§9761. Congressional briefings

22 U.S.C. § 9761

(a)

Humanitarian assistance; sanctions coordination—

(1)

In general— Not later than 15 days after any of the congressional committees listed in paragraph (2) requests a briefing regarding the implementation—

(A)

of section 9711 of this title, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall provide such briefing to such committee; and

(B)

of section 9751 of this title, the Secretary of State shall provide such briefing to such committee.

(2)

Congressional committees— The committees listed in this paragraph are—

(A)

the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;

(B)

the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;

(C)

the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and

(D)

the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

(b)

United Nations; negotiated solution; crimes against humanity—

(1)

In general— Not later than 15 days after any congressional committee listed in paragraph (2) requests a briefing regarding the implementation of section 9703 of this title, 9712 of this title, or 142,¹ the Secretary of State shall provide such briefing to such committee.

(2)

Congressional committees— The congressional committees listed in this paragraph are—

(A)

the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and

(B)

the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

(c)

Regime cohesion—

(1)

In general— Not later than 15 days after a congressional committee listed in paragraph (2) requests a briefing regarding the implementation of section 131,¹ the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence shall provide such briefing to such committee.

(2)

Congressional committees— The congressional committees listed in this paragraph are—

(A)

the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;

(B)

the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;

(C)

the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and

(D)

the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

(d)

International election observation; democratic civil society— Not later than 15 days after a congressional committee listed in subsection (a)(2) requests a briefing regarding the implementation of section 9731 of this title, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall provide such briefing to such committee.

(e)

Visa restrictions; sanctions waiver— Not later than 15 days after a congressional committee listed in subsection (b)(2) requests a briefing regarding the implementation of section 9721 or 9722 of this title, the Secretary of State shall provide such briefing to such committee.

(f)

Recovery of stolen assets—

(1)

In general— Not later than 15 days after a congressional committee listed in paragraph (2) requests a briefing regarding the implementation of section 9741 of this title, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Attorney General shall provide such briefing to such committee.

(2)

Congressional committees— The congressional committees listed in this paragraph are—

(A)

the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;

(B)

the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate;

(C)

the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;

(D)

the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;

(E)

the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and

(F)

the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.

(g)

PDVSA transactions with Rosneft—

(1)

In general— Not later than 15 days after a congressional committee listed in paragraph (2) requests a briefing regarding the implementation of section 9752 of this title, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide such briefing to such committee.

(2)

Congressional committees— The congressional committees listed in this paragraph are—

(A)

the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;

(B)

the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;

(C)

the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and

(D)

the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.

Footnotes

1 See References in Text note below.

Notes, amendments, and revision history

(Pub. L. 116–94, div. J, title I, § 181, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3046.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 142, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is section 142 of title I of div. J of Pub. L. 116–94, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3038, which is not classified to the Code.

Section 131, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), is section 131 of title I of div. J of Pub. L. 116–94, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3034, which is not classified to the Code.