To repeal certain foreign affairs reporting requirements.

Bill: 117-hr-1244
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-39]
Introduced: 2021-02-23
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arab-Israeli relations

Congressional oversight

Defense spending

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Europe

Foreign aid and international relief

Foreign language and bilingual programs

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

International organizations and cooperation

Israel

Middle East

Military assistance, sales, and agreements

Palestinians

Terrorism

United Nations
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill repeals the following foreign affairs reporting requirements:</p> <ul> <li> the President's report on progress toward the implementation of certain commitments by the Palestine Liberation Organization, </li> <li>the Department of State's report on progress toward opening the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, </li> <li>the State Department's report on voting practices at the United Nations, </li> <li>the State Department's report on positions in each overseas mission that require foreign language competence, </li> <li>the State Department's report on world military expenditures and arms transfers, </li> <li>the State Department's report on U.S. policy objectives that are advanced through meetings of decision-making bodies of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and </li> <li>the State Department's report on the coordination of U.S. assistance to foreign countries related to international terrorism.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1244 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 23, 2021 Mrs. Kim of California (for herself and Mr. Connolly ) 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 Repeal of certain foreign affairs reporting requirements (a) In general The following provisions of law are hereby repealed: (1) Subsection (b) of section 804 of Public Law 101–246 . (2) Section 6 of Public Law 104–45 . (3) Section 406 of Public Law 101–246 ( 22 U.S.C. 2414a ). (4) Subsection (c) of section 702 of Public Law 96–465 ( 22 U.S.C. 4022 ). (5) Section 404 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2593b ). (6) Section 5 of Public Law 94–304 ( 22 U.S.C. 3005 ). (7) Subsection (b) of section 502 of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 ( 22 U.S.C. 2349aa–7 ). (b) Technical and conforming amendment Subsection (c) of section 502 of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 ( 22 U.S.C. 2349aa–7 ) is redesignated as subsection (b).