Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
This bill expands which congressional committees must be notified about military and security assistance provided to foreign countries under the Leahy laws, which restrict aid to foreign military units credibly suspected of human rights abuses. Currently, notifications about such assistance go to specific foreign affairs and armed services committees, but this legislation adds two oversight committees to that notification requirement: the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The change applies to both defense-related security assistance under federal law and foreign aid security programs. By expanding the notification requirement, the bill gives additional congressional oversight committees access to information about security assistance decisions. No specific funding or implementation timeline is mentioned in the legislation.
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