Bob Menendez: “I want to briefly discuss Section 304 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, which contained an amendment to the Outer…”

“I want to briefly discuss Section 304 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, which contained an amendment to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. I was disappointed to see that the amended Section 32 requires submissions regarding future transboundary hydrocarbon agreements be made to the Speaker of the House, the Senate Majority Leader, the chair of the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, and the chair of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in the Senate. This language fails to mention the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, an omission I find curious in light of the Foreign Relations Committee's jurisdiction over international agreements. I would like to yield to my colleague from Washington in order to clarify that this language was not intended to negate the Foreign Relations Committee's jurisdiction of transboundary hydrocarbon agreements.”