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House Foreign Affairs subcommittee opens State Department reauthorization hearing, focuses on ADS, ISN and EUR
Summary
Members of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe heard testimony from three former State Department officials and a Hudson Institute fellow about reauthorizing and reshaping the bureaus responsible for arms control, nonproliferation and U.S. policy toward Europe.
The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe convened a hearing to begin work on State Department reauthorization and the jurisdiction of three bureaus: the Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence and Stability (ADS); the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN); and the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs (EUR). The chair opened the hearing saying, “The subcommittee on Europe will come to order,” and said the panel’s purpose was oversight and to “ultimately authorize the bureaus into law.”
Why it matters: Reauthorization would give Congress an opportunity to clarify statutory authority, staffing expectations and funding oversight for bureaus that handle arms control, nonproliferation and U.S. policy in Europe. Several witnesses told the subcommittee those changes could affect U.S. ability to…
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