§9761 Congressional Briefings

Summary

Federal officials must give Congress a briefing within 15 days when certain congressional committees ask for an update on how specific laws are being carried out. For help and sanctions work under section 9711, the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator must brief the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the Senate Appropriations Committee, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and the House Appropriations Committee. For section 9751 the Secretary of State must brief those same four committees. For United Nations or crimes-against-humanity matters under sections 9703, 9712, or 142, the Secretary of State must brief the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee. For regime cohesion under section 131, the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence must brief the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. For international election observation under section 9731, the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator brief the four committees named above for aid and appropriations. For visa restrictions or sanctions waivers under sections 9721 or 9722, the Secretary of State briefs the two committees on foreign relations/affairs. For recovery of stolen assets under section 9741, the Secretary of State, the Treasury Secretary, and the Attorney General must brief six committees in both chambers. For PDVSA–Rosneft matters under section 9752, the Secretaries of State, Treasury, and Homeland Security must brief four specified committees.