| Summary/Abstract |
Numerous U.S. government agencies are involved in developing and implementing
U.S. policy toward Korean Peninsula events, trends, and developments. Those
studying U.S. government policies toward this region need to pay particular
attention to the role played by U.S. Congressional committees in this policymaking.
Congressional committees are responsible for approving new legislation, revising
existing legislation, funding U.S. government programs and conducting oversight of
these programs. This work examines Congressional committee hearings and debate
during the 113th Congress (2013–2014) and reveals that multiple Congressional
committees with varying jurisdictions seek to shape U.S. government Korean
Peninsula policy and that this policymaking covers more than international relations
and international security issues.
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