The Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, which is concerned with financial and monetary matters, and, until 2003, also included several federal law enforcement agencies. Pictured here: U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew.
A look at some of the letters coming into US House of Representative on Friday, February 20, 2015, one in particular caught my attention.
It pertains to the submitting of a report by the Secretary of the US Department of Treasury to Congress, specifically the Committee on Foreign Affairs, under sub section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c).
The Committee considers legislation that impacts the diplomatic community, which includes the Department of State, the Agency for International Development (USAID), the Peace Corps, the United Nations, and the enforcement of the Arms Export Control Act.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs, is chaired by one of the most influential men in Congress Republican Ed Royce of California,..
The notation read as follows:
“A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Ukraine that was declared in Executive Order 13660 of March 6, 2014; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.”
Source: Congressional Record
Note: Executive Order 13660 has specific authority for the purposes of “Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Ukraine” http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-03-10/pdf/2014-05323.pdf
See related document House Committee on Foreign Affairs -Oversight Plan: http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/sites/republicans.foreignaffairs.house.gov/files/Oversight%20Plan%20-%20114th%20Congress.pdf
News about Ukraine:
See related video: Ukraine deal reached w/out US – Ron Paul Institute Exec Director. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqokgvNdKUI
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