Colleagues, let's bring this meeting to order. Thanks to all of you for attending.
We'll continue with our study pursuant to the order of reference of Thursday, April 14, 2016, of section 20 of the Freezing Assets of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act in the statutory review of the act. As you know, of course, we're discussing SEMA as well.
In front of us this afternoon are two professors. One is Kim Richard Nossal, who is a professor at the Centre for International and Defence Policy at Queen's University.
Welcome.
On video is Mr. Goldman, the executive director of the Center on Law and Security at the New York University School of Law.
Welcome to the committee, Mr. Goldman. Can you hear us?