HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS,
Washington, D.C.
Since the 81st Congress the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives has compiled and published a documented survey of its activities at the close of each session of Congress.
This survey covers the work of the committee during the 96th Congress.
The purpose of the report is to provide the members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the membership of the House with a record of the activities through which the committee has discharged its responsibilities for legislative and oversight matters affecting the international relations of the United States. It also makes available to the Congress, the executive branch, the press, and the public, a document which may be used as a handy guide and reference.
This survey has been prepared, on my instructions, by Emily C. Howie, a staff associate for the full committee, under the supervision of Robert K. Boyer, senior staff consultant.
Nothing contained in or omitted from the survey should be interpreted as indicating legislative intent with respect to the legislative and oversight matters covered. That intent, where expressed, will be found in the appropriate hearings, reports, files, debates, and statutes. CLEMENT J. ZABLOCKI,