and investigations

International organizations and cooperation

Military procurement, research, weapons development

Terrorism
Latest action: action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill repeals certain reporting requirements related to foreign affairs, specifically requirements for periodic reports on (1) world military expenditures and arms transfers, (2) U.S. activities related to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, (3) Foreign Services positions that require foreign language competence, and (4) U.S. assistance related to international terrorism.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1677 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 11, 2019 Mr. Yoho (for himself, Mr. Connolly , and Mr. McCaul ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To repeal certain foreign affairs reporting requirements.

1. Repeal of certain foreign affairs reporting requirements (a) In general The following provisions of law are repealed: (1) Section 404 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2593b ), relating to public annual report on world military expenditures and arms transfers. (2) Section 5 of the Act entitled An Act to establish a Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe , approved June 3, 1976 ( Public Law 94–304 ; 22 U.S.C. 3005 ), relating to annual report on the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. (3) Subsection (c) of section 702 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4022 ), relating to annual report on foreign language competence. (4) Subsection (b) of section 502 of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 ( 22 U.S.C. 2349aa–7 ), relating to report on assistance relating to international terrorism. (b) Conforming amendment Section 502 of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 ( 22 U.S.C. 2349aa–7 ) is amended by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).