[Senate Report 116-126]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Calendar No. 230
116th Congress} { Report
SENATE
1st Session } { 116-126
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS
APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2020
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September 26, 2019.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. Graham, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the
following
REPORT
[To accompany S. 2583]
The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 2583)
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2020, and for other purposes, reports favorably
thereon and recommends that the bill do pass.
Amounts in new budget authority
Total of bill as reported to the Senate................. $55,158,900,000
Amount of 2019 appropriations........................... 54,376,900,000
Amount of 2020 budget estimate.......................... 43,507,498,000
Bill as recommended to Senate compared to--
2019 appropriations................................. +782,000,000
2020 budget estimate................................ +11,651,402,000
CONTENTS
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Page
Summary of Appropriations........................................ 5
Introduction..................................................... 5
General Matters.................................................. 10
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974......... 20
Public Law and United States Code References..................... 20
Title I:
Department of State and Related Agency:
Department of State:
Administration of Foreign Affairs:
Diplomatic Programs.............................. 23
Capital Investment Fund.......................... 31
Office of Inspector General...................... 31
Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs....... 32
Representation Expenses.......................... 35
Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials..... 35
Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance.. 35
Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular
Service........................................ 37
Repatriation Loans Program Account............... 37
Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan...... 37
International Center, Washington, District of
Columbia....................................... 37
Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and
Disability Fund................................ 38
International Organizations:
Contributions to International Organizations............. 38
Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities.. 39
International Commissions:
International Boundary and Water Commission, United
States and Mexico...................................... 39
Salaries and Expenses................................ 39
Construction......................................... 40
American Sections, International Commissions............. 40
International Fisheries Commissions...................... 41
Related Agency:
United States Agency for Global Media:
International Broadcasting Operations................ 41
Broadcasting Capital Improvements.................... 43
Related Programs:
The Asia Foundation...................................... 43
United States Institute of Peace......................... 43
Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund.... 43
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program................... 44
Israeli Arab Scholarship Program......................... 44
East-West Center......................................... 44
National Endowment for Democracy......................... 44
Other Commissions:
Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage
Abroad................................................. 45
United States Commission on International Religious
Freedom................................................ 45
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe......... 45
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's
Republic of China...................................... 46
United States-China Economic and Security Review
Commission............................................. 46
Title II:
United States Agency for International Development:
Funds Appropriated to the President:
Operating Expenses................................... 47
Capital Investment Fund.............................. 49
Office of Inspector General.......................... 49
Title III:
Bilateral Economic Assistance:
Funds Appropriated to the President:
Global Health Programs............................... 50
Development Assistance............................... 56
International Disaster Assistance.................... 63
International Humanitarian Assistance................ 63
Transition Initiatives............................... 64
Complex Crises Fund.................................. 64
Development Credit Authority......................... 64
Program Account.................................. 64
Administrative Expenses.......................... 64
Economic Support Fund................................ 64
Democracy Fund....................................... 67
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia...... 69
Department of State:
Migration and Refugee Assistance..................... 70
United States Emergency Refugee and Migration
Assistance Fund.................................... 70
Independent Agencies:
Peace Corps.......................................... 71
Millennium Challenge Corporation..................... 71
Inter-American Foundation............................ 71
United States African Development Foundation......... 72
Department of the Treasury:
International Affairs Technical Assistance........... 72
Debt Restructuring................................... 72
Title IV:
International Security Assistance:
Department of State:
Economic Support and Development Fund................ 73
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.. 73
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and
Related Programs................................... 76
Peacekeeping Operations.............................. 77
Funds Appropriated to the President:
International Military Education and Training........ 78
Foreign Military Financing Program................... 81
Title V:
Multilateral Assistance:
Funds Appropriated to the President:
International Organizations and Programs............. 84
International Financial Institutions..................... 85
Global Environment Facility.......................... 85
Contribution to the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development..................... 85
Limitation on Callable Capital Subscriptions......... 86
Contribution to the International Development
Association........................................ 86
Contribution to the Asian Development Fund........... 86
Contribution to the African Development Fund......... 86
Contribution to the International Fund for
Agricultural Development........................... 86
Title VI:
Export and Investment Assistance:
Export-Import Bank of the United States:
Inspector General.................................... 87
Administrative Expenses.............................. 87
Overseas Private Investment Corporation:
Noncredit Account.................................... 87
Administrative Expenses.............................. 87
Program Account...................................... 87
United States International Development Finance
Corporation............................................ 87
Inspector General.................................... 87
Corporate Capital Account............................ 88
Program Account...................................... 88
Trade and Development Agency............................. 88
Title VII: General Provisions.................................... 89
Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of
the
Senate......................................................... 137
Compliance With Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules
of the Senate.................................................. 138
Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of
the Senate..................................................... 139
Budgetary Impact of Bill......................................... 144
Comparative Statement of New Budget Authority.................... 145
SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS
The Committee recommends total appropriations of
$55,158,900,000 for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs for fiscal year 2020. Of this
amount, $55,000,000,000, including $8,000,000,000 designated
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
[OCO] pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law
99-177), is for non-emergency discretionary programs, and
$158,900,000 is for mandatory programs.
The Committee's recommendations for fiscal year 2020, by
title, compared to the President's budget request, are
allocated according to the following table:
APPROPRIATIONS BY TITLE
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Fiscal year Committee
Account/Program 2020 request recommendation
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Title I--Department of State and 13,870,768 16,525,334
Related Agency.......................
Title II--United States Agency for 1,545,000 1,680,395
International Development............
Title III--Bilateral Economic 19,257,085 26,012,488
Assistance...........................
Title IV--International Security 7,414,835 9,111,178
Assistance...........................
Title V--Multilateral Assistance...... 1,522,205 2,069,780
Title VI--Export and Investment (112,395) 76,200
Assistance...........................
Title VII--General Provisions......... 10,000 (316,475)
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Total........................... 43,507,498 55,158,900
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INTRODUCTION
Traditional adversaries will continue attempts to gain
and assert influence, taking advantage of changing
conditions in the international environment--including
the weakening of the post-WWII international order and
dominance of Western democratic ideals, increasingly
isolationist tendencies in the West, and shifts in the
global economy. These adversaries pose challenges
within the traditional, non-traditional, hybrid, and
asymmetric military, economic, and political spheres.
--The National Intelligence Strategy of the United
States of America, 2019
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A World in Conflict
Weak governance and conflict in Africa, the Middle East,
and Central and South America are causing historically
unprecedented population movements as refugees and internally
displaced persons [IDPs] seek safer lives. This fuels the rise
of nationalism, anti-immigration sentiment, and intolerance
where refugees settle. The humanitarian requirements of the
United Nations [UN] and other entities to address this global
emergency have consistently exceeded the willingness and
generosity of donors to respond.
Pandemic diseases, including the largely unchecked Ebola
virus outbreak in ungoverned eastern Democratic Republic of the
Congo [DRC] and the African swine fever outbreak in the
People's Republic of China [PRC], pose persistent regional and
global health threats. Growing transportation linkages and open
borders have made the world smaller for transit but more
efficient for transmission of deadly viruses.
Climate change and underdevelopment fuels resource
competition in Africa, Asia, and elsewhere, and provides tinder
for violence between tribes, herders and farmers, and
insurgents and government forces. Foreign terrorist fighters
from the Islamic State [IS] and other groups seek bases of
operations in ungoverned spaces like the Sahel, exacerbating
traditional tensions, seeding extremism, and undermining the
legitimacy of fragile states. IS refers to the DRC as the
``Central Africa Province of the Caliphate''. Mali has already
exploded into conflict, and Burkina Faso sits atop a powder
keg.
Battlefield success against IS and other terrorists in
Syria and Iraq has created a 21st Century problem of
repatriating foreign fighters to their countries of origin for
prosecution and imprisonment. The battlefield defeat of IS in
Syria and Iraq did not eliminate the terrorist threat but
globally dispersed it. Determined to demonstrate its viability
and resilience, IS today tactically partners with local
extremist groups in weak states to aggravate societal tensions
and rekindle conflict, as tragically happened in Sri Lanka on
Easter Day, 2019.
North Korea remains an intractable nuclear threat and a
prison-state that regularly starves and abuses its people.
Continued missile testing wears the patience of the United
States, Japan, and other regional partners. Iran's nuclear
ambitions endanger allies, particularly Israel, and support for
armed proxies in the region and the seizure of a British tanker
in international waters leaves unchanged its status as a pariah
state deserving of international condemnation and sanctions.
Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction remains a
persistent U.S. national security threat and requires close
coordination and cooperation among like-minded nations to
detect and deter.
In Afghanistan, Syria, and Libya, diplomatic efforts for
peace and reconciliation are frustrated by ongoing violence and
inconsistent political will by parties to create conditions
necessary for peace. The humanitarian and development needs in
those countries, particularly for the most vulnerable
populations of women and children, remain substantial and
largely unmet.
The Russian Federation and the PRC, both U.S. adversaries
and notorious human rights violators, share the strategic
objective of IS and other non-state actors to subvert American
global power and influence. Moscow and Beijing are actively
undermining our alliances, covertly challenging democracy on
U.S. soil and abroad, and seeking to isolate the United States
diplomatically. They want nothing less than to rewrite the
rules-based international order that has been in place since
the end of World War II, premised on U.S. leadership, free
trade, and democratic alliances to keep the peace.
For Moscow, this subversion includes the bullying tactics
of the 2014 invasion of Ukraine and annexation of Crimea,
provocation in the air and on the seas between Russian and U.S.
military aircraft and ships, direct interference in America's
2016 elections, and ongoing support for the Bashar al-Assad and
Nicolas Maduro regimes in Syria and Venezuela, respectively.
For Beijing, the more methodical but no less threatening
development of a blue water navy and implementation of a $1
trillion Belt and Road Initiative [BRI] extends the PRC's
corrupting influences across Asia and Africa and into Europe
and Latin America. A trade war with the United States, cyber
intrusions and industrial espionage, and Huawei's hawking of 5G
technology to developing countries remain pressing concerns to
U.S. national security interests.
Along with North Korea and Iran, the National Security
Strategy of the United States of America, December 2017 [NSS]
describes the ideological contest between these dictatorships
and the United States as ``between those who value human
dignity and freedom and those who oppress individuals and
enforce uniformity.''\1\ In other words, America's adversaries
are discrediting democracy in order to advance
authoritarianism.
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We ignore these problems and challenges at our own peril.
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Defense, Diplomacy, Development, and Democracy
The United States is not the world's policeman but we are
the glue that holds the world together. During the Cold War and
in its aftermath--when American power was at its primacy--
Republican and Democrat administrations successfully employed a
national security framework comprised of four key components:
(1) a strong defense; (2) effective diplomacy; (3) development
assistance used as a tool to influence and enable countries to
be peaceful allies; and (4) the promotion of democracy abroad,
including through strategic alliances such as the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO]. These ``Four Ds'' continue
to preserve and reinforce America's strength and influence
abroad.
Today, the rules-based international order is frayed but
intact. The disruptive, revisionist ambitions of the Russian
Federation and the PRC portend a new era of competition. If the
United States and its allies do not continue to defend and
define the parameters of the international order, adversaries
hostile to our interests and values will do so at our
collective expense. Excluding any one of the Four Ds in our
national security framework only accelerates the rise of our
adversaries and the inevitable collapse of the current
international order into illiberal regional spheres of
influence.
Instead of stepping up to preserve the existing order, the
administration has taken a step back. In fiscal year 2020, the
Office of Management and Budget [OMB] again undervalued and
underfunded three of the Four Ds in the budget request for
International Affairs Budget Function 150. The proposed
discretionary budget under the Committee's jurisdiction totals
$43,348,598,000, which is $10,869,402,000 (20 percent) below
the fiscal year 2019 enacted level. This reduction is on par
with those proposed in the fiscal year 2018 and 2019 budget
requests.
Proposed funding for Department of State and U.S. Agency
for International Development [USAID] operations are cut below
the fiscal year 2019 enacted levels by $753,700,000 (8 percent)
and $97,675,000 (7 percent), respectively. Embassy security and
construction is reduced by $342,800,000 (17 percent).
Investments in the multilateral architecture of the United
Nations, important to preserving the existing international
order and addressing complex contributors to global
instability, are $346,600,000 (25 percent) below the enacted
level for Contributions to International Organization [CIO] and
$415,000,000 (27 percent) for Contributions for Peacekeeping
Activities [CIPA]. The Department of State agreed to pay the
assessed rates in UN General Assembly documents A/RES/73/271
and A/73/350/Add.1 in December 2018. However, the request cuts
those rates from 22 percent to 15 percent for CIO, and from
27.89 percent to 16.2 percent for CIPA.
Humanitarian assistance is cut $1,485,250,000 (19 percent)
below the enacted level, and life-saving global HIV/AIDS
assistance by $1,741,000,000 (29 percent).
Assistance vital to allies and partnerships is similarly
targeted for reduction. Overall security assistance is cut
below the enacted level by $1,738,245,000 (19 percent), and
democracy assistance by $1,000,000,000 (42 percent).
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A Time for Smart Power
Article I, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution empowers the
Committee with the authority and duty to fund International
Affairs Budget Function 150 ``in Consequence of Appropriations
made by Law''. As in fiscal years 2018 and 2019, the
discretionary appropriations that follow in the act and this
report support the Committee's strategic objective to maintain
the existing international order and the primacy of the United
States within it.
The Committee recognizes that diplomacy, development, and
democracy are the first line of America's defense abroad, and
indispensable elements of smart power.\2\ As the Center for
Strategic and International Studies Commission on Smart Power
explains:
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071106_csissmartpowerreport.pdf)
Smart power is neither hard nor soft--it is the
skillful combination of both. Smart power means
developing an integrated strategy, resource base, and
tool kit to achieve American objectives, drawing on
both hard and soft power. It is an approach that
underscores the necessity of a strong military, but
also invests heavily in alliances, partnerships, and
institutions at all levels to expand American influence
and establish the legitimacy of American action.
Providing for the global good is central to this effort
because it helps America reconcile its overwhelming
power with the rest of the world's interests and
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values.
To achieve this end, the Committee recommendation for
fiscal year 2020 totals $55,000,000,000 in discretionary
spending, of which $8,000,000,000 is designated for OCO. This
amount is $782,000,000 (1 percent) above the fiscal year 2019
enacted level. The application of smart power in the act and
this report includes programs to maintain America's competitive
edge and primacy abroad:
Bolstering the First Line of Defense Abroad: The act
provides $12,161,249,000 to support Department of State
and USAID personnel, operations, and Embassy security.
Diplomats and development professionals serve on the
frontlines of global challenges, and without robust
support for this civilian presence, the United States
simply cannot accomplish its national security
objectives.
Strengthening Security and Alliances: The act provides
$7,277,488,000 to support critical assistance for
counterterrorism and nonproliferation programs,
financing for critical military equipment, and foreign
military training and education programs for U.S.
partners around the world. This assistance addresses
the critical security needs of important allies like
Israel ($3,300,000,000) and Jordan ($1,650,000,000),
strengthens the defenses of NATO allies under direct
threat from Russian Federation aggression, and deepens
security cooperation with countries across the Indo-
Pacific region seeking to confront common threats from
the PRC. UN assessments for CIO and CIPA are funded at
22 percent and 25 percent, respectively.
Maintaining Leadership in Global Health and Development:
The act provides $9,116,000,000 for life-saving Global
Health Programs. This includes $6,210,000,000 to
continue to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS,
$1,301,500,000 to prevent the spread of infectious
diseases and accelerate the capabilities of countries
to prevent and respond to contagious disease outbreaks,
and $847,000,000 for maternal and child health,
including $290,000,000 to provide critical vaccines to
vulnerable children through the GAVI Alliance.
Development programs funded by the act address a wide
range of U.S. priorities, including countering
terrorism and violent extremism, improving governance,
fighting corruption, protecting the environment,
reducing poverty, and improving markets in developing
countries to create opportunities for U.S. exports and
investments. The act includes funding for the new U.S.
International Development Finance Corporation [DFC],
authorized in the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F of
Public Law 115-254), which seeks to facilitate public-
private development overseas and provide an alternative
to the debt-trap transactions of the PRC globally.
Crucial development programs funded by the act also
advance women's economic empowerment and combat
trafficking in persons [TIP]. They are time-tested
tools that build goodwill for the United States
globally and assist the world's poorest and most
vulnerable populations.
Remaining the Champion of Democracy and Human Rights
Abroad: The act provides $2,819,000,000 for democracy
programs under the National Endowment for Democracy
[NED], Development Assistance, Economic Support Fund,
Democracy Fund, Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and
Central Asia, and International Narcotics Control and
Law Enforcement headings. To more effectively address
the backsliding of democracy, defend human rights, and
mitigate the rise of extremist ideology, the act
doubles funding for the Cold War-tested NED above the
fiscal year 2019 level. The Committee recognizes that
the United States and its democratic allies and
alliances must be strengthened to counter the efforts
of the Russian Federation and the PRC to degrade
American power. A loss for one democracy is a loss for
all democracies. Defending America means defending the
free world against the spread of authoritarianism. The
repression of civil society and the press has
implications that extend far beyond national borders.
Predictability: Finally, the Committee endeavors to
provide predictable funding levels to agencies and
implementers to better inform planning processes and
execution of programs, and recognizes that the abrupt
funding cuts and terminations proposed in the budget
request would result in significant programmatic and
administrative costs and disruptions, many contrary to
the national interest.
GENERAL MATTERS
ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS
Abbreviations.--For purposes of this report, the following accounts are
abbreviated as follows:
Title I: Diplomatic Programs [DP]; Worldwide Security
Protection [WSP]; Capital Investment Fund [CIF]; Office of
Inspector General [OIG]; Educational and Cultural Exchange
Programs [ECE]; Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance
[ESCM]; Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service
[EDCS]; International Boundary and Water Commission [IBWC];
United States Agency for Global Media [USAGM]; International
Broadcasting Operations [IBO]; The Asia Foundation [TAF];
United States Institute of Peace [USIP]; East-West Center
[EWC]; National Endowment for Democracy [NED]; United States
Commission on International Religious Freedom [USCIRF]; and
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of
China [CECC].
Title II: Operating Expenses [OE]; Capital Investment Fund
[CIF]; and Office of Inspector General [OIG].
Title III: Global Health Programs [GHP]; Development
Assistance [DA]; International Disaster Assistance [IDA];
International Humanitarian Assistance [IHA]; Complex Crises
Fund [CCF]; Development Credit Authority [DCA]; Economic
Support Fund [ESF]; Economic Support and Development Fund
[ESDF]; Democracy Fund [DF]; Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and
Central Asia [AEECA]; Migration and Refugee Assistance [MRA];
United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund
[ERMA]; Millennium Challenge Corporation [MCC]; Inter-American
Foundation [IAF]; and United States African Development
Foundation [USADF].
Title IV: Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and
Related Programs [NADR]; International Narcotics Control and
Law Enforcement [INCLE]; International Military Education and
Training [IMET]; and Foreign Military Financing Program [FMF].
Title V: International Organizations and Programs [IO&P];
Global Environment Facility [GEF]; International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development [IBRD]; and International Fund
for Agricultural Development [IFAD].
Title VI: Export-Import Bank of the United States [EXIM];
United States International Development Finance Corporation
[DFC]; Overseas Private Investment Corporation [OPIC]; and
Trade and Development Agency [TDA].
Definitions.--The following clarification, terms, and definitions shall
apply to the act and this report:
Clarification.--Section 7025(r) of the act includes
definitions for the terms ``appropriate congressional
committees'', ``funds appropriated by this Act and prior
Acts'', ``international financial institutions'', ``Southern
Kordofan'', ``USAID'', and ``spend plan'' that shall apply to
the act and this report, unless otherwise expressly provided to
the contrary by the act or this report.
Extremist Organizations.--The term ``extremist
organizations'' means the Islamic State; organizations
affiliated with IS; a foreign organization that is determined
to be engaged in terrorist activity, as defined in section
212(a)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182) [INA]; and other entities designated as foreign terrorist
organizations [FTOs] pursuant to section 219 of such act. The
term ``extremist'' means an individual who knowingly
facilitates or participates in an act of violent extremism. The
term ``extremism'' means the advocacy or use of violence by
such organizations or individuals to achieve political or
religious goals.
Human Rights.--For purposes of the act and this report, the
term ``human rights'' shall have the same meaning as contained
in Appendix A of the 2018 Country Reports on Human Rights
Practices, Department of State, namely: (1) internationally
recognized civil and political rights, including those set
forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as
worker rights; (2) the rights not to be subjected to torture or
other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, to
prolonged detention without charges, to disappearances or
clandestine detention, and to other violations of the right to
life, liberty, and the security of persons; and (3) the right
to certain freedoms, such as freedoms of expression
association, peaceful assembly, and religion. In addition, such
term shall have the meaning as defined in international
treaties, conventions, and agreements regarding human rights to
which the United States is a party.
Prior Consultation.--The term ``prior consultation'' means
a pre-decisional engagement between a relevant Federal agency
and the Committee during which the Committee is provided a
meaningful opportunity to provide facts and opinions, in
advance of any public announcement, to inform: (1) the use of
funds; (2) the development, content, or conduct of a program or
activity; or (3) a decision to be taken.
Program, Project, and Activity.--For purposes of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
(Public Law 99-177), with respect to appropriations contained
in the act, the term ``program, project, and activity'' means
any item for which a dollar amount is specified in the act or
this report. In addition, the definition of ``program, project,
and activity'' in section 7016 of the act shall apply to the
accounts listed in that section. In carrying out any
Presidential sequestration, Federal agencies funded by the act
shall conform to the definition of ``program, project, and
activity'' described above.
Regular Notification Procedures.--Funds in the act that are
made available ``subject to the regular notification procedures
of the Committees on Appropriations'' or in this report that
are made available ``subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committee'' require a separate notification
to the Committee 15 days prior to the proposed obligation of
funds or other action that is the subject of the notification
requirement, regardless of what may be contained in an agency's
congressional budget justification [CBJ] or in the operating
and spend plans required by section 7050 of the act. Thus, such
CBJs and operating and spend plans do not suffice as
justification for purposes of satisfying such notification
requirement.
Stabilization Assistance.--Funds in the act that are made
available for ``stabilization assistance'' shall be made
available for programs and activities as defined by the
Stabilization Assistance Review in A Framework for Maximizing
the Effectiveness of U.S. Government Efforts to Stabilize
Conflict-Affected Areas, 2018.
The Act.--In this report, the term ``the act'' means the
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2020, and the term ``prior acts'' means
prior fiscal year acts making appropriations for the Department
of State, foreign operations, and related programs.
ALLOCATIONS AND REPORTS
Section 7019(a) of the act requires, with specific
exceptions enumerated in subsection (b), that amounts
designated in the respective tables referenced in this report
shall be made available in such designated amounts and shall be
the basis of the report required by section 653(a) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [FAA], where applicable.
Section 7019(c) of the act specifies that reporting
requirements in this report shall be fulfilled in the manner
described.
The Committee directs the Department of State and USAID to
submit electronic copies of all reports, notifications, spend
plans, or any other documents requested in the act, prior acts,
this report, statements of managers, and prior reports.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET REQUEST AND JUSTIFICATION
OMB shall ensure that sufficient documentation and
justification is provided to the Committee by each relevant
Federal agency in subsequent fiscal year CBJs, including a
description of the budget formulation processes.
OMB shall also ensure that CBJ materials for fiscal year
2021 include sufficient justification, funding, and specific
plans for winding down any assistance programs proposed to be
significantly reduced or terminated.
In subsequent CBJs, each Federal agency funded by the act
shall include detailed information on all available resources,
including estimated prior year unobligated balances and
recoveries, reimbursable agreements, funds transferred pursuant
to sections 632(a) and (b) of the FAA, and significant uses of
the Economy Act. Agencies that use a Working Capital Fund [WCF]
shall include in CBJs the total budgetary resources for each
office that receives funds from a WCF, and include a table on
WCF resources that will serve as a baseline for reprogramming
and transfer purposes.
Subsequent CBJs shall also include estimated savings from
any proposed office or mission closing or reorganization,
elimination of special envoys and other senior level special
representatives, and actual prior year representation expenses
for each department and agency that is authorized such
expenses.
DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS
The administration seemingly understands that democracy
programs, as defined in section 7023(b)(1) of the act, are an
integral component of America's national security framework.
Through strategy documents, reports, and spend plans, the
Department of State and USAID repeatedly and coherently
highlight the benefits of such programs to our national
security, including by: (1) promoting peace and stability at
home and abroad; (2) fostering global prosperity; (3) asserting
U.S. influence and leadership; (4) promoting democratic values
and norms necessary to ensure more just, stable, and secure
societies; (5) addressing societal conditions that can lead to
violent extremism, radicalization, migration, instability and
organized crime; and (6) reducing dependence on foreign aid by
fostering the capacity of citizens, communities, and countries
to take responsibility of their own development. As the
Department of State's Report to Congress: Multi-year Strategy
for the Promotion of Democracy Abroad (November 28, 2017)
asserts:
Democratically governed nations are more likely to
secure peace, deter aggression, expand open markets,
promote economic development, protect U.S. citizens,
combat international terrorism and crime, uphold human
and worker rights, avoid humanitarian crises and
refugee flows, improve the global environment, and
protect human health.
Democracy is the surest source of human dignity and
prosperity. The correlation between free and fair elections and
health gains was presented in an observational analysis in The
Lancet (Vol. 393, April 20, 2019), and the Committee endorses
the recommendation that international health officials and
donors ``increasingly need to consider the implications of
regime type in their efforts to maximize health gains,
particularly in the context of ageing populations and the
growing burden of non-communicable diseases.''\3\
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While the Committee concurs with the administration's
assessment of the importance of democracy programs to America's
national security, the $1,000,000,000 cut below the fiscal year
2019 level proposed for such programs in the President's budget
request is difficult to reconcile. Given the ambitions of the
Russian Federation and the PRC, as well as IS and other non-
state extremist groups, to undermine the rules-based
international order and concurrently disempower the United
States, this cut is ill-timed and ill-advised. The Committee
views the covert attack by the Russian Federation on America's
democracy during the 2016 presidential and congressional
campaigns as unequivocal evidence of an ongoing ideological
cold war against the United States, as it does the PRC's
efforts to create vassal states in Asia, particularly Cambodia,
Burma, and Laos, through the BRI, debt-trap transactions, and
other influence campaigns. Meanwhile, as Americans gain insight
into the extent of the PRC's efforts to manipulate the
information environment and influence the domestic politics of
other countries, the effect of these activities to bolster
illiberal authoritarian practices and undermine democracy--and
U.S. national security interests--is already clear.
Numerous reports and studies document the strategic
objective of Moscow and Beijing to undermine democracy
globally. The NED coined the term ``sharp power'' to describe
the targeted efforts by our adversaries to expand their
illiberal spheres of influence, which is ``not principally
about attraction or even persuasion'' but ``distraction and
manipulation'' intended to shake the foundations of democratic
institutions and the confidence of citizens in democratic
processes and practices.\4\ The ideological export of these
countries is ``state power over individual liberty . . .
hostile to free expression, open debate, and independent
thought''. In an article in Foreign Affairs entitled Democracy
Demotion (July/August 2019), Stanford University's Larry
Diamond notes that America is again in a ``global contest of
values and ideas'' and advocates a robust response by
Washington ``to spread the values, ideas, knowledge, and
experiences of people living in free societies'' in the defense
of democracy.\5\ A similar call for action is contained in the
International Republican Institute's report Chinese Malign
Influence and the Corrosion of Democracy: An Assessment of
Chinese Interference in Thirteen Key Countries, including
bolstering the resiliency of democratic institutions and
educating citizenry more fully on the ideological war being
waged on democracy by authoritarian governments through social
media and other means.
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The Committee's response to this ideological cold war, as
described in the Introduction to this report, is a
revitalization of democracy programs funded by the act,
including a doubling of funding for the NED.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE PROFESSIONAL ETHOS
The Committee notes that pursuant to section 3331 of the
Freedom of Information Act (Public Law 89-554; 5 U.S.C. 3331),
Federal employees are required to affirm an oath upon election
or appointment to an office of honor or profit in the civil
service to ``support and defend'' the Constitution of the
United States and to ``bear true faith and allegiance to the
same''. While the Committee recognizes the importance of
defining the spirit and aspirations of the American diplomat,
it views the Department of State Professional Ethos as
complementary to the oath of office individuals take upon
employment by the Department of State:
I am a champion of American diplomacy.
My colleagues and I proudly serve the United States and
the American people at the Department of State,
America's first executive department.
We support and defend the Constitution of the United
States.
We protect the American people and promote their
interests and values around the world by leading our
nation's foreign policy.
As a member of this team, I serve with unfailing
professionalism, in both my demeanor and my actions,
even in the face of adversity.
I act with uncompromising personal and professional
integrity.
I take ownership of and responsibility for my actions
and decisions.
And I show unstinting respect in word and deed for my
colleagues and all who serve alongside of me.
Together, we are the United States Department of State.
The Committee expects all employees of the Department of
State to abide by this Ethos, including by championing
diplomacy and development as essential components of the U.S.
national security framework in deliberations with OMB in the
formulation of the President's fiscal year 2021 budget request.
The Committee expects senior Department of State officials
to hold accountable individuals alleged to have committed wrong
doing and abuses in accordance with the law, Department
regulations and policies, and the Ethos, including allegations
contained in the OIG report Review of Allegations of
Politicized and Other Improper Personnel Practices in the
Bureau of International Organization Affairs (ESP-19-5, August
2019).
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
For well over two decades, the Committee has included in
the act numerous provisions that are carried each fiscal year
that are required for the responsible appropriations of funds.
These provisions are noncontroversial and should be made
permanent in authorizing legislation. However, such legislation
is infrequently considered and enacted by Congress. Therefore,
in both the 116th and 115th Congresses, the Committee
introduced free standing legislation to make permanent these
provisions: the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and
Related Programs Permanent General Provisions Act of 2019 (S.
1819, introduced in the Senate on June 12, 2019) and the
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Permanent General Provisions Act of 2018 (S. 3111, introduced
in the Senate on June 21, 2018). The Committee encourages the
Committee on Foreign Relations to swiftly consider and report
S. 1819 to the Senate for consideration and approval.
The act incorporates certain provisions by reference that
were contained in the Department of State, Foreign Operations,
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of
Public Law 116-6), including under:
(1) section 7031(k)(2) and (3) of the act, which
incorporates sections 7036 (Palestinian Statehood);
7038 (Prohibition on Assistance to the Palestinian
Broadcasting Corporation); 7039 (Assistance for the
West Bank and Gaza), except subsection (d)(2); 7040
(Limitation on Assistance for the Palestinian
Authority); 7041(k)(1) (West Bank and Gaza, Report on
Assistance); 7041(k)(2)(A) and (B) (West Bank and Gaza,
Limitations); 7041(k)(5) (West Bank and Gaza, Security
Report); 7041(k)(6) (West Bank and Gaza, Incitement
Report); and 7035 (Arab League Boycott of Israel); and
(2) section 7052(a) of the act, which incorporates
sections 7003 (Consulting Services); 7008 (Coups
d'Etat); 7012 (Limitation on Assistance to Countries in
Default); 7013 (Prohibition on Taxation of United
States Assistance); 7016(a) (Requests for Documents);
7021 (Prohibition on Assistance to Governments
Supporting International Terrorism); 7025 (Commerce,
Trade and Surplus Commodities); 7026 (Separate
Accounts); 7052 (Aircraft Transfer, Coordination, and
Use); 7061 (Enterprise Funds); 7067 (Torture and Other
Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment);
and 7068 (Extradition).
In addition, section 7052(b) and (c) of the act
incorporates the terms and conditions of: section 7055
(Parking Fines and Real Property Taxes Owed by Foreign
Governments) of the Department of State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2010 (division F of Public Law 111-117); and section
7086(b)(1) and (2) and section 7090(a) of such act
regarding the International Monetary Fund.
NOTIFICATIONS AND SPEND PLANS
Congressional notifications submitted by the Secretary of
State and USAID Administrator for funds that are being
reallocated prior to initial obligation, reprogrammed, or
reobligated after deobligation, shall contain detailed
information about the sources of funds and why such funds are
no longer intended to be used as previously justified.
Spend plans submitted pursuant to section 7050(b) of the
act shall: (1) include all intended sources of funds made
available by the act and any other resources, as applicable,
for such program; and (2) conform to the definition of such
plan under section 7025(r)(6) of the act.
NOTWITHSTANDING AUTHORITY
Section 7009(c) of the act clarifies that notwithstanding
authority included in any provision of the act shall not be
interpreted to exclude the requirements of such provision.
The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator, as
appropriate, shall inform the Committee of the use of
notwithstanding authority in the submission of any
congressional notification required by the act.
OVERSIGHT, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION
Collective Outcomes.--The Secretary of State and USAID
Administrator shall jointly coordinate the planning and
evaluation of collective outcomes for assistance to address
protracted humanitarian crises, including for funds programmed
through multilateral organizations, to ensure each agency is
pursuing common objectives.
Countries in Conflict and Transition.--The Secretary of
State and the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall take
all practicable steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place
for the monitoring, oversight, and control of assistance
provided to countries in conflict and transition, including
Syria and Libya.
Foreign Assistance Data Review Findings Report.--The
Secretary of State shall update the report required under this
heading in Senate Report 114-290 accompanying the Department of
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations
Act, 2017 (S. 3117, as reported to the Senate on June 29,
2016), and submit such report to the Committee in the manner
described.
Foreign Assistance Review.--Section 7040 of the act is a
new provision limiting the use of funds to implement the
recommendations of any foreign assistance review prepared or
conducted by the National Security Council, OMB, the Department
of State, or USAID, or any combination thereof, until an
assessment of such review is conducted by the U.S. Government
Accountability Office [GAO] and the findings of such assessment
are shared with the appropriate congressional committees.
Programmatic, funding, and organizational changes resulting
from such review are subject to prior consultation with, and
the regular notification procedures of, the Committee.
Multi-Year Pledges.--None of the funds appropriated by the
act under titles III through VI may be used to make any pledge
for future year funding for any multilateral or bilateral
program unless such pledge was: (1) previously justified in a
CBJ, including the projected future year costs; (2) included in
a prior act or previously authorized by an act of Congress; (3)
notified in accordance with the regular notification procedures
of the Committee, including the projected future year costs; or
(4) the subject of prior consultation with the Committee and
such consultation was conducted at least 7 days in advance of
such pledge.
Office of the Legal Advisor, Department of State.--
Department of State personnel working in the Office of the
Legal Advisor shall be included in briefings provided to the
Committee when such personnel have had a role in a decision
that is the subject matter of the briefing.
Programs Funded by Other Donors.--Not later than 90 days
after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State and USAID
Administrator shall jointly submit to the Committee a report
detailing by country, program, source, and amount the funds
provided by foreign countries to be implemented by the
Department of State or USAID pursuant to sections 607 and 635
of the FAA, or any other authority providing for the
implementation by the Department of State and USAID of foreign
country funds.
Public Posting of Reports.--Any Federal agency receiving
funds made available by the act shall post on its publicly
available website any report required by the act to be
submitted to the appropriate congressional committees, upon a
determination by the head of the agency that to do so is in the
national interest. This directive shall not apply if: (1) the
public posting of the report would compromise national
security, including the conduct of diplomacy; (2) the report
contains proprietary, privileged, or sensitive information; or
(3) the agency is already directed to publicly post such report
by another provision of law or regulation.
The head of an agency posting such report shall, unless
directed otherwise by the act or any other provision of law or
regulation, do so only after such report has been made
available to the Committee for not less than 30 days. Any
report required to be submitted to the Committee shall include
information from the submitting agency on whether such report
will be publicly posted.
Report on Monitoring and Evaluation of Programs.--Not later
than 45 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State
and USAID Administrator shall jointly submit an updated report
on the implementation of section 7025(n) of the act, which
shall include a description of how: (1) the Department of State
and USAID ensure that implementing partners establish effective
procedures for collecting and responding to feedback from
beneficiaries; and (2) oversight is regularly conducted to
ensure such feedback is collected and used to maximize the
impact of U.S. foreign assistance, consistent with the
requirements of such section.
Rulemaking.--The Committee again notes the Department of
State has, at times, loosely interpreted the Administrative
Procedure Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 551 et seq.) when using an
exception to the publishing of a proposed rulemaking related to
a function of foreign affairs. The Committee notes that the
exception should only be used if public rulemaking provisions
``would clearly provoke definitely undesirable international
consequences''.
Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.--Not later than 180 days
after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State and USAID
Administrator shall jointly submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees detailing allegations of, and steps
taken to prevent and respond to, sexual exploitation and abuse
by implementing partners of foreign assistance programs
supported by funds appropriated for the Department of State and
USAID in fiscal years 2018 and 2019. The Secretary of State
shall also urge the UN Secretary-General [SG] to publicly
disclose, as part of the SG's initiatives on the Prevention of
Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, the UN implementing partners
that have not taken appropriate steps to prevent and respond to
such abuse.
REDUCING COSTS AND INCREASING EFFICIENCIES
Consistent with prior fiscal years, the Committee supports
Federal agency efforts to reduce costs and increase
efficiencies through coherent, deliberative, and inclusive
processes that take into consideration the impact of such
efforts to U.S. national security requirements.
Burden Sharing Report.--Not later than 45 days after
enactment of the act, the Secretary of State, in consultation
with the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations,
shall submit a report to the Committee detailing efforts made
during the prior calendar year to encourage other governments
to increase their contributions for international peacekeeping
activities, international organizations, and other multilateral
and bilateral assistance programs, and the results of such
efforts, disaggregated by government, organization, program,
and amount.
Conferences.--None of the funds made available by the act
may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more
than 50 employees of Federal agencies who are stationed in the
United States, at any single international conference occurring
outside the United States, unless the Secretary of State
reports to the appropriate congressional committees at least 5
days in advance that such attendance is important to the
national interest. For the purposes of this restriction, the
term ``international conferences'' means a conference attended
by representatives of the U.S. Government and of foreign
governments, international organizations, or nongovernmental
organizations [NGOs].
Contractor Bonuses.--Federal agencies funded by the act
shall refrain from providing bonuses to government contractors
that fail to complete their contract in a satisfactory manner,
including as a result of scheduling delays or cost overruns.
Executive Meetings, Ceremonies, and Conferences.--Federal
agencies funded by the act shall continue to achieve savings by
reducing the costs of executive meetings, ceremonies, and
conferences, and curtailing the purchase of commemorative or
promotional items.
U.S. Government Accountability Office Recommendations.--Not
later than 45 days after enactment of the act, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees, the Secretary of State,
and the USAID Administrator detailing all outstanding
recommendations included in GAO reports issued during calendar
year 2018 relating to the Department of State and USAID. Not
later than 45 days after the submission of such report, the
Secretary and Administrator shall submit a response to the
Comptroller General and such committees on actions taken, or
intended to be taken, to comply with such recommendations.
TRANSFER AND REPROGRAMMING AUTHORITIES
The FAA provides the President with broad transfer and
reprogramming authorities, including in sections 109 (22 U.S.C.
2151g); 486 (22 U.S.C. 2291e); 492(b) (22 U.S.C. 2292a); 506
(22 U.S.C. 2318); 610 (22 U.S.C. 2360); 614 (22 U.S.C. 2364);
632 (22 U.S.C. 2392); and 634A (22 U.S.C. 2394-1).
Federal agencies funded by the act shall notify the
Committee of any reprogramming, as required by section 7011 of
the act, at the most detailed level of the CBJ, the act, or
this report.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET AND IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT OF 1974
The Committee is mindful of the discretion granted in law
to Federal agencies to oversee the use of appropriated funds.
However, this discretion must be exercised consistent with all
legal requirements and the intent of Congress as expressed in
the act, prior acts, this report, statements of managers, prior
reports, and the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control
Act of 1974 (Public Law 99-344) [ICA].
The Committee notes that over the past two fiscal years,
OMB has considered submission of a special message to Congress
rescinding funds that would expire prior to Congress acting on
a rescission bill. The Committee notes that GAO's December 10,
2018 legal opinion (B-330330.1) concludes that the ICA ``does
not permit the withholding of funds through their expiration''
and ``a withholding of this nature would be an aversion both to
the constitutional process for enacting Federal law and to
Congress's constitutional power of the purse.''
For its part, OMB argues that there are no provisions in
the ICA that constrain the submission of a special message to
Congress. This dispute underscores the urgent need for updating
and amending the ICA.
PUBLIC LAW AND UNITED STATES CODE REFERENCES
The following public laws and United States Code references
are referenced in this report:
--Subchapter II of Chapter 5, and Chapter 7 of title 5,
United States Code (commonly referred to as the
``Administrative Procedures Act'')
--Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-
415)
--Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-
409)
--Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in
Developing Countries Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-95)
--Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
(Public Law 99-177)
--Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development
[BUILD] Act of 2018 (division F of Public Law 115-254)
--Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
(title X of Public Law 93-344)
--Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of
2017 (title II of Public Law 115-44)
--Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of Public
Law 116-6)
--Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 (division K of Public
Law 115-141)
--Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public
Law 115-31)
--Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 (division K of Public
Law 114-113)
--Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public
Law 113-325)
--Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public
Law 113-76
--Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs Appropriation Act, 2010 (division F of Public
Law 111-117)
--Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act (Public
Law 115-441)
--Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015
(division E of Public Law 114-94)
--Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016
(Public Law 114-191)
--Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.)
--Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and
1995 (Public Law 103-236)
--Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and
1989 (Public Law 100-204)
--Section 362 of title 10, United States Code (commonly
referred to as the ``Leahy Law")
--Section 552 of title 5 United States Code (commonly
referred to as the ``Freedom of Information Act'')
--Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (subtitle
F of title XII of Public Law 114-328)
--Immigration and Nationality Act (Public Law 89-236)
--Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)
--Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-279)
--Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012
(22 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.)
--Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today [JUST] Act of
2017 (Public Law 115-171)
--Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda
Recovery Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-172)
--Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (Public Law
87-510)
--National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
(Public Law 115-91)
--National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
(Public Law 114-328)
--Near East and South Central Asia Religious Freedom Act of
2014 (Public Law 113-161)
--Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-
121)
--Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-
289)
--Sean and David Goldman Act (Public Law 113-150)
--Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of
1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 note)
--Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 (division B of
Public Law 114-254)
--Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-212)
--Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global
Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-293)
--Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-
386)
--Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2018
(Public Law 115-440)
--United States-China Relations Act of 2000 (division B of
Public Law 106-286)
--United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-
383)
--United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis,
and Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-25)
--Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (division B, title
II of Public Law 106-554, section 1(a)(4))
--Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public
Law 113-4)
--William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-457)
--Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-68)
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Administration of Foreign Affairs
DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS
Appropriations, 2019\1\................................. $9,173,923,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 8,420,227,000
Committee recommendation................................ 8,894,788,000
\1\Of the fiscal year 2019 appropriation, $3,225,971,000 is designated
for OCO.
The Committee recommends $8,894,788,000 for Diplomatic
Programs, of which up to $3,779,824,000 is for Worldwide
Security Protection, and $2,626,122,000 is designated for OCO.
Pursuant to paragraph (7) of division F of Public Law 116-
6, this account has been renamed ``Diplomatic Programs''
instead of ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs''.
Funds appropriated by the act for activities, bureaus, and
offices under this heading are allocated according to the
following table:
DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Bureau/Office/Program recommendation
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Bureau of Administration
of which, Freedom of Information Act................ 33,960
Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation.............. 6,750
Cultural Antiquities Task Force......................... 1,000
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor............ 46,500
of which, human rights vetting...................... 10,000
of which, Office of International Religious Freedom. 6,500
of which, atrocities prevention training............ 500
of which, additional management and oversight of 5,000
programs...........................................
of which, additional support for implementation of 500
the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability
Act................................................
of which, Special Advisor for International 450
Disability Rights..................................
of which, Special Envoy for the Human Rights of 250
LGBTI Persons......................................
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
of which, Office of Terrorism Financing and Economic 6,100
Sanctions Policy...................................
of which, additional support for implementation of 500
the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability
Act................................................
Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
of which, Office of the Special Envoy for Holocaust 750
Issues.............................................
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and 41,859
Scientific Affairs.....................................
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Weapons 3,609
Removal and Abatement..................................
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons..... 13,822
Office of the Secretary
of which, Office of Global Women's Issues........... 6,766
of which, Office of the Special Presidential Envoy 1,250
for Hostage Affairs................................
of which, Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues.... 1,000
of which, Ambassador at Large for Global Criminal 3,750
Justice............................................
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Human Resources.--The Committee is encouraged by the
Department of State's fiscal year 2019 operating plan, which
set Foreign Service and Civil Service staffing level targets at
13,269 and 11,361 full-time positions, respectively. However,
the Committee is concerned with the growing Civil Service
vacancy rate and the challenges to achieving and sustaining the
proposed staffing targets in fiscal year 2020. As noted in the
OIG report Review of the Effects of the Department of State
Hiring Freeze (ISP-I-19-23, August 2019), the January 2017
hiring freeze had a disproportionate impact on Civil Service
and eligible family member employment levels. The effects
continue to impact the Department's ability to provide
sufficient management and oversight of operations and programs.
The Committee encourages the Secretary of State to accelerate
efforts to address the Civil Service hiring backlog, including
human resources [HR] vacancy rates, HR process improvements,
and to increase the number of vacant positions filled by
external applicants. Funding under this heading does not assume
any additional positions above the established targets but the
Committee supports the Department using available resources to
hire additional staff above these levels, as needed and
justified to the Committee.
The Committee recommends $2,878,842,000 for Human
Resources, including $2,679,284,000 for all U.S. Direct Hire
salaries at overseas and domestic U.S. diplomatic missions.
Prior to submitting the operating plan required by section
7050(a) of the act, the Secretary of State shall consult with
the Committee on staffing levels and any major changes from the
prior fiscal year. The Secretary of State shall include in the
operating plan a description of any funds transferred to other
Federal agencies in support of Afghanistan operations including
projected transfer amounts and the number of staff supported by
each agency, and operating levels for Afghanistan, Pakistan,
and Iraq.
Overseas Programs.--The Committee recommends $1,840,143,000
for the operational programs of Department of State regional
bureaus, which are responsible for the conduct and
implementation of U.S. foreign policy through bilateral and
multilateral engagements. Funds support U.S. embassies,
consulates, and other diplomatic posts worldwide, and provide
services to U.S. citizens living, working, studying, and
traveling abroad, including those who are arrested and
imprisoned in foreign countries.
Diplomatic Policy and Support.--The Committee recommends
$878,962,000 for the operational programs of the Department of
State functional bureaus to provide overall policy direction,
coordination, and program management among U.S. missions
abroad.
Security Programs.--The Committee recommends $3,296,841,000
for the operation of security programs, including up to
$3,271,695,000 for WSP to protect diplomatic personnel,
overseas diplomatic missions, information, residences, and
domestic facilities. An additional $508,129,000 is included
within the Human Resources function for salaries for a total of
$3,779,824,000 for WSP.
Lapse in Appropriations.--The Committee recognizes that the
Department of State and USAID play an important role in
advancing U.S. national security objectives. In the event of a
lapse in appropriations, the Committee expects the Department
of State and USAID to use all available reprogramming
authorities to continue operations.
EMBASSY SECURITY
The Committee recommends a total of $5,669,039,000 for
Embassy security, an amount that continues to support the level
recommended by the Benghazi Accountability Review Board [ARB].
Funds are allocated according to the following table:
EMBASSY SECURITY
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Fiscal year 2020 Committee
Program/Account request recommendation
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Worldwide Security Protection....... 3,779,824 3,779,824
Embassy Security, Construction, and 1,632,630 1,889,215
Maintenance........................
Total........................... 5,412,454 5,669,039
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Section 7007(a)(1)(B) of the act provides the Secretary of
State with the necessary flexibility to transfer funds between
the DP, ESCM, and EDCS headings to implement the recommendation
of the Benghazi ARB, or to prevent or respond to security
situations and requirements at diplomatic facilities abroad,
following consultation with the Committee.
PROGRAM ISSUES
Abducted American Citizen Children.--The Committee
recognizes that the Sean and David Goldman Act (Public Law 113-
150) is a valuable tool in securing the return of abducted
American citizen children who have been transported abroad. The
Committee directs the Secretary of State to apply the full
range of options available under Public Law 113-150.
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of
State.--The Committee recommends $46,500,000 for the Bureau of
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State [DRL],
and DRL shall not be subject to hiring caps for inherently
governmental work. Not later than 90 days after enactment of
the act, the Secretary of State shall submit spend plans
detailing the proposed uses of such funds.
Human Rights Vetting.--The Committee recommends not
less than $10,000,000 for salaries, technology,
training, and other expenses to implement section 620M
of the FAA.
International Religious Freedom.--The Committee notes
the recent merger and reorganization of the Office of
International Religious Freedom, which integrated the
functions of the Office of Religion and Global Affairs
and several Special Envoy positions. The Committee
directs that the Ambassador At-Large for International
Religious Freedom should continue to be a position with
direct access to the Secretary of State and senior
Department of State officials.
Bureau of Global Public Affairs.--Not later than 30 days
after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall submit
a report to the Committee detailing the mechanisms used to
track, analyze, and report on the uses of funds made available
to the Bureau of Global Public Affairs for engagement with
domestic audiences and with foreign audiences.
Cybersecurity.--The Secretary of State shall consult with
the Committee on a semi-annual basis on cybersecurity protocols
and procedures for: (1) the protection of classified and
unclassified information systems; (2) the distribution of
incident information within the Department and among other
relevant Federal agencies; and (3) the analysis of incident
information in order to develop lessons learned and hold
parties, including contractors, responsible for contributing to
such incidents.
Cybersecurity Report.--Not later than 45 days after
enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall submit a
report to the appropriate congressional committees, to be
updated on a quarterly basis, on incidents of attempts to
breach, and successful penetration of, Department of State
classified and unclassified information systems.
Diplomatic Operations in Frontline States.--Not later than
30 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State
shall consult with the Committee on the proposed allocations
for diplomatic operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan
under this and the ESCM headings.
Department of State Workforce Diversity.--The Committee
recommends continued expansion and prioritization of Department
of State workforce diversity programs. Not later than 90 days
after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall submit
a report to the appropriate congressional committees on the
hiring strategy, activities, and funds used to increase
diversity in the Civil Service and Foreign Service.
Department of State Staffing.--The Committee encourages the
Department of State to assess whether to shift additional mid-
level Foreign Service Officer [FSO] positions to overseas
posts.
Foreign Affairs Counter Threat Training.--The Foreign
Affairs Counter Threat [FACT] training course is an essential
training program provided to diplomatic personnel and their
families. The Committee directs the Department of State to
ensure minimal disruption to FACT training during the
transition between the Interim Training Facility and the
Foreign Affairs Security Training Facility [FASTC]. The
Committee directs the Secretary of State to submit a final
report on the FASTC project, not later than 45 days after FASTC
is fully operational, which should include the following: (1) a
comparison of initial cost estimates and final costs for the
project; (2) an explanation for any changes from the initial
estimate; (3) initial project timelines and final project
timelines; (4) an explanation for any changes or delays to the
project timeline; (5) course utilization rates at FASTC; and
(6) efforts to mitigate the impact on jobs at other training
sites. The Committee also directs the Secretary of State to
work with the interagency to find alternative uses for the
Interim Training Facility, and include an update on the status
of such efforts in such report.
Freedom of Expression Curriculum.--Not later than 60 days
after enactment of the act and following consultation with the
Committee, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committee
on steps to be taken and a timeline for establishing an
international freedom of expression and association curriculum,
as a component of any existing democracy and human rights
curriculum, for FSOs, including in mandatory orientation
programs.
Global Engagement Center.--The Committee recommends up to
$85,000,000 for the Global Engagement Center [GEC] to counter
foreign state and foreign non-state propaganda and
disinformation, including a transfer of not less than
$30,000,000 from funds appropriated under section 7033(c)(2) of
the act for the Countering Chinese Influence Fund [CCIF]. To
ensure appropriate content and targeting, the GEC shall
coordinate programs with diplomatic and consular missions
abroad on a regular and ongoing basis, and the Secretary of
State should allocate additional positions to Public Affairs
sections at missions responsible for managing this funding. In
order to streamline funding for the GEC, not later than 45 days
after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall
consult with the Committee on options to fully fund GEC within
International Affairs Budget Function 150.
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act.--The
Secretary of State shall require the participation of
Department of State regional bureaus in the designation process
required by the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability
Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 114-328) to ensure
an even-handed, fact-driven review process for targets in all
countries and regions of the world for which gross violations
of human rights and acts of grand corruption have been credibly
documented. The Secretary and Chiefs of Mission shall also
encourage allies and partners to adopt and implement
legislation similar to such act.
The Committee provides up to $1,000,000 for additional
staff for the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs and DRL
to more effectively and aggressively implement the Global
Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. Additional resources
are included under the INCLE heading for such purpose.
Holocaust Era Assets.--The Committee recommends not less
than $750,000 for the Office of the Special Envoy for Holocaust
Issues, including to implement the requirements of the Justice
for Uncompensated Survivors Today [JUST] Act of 2017 (Public
Law 115-171).
Individuals Detained at United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.--Not later than 5 days after the
conclusion of an agreement with a country, including a state
with a compact of free association with the United States, to
receive by transfer or release individuals detained at U.S.
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Secretary of State
shall notify the Committee in writing of the terms of the
agreement, including whether funds appropriated by the act or
prior acts will be made available for assistance for such
country pursuant to such agreement.
Intercountry Adoption.--The Committee directs the Secretary
of State to ensure that the new fee schedule approved for the
Intercountry Adoption Accreditation and Maintenance Entity,
Incorporated [IAAME] does not impose undue financial burdens on
families seeking to adopt internationally, especially low-
income families, families seeking to adopt sibling groups, or
families seeking to adopt children with disabilities.
Additionally, the Committee notes that IAAME is not permitted
to profit from fees collected. The Committee directs that the
next annual report on intercountry adoptions required by the
Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-279) shall
include an assessment of the impact of IAAME's new fee
schedule, and identify actions taken by the Bureau of Consular
Affairs to create opportunities for intercountry adoption,
particularly in countries where American families are in the
process of adoption but those adoptions have been slowed or
blocked.
Kootenai Watershed.--The Committee directs the Secretary of
State to continue and expand the Department's coordination with
Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies to monitor and
reduce transboundary hazardous contaminants in the Kootenai
watershed. The Secretary, in consultation with the heads of the
Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Geological Survey, and
other relevant agencies shall submit a report to the Committee
not later than 60 days after enactment of the act on any
remaining data gaps to address transboundary watershed
contamination in the Kootenai watershed.
Lincoln House.--The Committee is concerned that the
Governments of the United States and India have not been able
to finalize the lease transfer for the former consulate in
Mumbai, India despite full U.S. compliance with the lease terms
and Indian law. This four-year delay has resulted in
considerable costs to the U.S. Government. The Committee urges
all parties to prioritize this matter and quickly approve the
lease transfer.
Outstanding Judgments.--The Secretary of State shall
assist, as appropriate, in obtaining payment of outstanding
judgments against foreign governments and diplomats, including
in the human trafficking civil case Lipenga v. Kambalame.
Preventing Diplomats from Aiding and Abetting Flights from
Justice.--Not later than 90 days after enactment of the act,
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Attorney
General and the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit
a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing
steps taken by the Department of State to engage the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia relating to the disappearance of Saudi nationals
from criminal prosecution in the United States and steps taken
by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to: (1) provide information on
the role of Saudi citizens who enjoy diplomatic immunity from
criminal jurisdiction in the United States in assisting in the
removal of any Saudi citizen in the United States for the
purpose of evading criminal prosecution; and (2) review the
implementation of laws prohibiting the aiding, abetting, or
assisting such flights from justice. The Committee urges the
administration to declare persona non grata any diplomatic or
consular official identified as aiding and abetting flights
from justice and to consider denying real property of that
country's foreign mission in the United States from being
maintained.
Private Security Companies Report Update.--Not later than
90 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of
other relevant Federal agencies, shall update the report
required under the heading ``Private Security Companies'' in
Senate Report 115-152 regarding actions taken to ensure
consistency in meeting standards and codes of conduct used by
certain private security companies.
Real Property.--The Secretary of State shall help
facilitate resolutions of commercial disputes for U.S. entities
seeking return of real property seized, held, or expropriated
by foreign governments, as appropriate.
Safe Drinking Water at U.S. Diplomatic Facilities.--The
Committee encourages the Department of State to review the
quality and resilience of drinking water at U.S. diplomatic
facilities abroad, and to consider the supportive role
Environmental Protection Agency-tested atmospheric water
generation machines can play in providing a reliable clean
source of drinking water to such facilities.
Strategy and Report for Obtaining the Release of Unjustly
or Wrongfully Detained Americans Abroad.--The Secretary of
State, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of State
for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, the Office of the
Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs [SPEHA], and the
U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom,
shall develop a strategy for the advocacy and release of
unjustly or wrongfully detained U.S. citizens and nationals
abroad. Such strategy should include: (1) guidance for U.S.
consulates on how to advocate for the release of unjustly or
wrongfully detained U.S. citizens and nationals, including
prioritization of immediately securing access to an attorney
and family members; (2) a list of sanctions tools, including
entry denial, visa revocation, and asset freezing, available to
the administration to penalize foreign government officials
who, with respect to a U.S. citizen or national, detain for
prolonged periods of time, deny the right to due process, life
or liberty, or infringe on the right to freedom of expression,
religion, association, or assembly; (3) detailed criteria on
the threshold for applying sanctions pursuant to section
212(a)(2)(G) of the INA and section 1094(iii) of the National
Defense Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-91); and (4)
a list of other available tools and potential steps to be taken
in order to pressure foreign government officials into
releasing U.S. citizens and nationals unjustly or wrongfully
detained.
The Committee acknowledges receipt of the report required
by Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 (section 7080 of division K
of Public Law 115-141). However, the Committee notes that the
report failed to identify the strategy and protocols in place
for securing the release of U.S. citizens and nationals
unjustly or wrongfully detained abroad, and stated that the
SPEHA, in consultation with the Bureau of Consular Affairs,
recommended that certain guidance in the Foreign Affairs Manual
concerning arrests and detentions of U.S. citizens and
nationals abroad be revised. Not later than 60 days after
enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall provide a
report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing
recommendations for how such guidance should be revised, the
specific training and instruction provided to each American
Citizen Service Officer, and a list of all available tools to
pressure foreign governments to release U.S. citizens and
nationals unjustly or wrongfully detained. Further, the report
should include whether sanction authorities, including but not
limited to those authorities provided in section 212(a)(2)(G)
of the INA and section 1094(iii) of Public Law 115-91, have
been utilized in the process of securing the release of U.S
citizens and nationals.
Trafficking in Persons.--Funds made available under this
heading for the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in
Persons are in addition to funds made available by the act for
TIP programs. The Committee encourages the Department of State
to continue to fill existing staffing gaps to respond to
programmatic and reporting requirements.
Transboundary Watershed Management.--Not later than 120
days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall
submit a report to the Committee on the progress and activities
of the interagency working group tasked with addressing
transboundary watershed governance issues between the United
States and Canada. The Committee encourages the Department of
State to continue working with relevant Federal agencies to
identify remaining gaps in the Memoranda of Understanding
between British Columbia and Alaska, Washington, Idaho, and
Montana, relating to mining activity in transboundary
watersheds.
United States Leadership in the Arctic.--Not later than 45
days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on
steps taken and progress made in fiscal year 2019 to: (1)
implement a strategy for U.S. leadership in the Arctic; and (2)
strengthen cooperation among the eight Arctic nations on vital
Arctic issues, including peace and security, governance,
climate change, economic development, environmental protection,
health, education, and the Arctic Council.
Funds are made available under this heading for a U.S.
Special Representative for the Arctic. The Secretary of State
shall designate such a Special Representative to coordinate
U.S. policy toward the Arctic, including responding to disputes
and needs in that region and representing the U.S. Government,
as appropriate, in multilateral fora.
Visa Applicants.--The Secretary of State shall update the
report required under this heading in Senate Report 115-282 in
the manner described, except such report shall be submitted not
later than 90 days after enactment of the act, and every 90
days thereafter until September 30, 2020. The report shall also
include the total number of visa applicants asked by the
Department of State to disclose their social media identifiers
and/or platforms, and the total number of visa applicants
denied waivers due in part to social media evaluation. For
purposes of such report, the term ``designated country'' refers
to any country subject to entry restrictions or limitations
pursuant to Presidential Proclamation 9645. The Secretary of
State shall consult with the Committee prior to initiating the
report for any additional reporting guidance.
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $92,770,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 140,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 139,500,000
The Committee recommends $139,500,000 for Capital
Investment Fund.
Prior to submitting the operating plan for CIF as required
in section 7050(a) of the act, the Secretary of State shall
consult with the Committee on the status and progress toward
information technology modernization efforts and the transition
plan for shifting Expedited Passport Fees to the Consular and
Border Security Programs account.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Appropriations, 2019\1\................................. $145,729,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 141,729,000
Committee recommendation................................ 145,729,000
\1\Of the fiscal year 2019 appropriation, $54,900,000 is designated for
OCO.
The Committee recommends $145,729,000 for Office of
Inspector General, of which $54,900,000 is designated for OCO
for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan
Reconstruction [SIGAR].
Clarification.--The Committee does not continue section
7064 of division F of Public Law 116-6, which prohibited funds
in the act from being used to deny the Inspectors General
timely access to records, documents, or other materials, as
similar language is included in section 6(a)(1)(A) and (B) of
the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-452).
Coordination.--The Inspectors General of the Department of
State, USAID, and SIGAR shall continue to coordinate audit
plans and activities to minimize unnecessary duplication,
ensure comprehensive oversight, and maximize the effective use
of resources.
Operating Plan.--Section 7050(a) of the act requires the
OIG to submit to the Committee an operating plan for funds
appropriated under this heading.
SIGAR Assessments.--In coordination with the Inspectors
General of the Department of State and USAID, SIGAR shall:
(1) update the assessment required by the explanatory
statement accompanying the Department of State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2017 (division J of Public Law 115-31) of the
Government of Afghanistan's implementation, resourcing,
and administration of the Afghanistan National Strategy
for Combating Corruption, including whether such
government is making progress toward achieving its
anti-corruption objectives, addressing impunity of
powerful individuals, and meeting international
commitments;
(2) conduct an assessment of the internal controls of
multilateral trust funds for Afghanistan reconstruction
that receive U.S. contributions, to include any third-
party evaluations of the internal controls of the
Afghan government ministries receiving assistance from
multilateral trust funds, and SIGAR is directed to
report to the Committee if access to records is
restricted for programs funded with U.S. contributions;
and
(3) conduct an assessment of the extent to which the
Department of State and USAID have developed strategies
and plans for the provision of continued reconstruction
assistance to Afghanistan in the event of a peace
agreement, including a review of any strategies and
plans for monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness
of such assistance and for protecting the rights of
Afghan women and girls.
SIGAR Competitive Status.--Section 7025(m)(8) of the act
continues the authority for competitive status for SIGAR
employees, as in prior fiscal years.
EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $700,946,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 309,626,000
Committee recommendation................................ 735,700,000
The Committee recommends $735,700,000 for Educational and
Cultural Exchange Programs.
The Committee recommends $4,000,000 under this heading for
independent and external evaluations of the Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs [ECA] exchange programs to
assess, among other factors, participant recruitment and
selection, program alignment with national security objectives,
program performance, alumni outreach, and cost. Not later than
90 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State
shall submit a report to the Committee detailing: (1) the
evaluation plan for ECA programs for fiscal years 2020 and
2021; (2) results from recently completed evaluations; and (3)
examples of the application of evaluation results on program
design, participant recruitment and selection, or other aspects
of the exchange programs.
The Secretary of State shall include in the operating plan
required by section 7050(a) of the act fees estimated to be
collected and available for obligation by ECA in fiscal year
2020 and the uses of such fees, including the number of
employees and contractors funded by such fees.
Funds for certain ECE programs included in the CBJ are
allocated according to the following table:
EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Program/Activity recommendation
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Academic Programs:
Fulbright Program................................... 272,000
Global Academic Exchanges........................... 63,437
Special Academic Exchanges.......................... 17,900
of which, Benjamin Gilman International 16,000
Scholarship Program............................
of which, South Pacific Exchanges............... 375
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Total, Academic Programs.......................... 353,337
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Professional and Cultural Exchanges:
International Visitor Program....................... 104,000
Citizen Exchange Program............................ 111,860
of which, Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange..... 4,125
Special Professional and Cultural Exchanges......... 5,750
of which, Nwang Choephel Fellows Program........ 750
of which, J. Christopher Stevens Virtual 5,000
Exchange.......................................
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Total, Professional and Cultural Exchanges........ 221,610
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Special Initiatives:
Young Leaders Initiatives........................... 34,500
Countering State Disinformation and Pressure........ 12,000
Civil Society Exchange Program...................... 10,000
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Total, Special Initiatives........................ 56,500
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Program and Performance................................. 8,400
Evaluation.......................................... 4,000
Exchanges Support....................................... 68,000
Transfer from IIP-PA Merger............................. 27,853
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Total, Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs. 735,700
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PROGRAMS
Civil Society Exchange Program.--The Committee notes that
space for civil society organizations [CSOs] to operate safely
is shrinking in many parts of the world. While there are
ongoing U.S. government-funded efforts to support such
organizations, including through existing exchange programs,
there is a need to expand the capacity of CSOs. The act
provides $10,000,000 under this heading for a civil society
exchange program that will provide civil society activists,
particularly in underrepresented populations, with the tools,
networks, and resources to address local challenges. The
program should include: (1) trainings on technical skills,
including advocacy, program design, organizational leadership,
and evaluations; (2) short-term workshops and reverse exchanges
for foreign and domestic participants; (3) networking
opportunities; and (4) other mechanisms to support the goals of
the program. The Committee directs ECA to focus on countries
ranked as ``not free'' or ``partly free'' in Freedom House's
Freedom in the World 2019 report and where the U.S. Government
does not offer other comparable exchange opportunities to civil
society activities. Finally, ECA should seek to recruit
individuals or organizations who have not previously received
funding from the U.S. Government or participated in an exchange
program.
Coordination.--The Committee recognizes the importance of
international exchange programs in supporting U.S. national
security objectives and directs that programs under this
heading be appropriately coordinated with Department of State
regional bureaus and posts.
Countering State Disinformation and Pressure.--The
Committee recommends $12,000,000 under this heading for
exchange programs that promote democratic values in countries
facing state-sponsored disinformation, malign influence, and
other hybrid threats, including by promoting American ideals
and supporting exchanges, independent media, media literacy,
and other programs intended to counter such threats in Asia,
Europe, and Eurasia. The Assistant Secretary of State for the
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs should consult with
the Committee on implementation of the program, including
efforts to recruit and select first-time exchange participants
and those from underrepresented communities.
Critical Language Programs.--The Secretary of State shall
prioritize critical language programs for U.S. students and
exchange programs with countries of national security
importance.
English Language Programs.--Funds shall be made available
at not less than the fiscal year 2019 levels for the English
Language Fellow and Specialist Programs, which bolster English
language skills in critical regions. U.S. embassies located
where funds for English Language Programs are allocated are
encouraged to work with the Peace Corps, American Corners,
universities, libraries, NGOs, K-12 schools, and other
appropriate partners in their respective countries to implement
such programs.
Gender and Alumni Programs.--Funds shall be made available
at not less than the fiscal year 2019 levels for the Alumni
Thematic International Exchange Series and the Women in Science
Girls STEAM Camp.
J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Program.--The
Committee recommends $5,000,000 for the J. Christopher Stevens
Virtual Exchange program, which shall be made available on a
cost-matching basis, to the maximum extent practicable.
McCain Scholars and Fellowship Programs.--The Committee
recommends $1,600,000 for three McCain Scholars and Fellowship
programs, including $700,000 under the Benjamin Gilman
International Scholarships Program and $900,000 under the
Fulbright Program.
Muskie Fellowships.--The Committee again recognizes that
the Muskie Fellowship Program has helped individuals from
Eurasia and Central Asia to promote mutual understanding, build
democracy, and foster the transition to market economies, and
the act continues the requirement that a portion of Fulbright
awards for this region are designated as Edmund S. Muskie
Fellowships.
Report on Changes to Programs.--Not later than 45 days
after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall submit
a report to the Committee detailing any modifications made to
educational and cultural exchange programs in the prior fiscal
year, including for special academic and special professional
and cultural exchanges.
Rural Communities and Underrepresented Groups Participation
in Exchange Programs.--The Committee directs the Department of
State to expand the participation of traditionally
underrepresented groups in exchange programs, including
individuals from rural and impoverished areas and minorities.
Furthermore, the Department should ensure that U.S. academic
institutions and organizations located in rural areas are
provided the opportunity to host international exchange program
participants.
Scholar Rescue.--The Committee notes that since 2002, the
Scholar Rescue program, which protects foreign professors and
researchers facing threats to their lives or careers, has
awarded fellowships to over 820 scholars from 59 countries,
including arranging academic positions in more than 400 partner
institutions in 46 countries. The Committee continues to
support this program.
Strategic Review.--The 2017 Comprehensive Annual Report on
Public Diplomacy & International Broadcasting and the 2018
Comprehensive Annual Report on Public Diplomacy & International
Broadcasting recommend that ECA undertake an external strategic
review of all of its programs and internal structure. The
Committee directs ECA to work with the U.S. Advisory Commission
on Public Diplomacy to identify an external party with
familiarity of U.S. Government public diplomacy programs,
policies, and practices to conduct such a review. The Assistant
Secretary of State for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs should submit a report to the Committee on the findings
not later than 120 days after enactment of the act.
Young Leaders Initiatives.--The Committee recommends
$34,500,000 for the Young Leaders Initiatives under this
heading, including $19,700,000 for the Young African Leaders
Initiative [YALI], $7,800,000 for the Young Southeast Asian
Leaders Initiative [YSEALI], and $7,000,000 for the Young
Leaders of the Americas Initiative [YLAI]. An additional
$10,000,000 is included for YALI, and an additional $2,200,000
is included for YSEALI, under the DA heading.
REPRESENTATION EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $8,030,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 7,212,000
Committee recommendation................................ 7,212,000
The Committee recommends $7,212,000 for Representation
Expenses. The Secretary of State shall submit a semiannual
report on the allotment and expenditure of representation
funds.
PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $30,890,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 25,890,000
Committee recommendation................................ 30,890,000
The Committee recommends $30,890,000 for Protection of
Foreign Missions and Officials.
The Secretary of State shall continue to submit a
semiannual report on the number of claims for extraordinary
protective services by eligible jurisdiction and certified as
meeting program requirements, and the amount of unobligated
funds available to pay such claims.
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $1,975,449,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 1,632,630,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,889,215,000
The Committee recommends $1,889,215,000 for Embassy
Security, Construction, and Maintenance, of which
$1,121,792,000 is for worldwide security upgrades and
$767,423,000 is for other construction, operations, and
maintenance. Of amounts appropriated for worldwide security
upgrades, $666,549,000 is designated for OCO.
Funds are allocated according to the following table:
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Program/Activity recommendation
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Capital Security Cost Sharing and Maintenance Cost 1,021,792
Sharing programs.....................................
Compound Security..................................... 100,000
Repair and Construction............................... 100,000
Operations............................................ 667,423
of which, Domestic Renovations.................... 18,000
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Total, Embassy Security, Construction, and 1,889,215
Maintenance....................................
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Acceptance of Gifts for Embassy Construction.--The
Secretary of State shall notify the Committee not later than 15
days prior to the acceptance of a gift to supplement funds made
available under this heading. Such notification shall include
the amount, source, and any terms associated with each gift,
and the Secretary shall consult with the Committee prior to
submitting such notification.
Art in Embassies Program.--Not later than 180 days after
enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall update the
report required under this heading in Senate Report 114-79, as
necessary, and identify each U.S. embassy in which the art is
being displayed.
The Secretary of State shall continue to include in
diplomatic facility construction project notifications that
include funds for a major purchase of art, a determination that
such purchase is in the national interest of the United States.
For major purchases of art that are not part of a diplomatic
facility construction project, such determination shall be made
and reported to the Committee prior to the obligation of funds
for such purposes.
Capital Security Cost Sharing Information.--The Secretary
of State shall promptly inform the Committee of each instance
in which a Federal agency is delinquent in providing the full
amount of funding required by section 604(e) of the Secure
Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22
U.S.C. 4865 note).
Contributions to the Capital Security Cost Sharing and
Maintenance Cost Sharing Programs.--The Committee continues to
provide funding for the Capital Security Cost Sharing and
Maintenance Cost Sharing [CSCS/MCS] programs consistent with
the original intent of the Benghazi ARB for a combined
$2,600,000,000 program total. The Committee recommends
$1,021,792,000 under this heading for a Department of State
contribution (excluding consular fees) and $217,649,000 under
the CIF heading for a USAID contribution. Other Federal
agencies funded by the act, including the U.S. Agency for
Global Media [USAGM], the Millennium Challenge Corporation
[MCC], the Peace Corps, and U.S. Trade and Development Agency
are required to make contributions consistent with their
respective share of a $2,600,000,000 program level.
New Embassy Compound in Jerusalem, Israel.--The Committee
notes that funds under this heading in the act and prior acts
are available to support the construction of a permanent New
Embassy Compound [NEC] in Jerusalem.
Operating Plans.--Section 7050(a) of the act requires the
Secretary of State to submit an operating plan for funds
appropriated under this heading, which should include all
resources available to the Department of State in fiscal year
2020 for operations, maintenance, and construction of
diplomatic facilities, and an accounting of the actual and
anticipated proceeds of sales for all projects in fiscal year
2019.
United States Embassy in Havana, Cuba.--Not later than 90
days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees
that assesses the physical condition of the U.S. Embassy in
Havana, Cuba and details plans, including cost estimates, to
address any maintenance or security needs.
EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $7,885,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 7,885,000
Committee recommendation................................ 7,885,000
The Committee recommends $7,885,000 for Emergencies in the
Diplomatic and Consular Service. The Committee also authorizes
the transfer of up to $10,000,000 under the DP heading for
emergency evacuations and rewards.
Quarterly Reports.--The quarterly reports required by
section 124 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-204) shall include, by
category, actual expenditures for the prior two fiscal years
and cumulative totals for the current fiscal year of the funds
available under this heading.
REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $1,300,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 1,300,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,300,000
The Committee recommends $1,300,000 for Repatriation Loans
Program Account to support the subsidy cost and a total loan
level of $5,563,619, should the Department of State utilize the
transfer authority under the EDCS heading. Consistent with the
President's budget request, administrative costs for
repatriation loans are provided by consular fees in the
Consular and Border Security Programs account.
PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $31,963,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 26,312,000
Committee recommendation................................ 31,963,000
The Committee recommends $31,963,000 for American Institute
in Taiwan. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Director of the American Institute in Taiwan, shall continue to
report in the CBJ the amount of fees estimated to be received
from the Department of State for consular services.
International Center, Washington, District Of Columbia
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $743,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 743,000
Committee recommendation................................ 743,000
The Committee recommends $743,000 for International Center,
Washington, District of Columbia.
PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $158,900,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 158,900,000
Committee recommendation................................ 158,900,000
The Committee recommends $158,900,000 for Foreign Service
Retirement and Disability Fund.
International Organizations
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Appropriations, 2019\1\................................. $1,360,270,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 1,013,693,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,473,806,000
\1\Of the fiscal year 2019 appropriation, $96,240,000 is designated for
OCO.
The Committee recommends $1,473,806,000 for Contributions
to International Organizations, of which $96,240,000 is
designated for OCO.
Assessments.--The act provides the funding necessary to pay
the full fiscal year 2020 U.S. assessment for each respective
international organization funded under this heading. The
Secretary of State shall consult with the Committee prior to
implementing any decision not to fully pay any such assessment.
Food and Agriculture Organization.--The Committee continues
to encourage the UN Food and Agriculture Organization [FAO] to
work with land grant institutions of higher learning in the
United States to meet global food security challenges.
International Maritime Organization.--The Committee
recognizes that the UN International Maritime Organization's
new Sulphur Fuel Standards will take effect January 1, 2020,
and supports efforts to bring international standards more in
line with existing U.S. fuel requirements.
United Nations Budget and Voting Practices.--The Secretary
of State shall transmit to the Committee concurrent with the
submission of the President's budget request for fiscal year
2021 the most recent biennial budget prepared by the United
Nations for the operations of the United Nations.
In considering bilateral assistance for a foreign
government, the Secretary of State shall review, among other
factors, the voting practices of such government at the United
Nations in relation to U.S. strategic interests.
United Nations Credits.--Not later than May 1, 2020, and 30
days after the end of fiscal year 2020, the Secretary of State
shall report to the Committee on any credits attributable to
the United States, including from the UN Tax Equalization Fund.
Furthermore, the Secretary of State shall provide updated
fiscal year 2020 and fiscal year 2021 U.S. assessed
contributions to the UN regular budget, including any available
credits, updated foreign currency exchange rates, and indicate
whether credits have been applied to any assessed contributions
or payment of arrearages.
United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer
Space.--Not later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees on efforts to support the ongoing UN
Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space [UNCOPUOS], to
include a summary of the viewpoints of commercial, civil, and
military users of space and an explanation of how UNCOPUOS can
promote U.S. interests in outer space.
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES
Appropriations, 2019\1\................................. $1,551,000,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 1,136,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,576,759,000
\1\Of the fiscal year 2019 appropriation, $988,656,000 is designated for
OCO.
The Committee recommends $1,576,759,000 for Contributions
for International Peacekeeping Activities, of which
$988,656,000 is designated for OCO.
Assessments..--The Committee recommendation provides
sufficient funds for contributions under this heading equal to
the 25 percent limitation on such contributions required by
section 404(b)(2) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236), rather than
the assessed rate of 27.89 percent agreed to by the Department
of State or the 16.2 percent rate proposed in the President's
budget request.
Report.--Not later than 60 days after enactment of the act,
the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committee
detailing overdue payments to UN peacekeeping troop
contributing countries, including an assessment of the impact
of such overdue payments on such countries' operational
capacity.
Review of Arrears.--The Committee encourages the Department
of State to review each peacekeeping mission for potential cost
savings, while ensuring mission effectiveness. The Committee
notes that U.S. arrears for UN peacekeeping missions as of
January 1, 2019, are estimated at $776,200,000 and expected to
increase due to the statutory cap, which in fiscal year 2020 is
roughly 3 percent or $180,000,000 below the assessed amount.
United Nations Credits.--Not later than May 1, 2020, and 30
days after the end of fiscal year 2020, the Secretary of State
shall report to the Committee on any credits attributable to
the United States, including from the UN Tax Equalization Fund.
Furthermore, the Secretary of State shall provide updated
fiscal year 2020 and fiscal year 2021 U.S. assessed
contributions to the UN regular budget, including any available
credits, updated foreign currency exchange rates, and indicate
whether credits have been applied to any peacekeeping assessed
contributions or payment of arrearages.
International Commissions
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $48,134,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 48,170,000
Committee recommendation................................ 48,170,000
The Committee recommends $48,170,000 for salaries and
expenses of the International Boundary and Water Commission,
United States and Mexico.
Southwest Border Pollution.--Not later than 180 days after
enactment of the act, the Secretary of State, in coordination
with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit
to the Committee an interagency plan to address the impacts of
toxic transboundary flows on U.S. communities, including: (1)
an explanation of the sources and impacts of such flows; (2)
the delineation of responsibility between each agency and a
description of necessary actions and resources for each agency
to address such impacts; (3) steps that will be taken to raise
the issue of transboundary flows with the Government of Mexico,
including by utilizing U.S. assistance for Mexico to obtain
improvements to prevent, divert, and/or treat toxic flows on
the Mexican side of the border; and (4) steps that will be
taken to improve the timeliness of warnings to U.S. communities
regarding toxic conditions.
CONSTRUCTION
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $29,400,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 26,042,000
Committee recommendation................................ 45,000,000
The Committee recommends $45,000,000 for planning,
preparation, and construction.
The Committee recommendation includes not less than
$15,000,000 for deferred maintenance, subject to prior
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of,
the Committee.
AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $13,258,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 9,750,000
Committee recommendation................................ 15,008,000
The Committee recommends $15,008,000 for American Sections,
International Commissions, of which $9,802,000 is for the
International Joint Commission [IJC], $2,304,000 is for the
International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada,
and $2,902,000 is for the Border Environment Cooperation
Commission.
The Committee recommendation includes an additional
$250,000 above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level for the IJC
to support the multi-year, U.S.-Canadian study on the causes
and impacts of, and mitigation options for, flooding in the
Lake Champlain-Richelieu River watershed, for a total of
$1,250,000 in fiscal year 2020.
The Committee recommendation also includes $1,500,000 for
the IJC's Great Lakes Adaptive Management Committee to conduct
the first of two phase evaluation of the performance of the
transboundary Moses Saunders Dam, affecting both Lake Ontario
and the Saint Lawrence Seaway.
The Committee provides authority to make up to $1,250,000
of funds for the IJC available until September 30, 2021.
Columbia River Treaty.--The Committee recognizes the
importance of protecting the reserved treaty rights of Columbia
River Basin tribal nations within the Columbia River Treaty and
directs the Department of State to ensure that the terms of the
renegotiated Treaty are consistent with the recommendations
contained in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Bonneville
Power Administration publication U.S. Entity Regional
Recommendation for the Future of the Columbia River Treaty
after 2024 (December 13, 2013).
INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $50,651,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 34,448,000
Committee recommendation................................ 56,198,000
The Committee recommends $56,198,000 for International
Fisheries Commissions.
The Committee recommendation includes $5,935,000 for the
Pacific Salmon Commission, including $1,750,000 for the Mark-
Selective Fishery Fund, for the costs of implementing the
Pacific Salmon Treaty.
The Committee recommendation also includes $40,540,000 for
the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission [GLFC], of which
$9,000,000 is for sea lamprey control, water quality
improvements, research, and fish restoration in the Lake
Champlain Basin, $500,000 is for the protection and restoration
of the habitat and associated species of the Lake Memphremagog
fishery, and $1,000,000 is to support local efforts to combat
Asian carp in the Great Lakes Basin. The recommendation also
includes $9,000,000 for additional sea lamprey control and
fishery research for the Great Lakes Basin.
The Committee is concerned with aging infrastructure in the
Great Lakes Basin, which threatens sea lamprey control efforts
designed to protect the $7,000,000,000 economy supported by the
region's fisheries. The Secretary of State shall continue to
work with the GLFC to develop a multi-year strategy and funding
plan to improve such infrastructure as part of the broader sea
lamprey control effort, including by leveraging funds from non-
U.S. Government sources.
RELATED AGENCY
United States Agency for Global Media
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $798,196,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 623,525,000
Committee recommendation................................ 800,025,000
The Committee recommends $800,025,000 for International
Broadcasting Operations.
The Committee recommends up to $45,708,000 under IBO for
satellite transmission lease costs and USAGM's global Internet
freedom programs, which shall remain available until expended.
These programs shall be prioritized to support the core mission
of USAGM.
Funds in this account are allocated according to the
following table and are subject to section 7019 of the act:
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Program/Activity recommendation
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Federal Entities:
Voice of America.................................... 250,060
International Broadcasting Bureau................... 68,576
of which, Internet freedom...................... 25,000
Office of Cuba Broadcasting\1\...................... 20,973
Technology, Services, and Innovation................ 181,843
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Subtotal, Federal Entities........................ 521,452
Independent Grantee Organizations:
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty..................... 124,038
Radio Free Asia..................................... 44,223
Middle East Broadcasting Network.................... 110,312
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Subtotal, Independent Grantee Organizations....... 278,573
Total, International Broadcasting Operations.... 800,025
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\1\Subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification
procedures of, the Committee.
Broadband Access in Cuba.--Not later than 90 days after
enactment of the act, the USAGM Chief Executive Officer [CEO],
in consultation with the Director of the Office of Cuba
Broadcasting [OCB], shall submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees on the feasibility and cost of
delivering satellite-based broadband Internet services to the
people of Cuba, as well as establishing a Marti website to
serve as an access point and news aggregator service. The
report shall also review the potential for, and cost
effectiveness of, increasing access to firewall circumvention
tools and providing space-based communications technologies
that are resistant to jamming.
Countering Russian Disinformation.--The Committee supports
programs to counter Russian disinformation, including the
Current Time TV programming of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
[RFE/RL] and the Voice of America [VOA], and recommends not
less than the fiscal year 2019 level for such programs. Not
later than 90 days after enactment of the act, USAGM shall
report to the Committee on any options under consideration to
expand viewership of Current Time, including expansion to
additional countries, along with an estimate of the cost of
such options.
Office of Cuba Broadcasting.--The Committee supports the
USAGM CEO's efforts to reform broadcasting standards at OCB, as
outlined in Embarking on Reform of the Office of Cuba
Broadcasting (May 21, 2019), and takes seriously the finding of
the Expert Panel Assessment of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting
that Radio Television Marti fell short of its own ``ethical
standards and stated mission''. The USAGM CEO, in consultation
with OCB Director, shall: (1) provide quarterly updates to the
appropriate congressional committee on implementation of OCB
reforms; and (2) brief such committees on reform efforts. Prior
to the obligation of funds appropriated by the act for OCB, the
OCB Director and USAGM CEO shall certify and report in writing
to the appropriate congressional committees that USAGM and OCB
are implementing reforms necessary to ensure that OCB is
adhering to the journalistic values of accuracy, fairness, and
balance.
U.S. Government Accountability Office Evaluation of U.S.
Agency for Global Media Broadcasting Oversight Processes.--Not
later than 45 days after enactment of the act, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall consult with the Committee
on an evaluation of USAGM's oversight processes for
broadcasting entities, including OCB and RFE/RL.
BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $9,700,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 4,551,000
Committee recommendation................................ 11,700,000
The Committee recommends $11,700,000 for Broadcasting
Capital Improvements, which includes $2,000,000 for repairs to
USAGM stations on the islands of Tinian and Saipan in the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
RELATED PROGRAMS
The Asia Foundation
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $17,000,000
Budget estimate, 2020...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 19,000,000
The Committee recommends $19,000,000 for The Asia
Foundation, which shall be apportioned and obligated to TAF not
later than 60 days after enactment of the act.
The elimination of an appropriation for TAF, as proposed in
the President's budget request, has not been justified and is
contrary to the objectives of the Indo-Pacific Strategy [IPS].
United States Institute of Peace
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $38,634,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 19,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 45,000,000
The Committee recommends $45,000,000 for United States
Institute of Peace. The renovation, operations, and maintenance
costs of buildings located within the Potomac Annex for
training activities shall not be paid with appropriated funds.
Afghanistan Peace Process Study Group.--The Committee
recommends $750,000 for the operations and activities of an
Afghanistan Peace Process Study Group, which shall consider the
implications of a peace settlement, or the failure to reach a
settlement, on U.S. policy, resources, and commitments in
Afghanistan. Not later than 45 days after enactment of the act,
the USIP President shall consult with the Committee on the
composition and terms of reference for the Study Group.
Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $185,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 245,000
Committee recommendation................................ 245,000
The Committee recommends $245,000 from interest and
earnings from the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue
Trust Fund.
The Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund
shall continue efforts to leverage existing funds to secure
contributions from private and other public sources to the
maximum extent practicable. The Committee supports Department
of State oversight of the annual grant to the Center; however,
the Secretary of State shall not require prior approval of
program participants.
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $190,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 270,000
Committee recommendation................................ 270,000
The Committee recommends $270,000 from interest and
earnings from the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust
Fund.
Israeli Arab Scholarship Program
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $68,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 124,000
Committee recommendation................................ 124,000
The Committee recommends $124,000 from interest and
earnings from the Israeli Arab Scholarship Endowment Fund.
East-West Center
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $16,700,00
Budget estimate, 2020...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 16,700,000
The Committee recommends $16,700,000 for East-West Center,
which shall be apportioned and obligated to the EWC not later
than 60 days after enactment of the act.
The elimination of an appropriation for the EWC, as
proposed in the President's budget request, has not been
justified and is contrary to the objectives of the IPS.
National Endowment for Democracy
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $180,000,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 67,275,000
Committee recommendation................................ 360,000,000
The Committee recommends $360,000,000 for National
Endowment for Democracy, of which $235,000,000 shall be
allocated in the traditional and customary manner, including
for the core institutes. Such funds shall be apportioned and
obligated to NED not later than 60 days after enactment of the
act.
Mission.--Additional resources are provided to continue and
grow the work of NED utilizing its unique structure, mix of
small grants and core programs, and its global approach to
democracy support.
Modernization of Elections Assistance Report.--Not later
than 90 days after enactment of the act, the NED President, in
consultation with its four core institutes, as appropriate,
shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees detailing the strategy, funding, and other resources
necessary to modernize elections assistance to address emerging
challenges, including: (1) foreign interference in elections;
(2) the manipulation of new media platforms; (3) advancements
in artificial intelligence; (4) quantum computing and
sophisticated cyber threats; and (5) corruption in electoral
processes that undermines governance. The report should also
outline cross-sectoral approaches to these new challenges, for
example between rule of law and democracy programming; between
stabilization and democracy programming; and programming
focused on the full inclusion of women and other marginalized
groups.
Operations and Programs Report.--The NED president shall
submit a report to the Committee on the uses of funds
appropriated under this heading, including for additional
staffing, and shall continue to regularly consult with the
Committee on programs and operations.
OTHER COMMISSIONS
Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $675,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 642,000
Committee recommendation................................ 675,000
The Committee recommends $675,000 for Commission for the
Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad. The Committee also
extends for an additional year the expanded procurement
authority included in paragraph (3) of section 312304(b) of
title 54, United States Code.
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $4,500,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 4,500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,500,000
The Committee recommends $4,500,000 for United States
Commission on International Religious Freedom, including not
more than $4,000 for representation expenses.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $2,579,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 2,579,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,579,000
The Committee recommends $2,579,000 for Commission on
Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $2,000,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 2,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,250,000
The Committee recommends $2,250,000 for Congressional-
Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China.
Victims Lists.--The Committee recommends $250,000 to
modernize and update the CECC's lists of persons believed to be
imprisoned, detained, or placed under house arrest, tortured,
or otherwise persecuted by the PRC, pursuant to section 302(b)
of the United States-China Relations Act of 2000 (division B of
Public Law 106-286).
United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $3,500,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 3,500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,500,000
The Committee recommends $3,500,000 for United States-China
Economic and Security Review Commission.
TITLE II
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Funds Appropriated to the President
OPERATING EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2019\1\................................. $1,372,875,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 1,275,200,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,377,246,000
\1\Of the fiscal year 2019 appropriation, $158,067,000 is designated for
OCO.
The Committee recommends $1,377,246,000 for Operating
Expenses.
Funds appropriated by the act for activities, bureaus, and
offices under this heading are allocated according to the
following table, which does not include prior year carryover or
other sources of funding:
OPERATING EXPENSES
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Program/Activity recommendation
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Overseas Operations:
Field Missions...................................... 464,970
U.S. Direct Hire Salaries and Benefits.............. 243,630
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Total, Overseas Operations........................ 708,600
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Washington Operations:
Washington Offices.................................. 79,932
Office of Security.................................. 19,239
U.S. Direct Hire Salaries and Benefits.............. 275,975
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Total, Washington Operations...................... 375,146
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Central Support:
Information Technology.............................. 77,685
Rent and General Support............................ 135,000
Staff Training...................................... 25,075
Personnel Support................................... 33,510
All Other........................................... 22,230
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Total, Central Support............................ 293,500
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Total, Operating Expenses......................... 1,377,246
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The Committee is encouraged by USAID's fiscal year 2019
operating plan, which set Foreign Service and Civil Service
staffing level targets at 1,827 and 1,352 full-time positions,
respectively. While the Committee recognizes the USAID
Administrator's efforts to rebuild hiring capacity and
prioritize mission critical positions, the Committee remains
concerned with the Civil Service vacancy and attrition rates
and USAID's ability to achieve and sustain the proposed staging
targets in fiscal year 2020. Funding under this heading does
not assume any additional positions above the established
targets but the Committee supports USAID using available
resources to hire additional staff above these targets, as
needed and justified to the Committee.
Funds appropriated by the act for specific Washington
Operations programs are allocated according to the following
table:
WASHINGTON OPERATIONS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Progam/Activity recommendation
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Atrocities Prevention Training........................ 250
USAID Advisor on Indigenous Issues.................... 750
USAID Human Rights Division LGBTI Portfolio........... 500
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Consultation Requirement and Operating Plan.--The USAID
Administrator shall consult with the Committee prior to the
submission of the fiscal year 2020 operating plan as required
by section 7050(a) of the act, which shall include updated
estimates of available funds from sources other than
appropriations in the act, including recoveries and carryover
balances. Funds from such sources reported in previous
operating plans have been higher than the estimates included in
the CBJ. The Committee supports USAID's efforts to improve
management of obligated funds which have increased available
resources.
Lapse in Appropriations.--The Committee recognizes that
USAID and the Department of State play an important role in
advancing U.S. national security objectives. In the event of a
lapse in appropriations, the Committee expects USAID and the
Department of State to use all available reprogramming
authorities to continue operations.
Mission Presence.--The USAID Administrator shall consult
with the appropriate congressional committees when the closure
of a USAID Mission abroad has been proposed within USAID, or
with the Department of State or a foreign government. USAID
shall also consult with the appropriate congressional
committees on any proposals to open new missions.
Personnel.--The Committee encourages USAID to prioritize
the hiring of personnel who have the necessary skills and
motivation to build lasting partnerships with local government
officials and community leaders to implement programs,
including Local Works, that encourage and support local
initiative and local ownership.
Small Businesses.--The USAID Administrator shall update the
report required under this heading in Senate Report 114-79 in
the manner described, except that such report shall cover
fiscal year 2019 awards and include an update on efforts to set
goals for overseas contracts and subcontracts with U.S. small
business. The report shall also include a description of the
incentives provided to overseas USAID employees to work with
small local and U.S. businesses, and information on how USAID
will achieve government-wide percentage goals for all prime and
subcontract awards to small business. The Administrator shall
consider revising Automated Directives Systems/ADS 304
regulations to specifically encourage the utilization of small
businesses, and include a description of steps taken to do so
in such report.
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $225,000,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 198,300,000
Committee recommendation................................ 227,649,000
The Committee recommends $227,649,000 for Capital
Investment Fund, of which $217,649,000 is assumed for USAID's
contribution to the CSCS/MCS programs.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $76,600,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 71,500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 75,500,000
The Committee recommends $75,500,000 for Office of
Inspector General.
Improved and Expanded Oversight.--Section 7025(m)(6) of the
act contains authority to hire personnel for oversight of
programs in Syria, South Sudan, Yemen, Somalia, and Venezuela
in addition to those countries referenced in section 1015(b) of
the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-212).
Operating Plan.--Section 7050(a) of the act requires the
OIG to submit to the Committee an operating plan for funds
appropriated under this heading.
TITLE III
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $8,837,450,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 6,343,475,000
Committee recommendation................................ 9,116,000,000
The Committee recommends $9,116,000,000 for Global Health
Programs, of which $3,236,000,000 is for USAID and
$5,880,000,000 is for the Department of State. Funds
appropriated under this heading shall be apportioned and
allotted to USAID and the Department of State not later than 60
days after enactment of the act.
Funds in this account are allocated according to the
following table and are subject to section 7019 of the act:
GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Program/Activity recommendation
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Maternal and Child Health............................. 847,000
of which, Polio................................... 61,000
of which, Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus........... 2,000
of which, The GAVI Alliance....................... 290,000
Nutrition (USAID)..................................... 150,000
of which, Iodine Deficiency Disorder.............. 2,500
of which, Micronutrients.......................... 33,000
Vitamin A (non-add)............................... 22,500
Vulnerable Children................................... 26,000
of which, Blind Children.......................... 4,500
HIV/AIDS (USAID)...................................... 330,000
of which, Microbicides............................ 45,000
HIV/AIDS (State)...................................... 5,880,000
of which, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis 1,560,000
and Malaria......................................
of which, Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). 45,000
Family Planning/Reproductive Health (USAID)........... 581,500
Other Infectious Diseases (USAID)..................... 1,301,500
of which, Global Health Security.................. 100,000
of which, Malaria................................. 789,000
of which, Tuberculosis............................ 310,000
Global TB Drug Facility (non-add)............. 15,000
of which, Neglected Tropical Diseases/Other Public 102,500
Health Threats...................................
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Total, Global Health Programs................... 9,116,000
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MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
The Committee recommends $847,000,000 for maternal and
child health activities under this heading.
Maternal and Child Survival.--USAID, in coordination with
the Office of the U.S. Global Aids Coordinator [OGAC], shall
continue to support programs aimed at ending preventable child
and maternal deaths, including by implementing the multi-year
strategy required under this heading in Senate Report 115-282.
The strategy shall also include plans that implement proven
clinical care intervention models that leverage the existing
framework of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
[PEPFAR] with the goal of facilitating an outcomes-based
approach modeled on the Saving Mothers, Giving Life public-
private partnership initiative. The Committee recognizes that
strengthening community and facility-based clinical care is an
effective approach in addressing maternal-child health needs,
and that additional attention and support is required to reduce
maternal and neonatal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. The
USAID Administrator shall update the report required under this
heading in Senate Report 115-152, which shall be posted on the
USAID website not later than December 31, 2020.
Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus.--The Committee recommends
not less than $2,000,000 for public-private partnerships
specifically focused on providing low-cost vaccines for women
of childbearing age to prevent tetanus in newborn children.
Neglected Surgical Conditions.--The Committee directs the
USAID Administrator to support treatment and training to
address such health issues as cleft lip and palate, club foot,
cataracts, hernias, fistulas, and untreated traumatic injuries
in underserved rural areas in developing countries.
Polio.--The Committee recommends not less than $61,000,000
under this heading for polio eradication efforts, including not
less than $7,500,000 for programs in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Vaccines and Immunizations.--The Committee recommends
$290,000,000 for a contribution to the GAVI Alliance. The USAID
Administrator shall provide details on the planned uses of
funds prior to making such contribution. The Committee
recommends continued strong support from the United States for
the third GAVI replenishment.
Vulnerable Children.--The Committee recognizes the
necessity for continued implementation of a whole-of-government
strategy to coordinate assistance to orphans and vulnerable
children, as mandated by the Assistance for Orphans and Other
Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2005 (Public
Law 109-95).
The Committee encourages USAID to increase efforts to
better track and coordinate outcomes related to child
protection and protection of children outside of family care,
including: (1) investment in technology that identifies and
protects vulnerable children, facilitates case management, and
reports outcomes; and (2) programs that prevent unnecessary
parent-child separation and increase the percentage of children
living within family care instead of institutions. The
Committee encourages increased engagement with community and
faith-based organizations, and USAID should take into account
organizations of all sizes that have demonstrated expertise in
family-based care.
The Committee recommends support for programs that address
autism spectrum disorders, including treatment and the training
of healthcare workers to better diagnose such disorders.
The Committee recommends not less than $4,500,000 for
assistance for blind children, in addition to funds otherwise
available for such purposes, and USAID shall administer such
funds in a manner that delivers the maximum amount of funds to
beneficiaries.
NUTRITION
The Committee recommends $150,000,000 for nutrition
programs under this heading, to be made available through
USAID.
Biofortification.--The Committee recognizes the importance
of biofortification as part of the global food security
strategy and urges continued support for such efforts.
Malnutrition Programs in Laos.--The Committee recommends
not less than $8,500,000, in addition to funds otherwise made
available by the act, for maternal and child health and
nutrition programs in Laos.
Micronutrients.--The Committee recommends not less than
$33,000,000 for micronutrients, of which not less than
$22,500,000 is to address vitamin A deficiencies. The Committee
recommends that nutrition programs, including micronutrients,
also be funded by the Department of State and USAID within
programs to combat HIV/AIDS. The Committee recommends not less
than $2,500,000 for the USAID/UN Children's Fund [UNICEF]
Iodine Deficiency Disorder program to prevent intellectual
disability in children.
Nutrition Programs.--The Committee supports investments in
program implementation research, including through cooperation
with other donor organizations, public-private partnerships,
and multilateral funding mechanisms in order to develop and
adopt best practices in nutrition interventions that enhance
health outcomes. The Committee supports effective nutrition
interventions to reduce stunting and wasting, increase
breastfeeding and nutrition supplementation for pregnant women,
and treat severe malnutrition.
HIV/AIDS
The Committee recommends a total of $6,210,000,000 for
programs and activities to combat HIV/AIDS, of which
$5,880,000,000 is for the Department of State and $330,000,000
is for USAID.
Global Fund Contribution.--The Committee recommends
$1,560,000,000 for a U.S. contribution to the Global Fund. In
advance of the Global Fund Replenishment Conference in 2019,
the Committee anticipates that the United States will pledge
not less than this amount for each of the three fiscal years
pertaining to the Global Fund's Sixth Replenishment. The
Committee does not support the administration's proposal to
amend the longstanding matching rates for U.S. contributions to
the Global Fund and expects the United States to continue to
match other donor contributions at a rate of $1 for every $2
received from other donors.
Global Fund Report.--Not later than 180 days after
enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall submit a
report to the appropriate congressional committees on steps
taken by the Global Fund to: (1) maintain and implement a
policy of transparency, including the authority of the Global
Fund Office of Inspector General [OIG] to publish its reports
on a public website; (2) provide sufficient resources to
maintain an independent OIG that reports directly to the Board
of the Global Fund, maintains a mandate to conduct thorough
investigations and programmatic audits, free from interference,
and compiles regular, publicly published audits and
investigations of financial, programmatic, and reporting
aspects of the Global Fund, its grantees, recipients, sub-
recipients, and Local Fund Agents; and (3) effectively
implement and enforce policies and procedures which meet or
exceed best practices in the United States for the protection
of whistleblowers from retaliation, including protection
against retaliation for internal and lawful public disclosure,
legal burdens of proof, statutes of limitation for reporting
retaliation, access to binding independent adjudicative bodies,
including shared cost and selection external arbitration, and
results that eliminate the effects of proven retaliation,
including provision for the restoration of prior employment.
HIV-Positive Pregnant Women.--The Committee continues to
encourage OGAC to prioritize treatment for HIV-positive
pregnant women to prevent mother-to-child transmission.
Orphans and Vulnerable Children.--The Committee notes that
section 403(b) of the United States Leadership Against HIV/
AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7673(b))
requires 10 percent of total PEPFAR program funds to be
allocated for programs focused on orphans and vulnerable
children. The Committee again urges OGAC to seek civil society
and government partners to achieve the goal of decreasing the
number of children living outside of family care due to HIV/
AIDS. The Committee encourages OGAC to increase efforts to
align existing programs for orphans and vulnerable children
with the goals and objectives of the U.S. Government Action
Plan on Children in Adversity.
Sustainability and Local Partners.--The Committee supports
OGAC's effort to build greater sustainability into its programs
by transferring responsibility to national governments and
local implementers. Not later than 45 days after enactment of
the act, and prior to the approval of any fiscal year 2020
Country Operating Plan, OGAC shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a plan for the greater use of local
partners, to include the following: (1) a description of how
OGAC's initiative differs from previous efforts to reallocate
foreign assistance to local partners; (2) how implementation of
this policy does not compromise efforts to achieve HIV epidemic
control; (3) the process used by OGAC to determine an
organization's ability to meet the responsibilities of a PEPFAR
implementer; (4) procedures to identify, manage, and mitigate
any risks identified; and (5) plans to monitor the consistency
and quality of service delivery and respond if a gap is
identified.
Vaccine.--USAID shall continue to support research and
development of a vaccine to combat the AIDS virus at not less
than the fiscal year 2019 level.
OTHER GLOBAL HEALTH ISSUES
Global Health and Women's Economic Empowerment Programing
Coordination.--The Committee recognizes the importance of
evidence-based approaches to ensure the effectiveness and
accountability of global health programs, and also supports
efforts to promote the empowerment of women, gender equality,
and the advancement of the status of women and girls with a
specific focus on women's economic empowerment. The Committee
urges USAID to extend the reach and impact of women's economic
empowerment programs by aligning them with global health
programs, including maternal and child health and family
planning/reproductive health. Within funds made available under
this heading and pursuant to section 7046(a) of the act for
women's economic empowerment, the USAID Administrator shall
implement a pilot project with a focus on three USAID priority
countries, to programmatically align global health programs
with women's economic empowerment. Such program should include
the gathering of data and metrics to evaluate the impact of the
availability of health services to women's economic
empowerment, and ensure that the design of women's economic
empowerment programs include an examination of access to health
programs. The Administrator shall submit to the Committee a
plan to carry out the pilot program not later than 120 days
after enactment of the act.
Global Health Financing Strategy.--The Committee is aware
that adequately financing health needs in developing countries
will require increased private sector financing, in addition to
sustained philanthropic and public global health assistance.
Not later than 90 days after the enactment of the act, the
USAID Administrator, after consultation with the World Bank
Group President, the World Health Organization Director-
General, and relevant representatives from the private and
philanthropic sectors, shall submit a strategy to the
appropriate congressional committees to encourage significant
increases in private investment capital to address global
health challenges in developing countries.
Global Health Security.--The Committee recommends
$100,000,000 for programs to accelerate the capacity of
targeted countries to prevent, detect, and respond to
infectious disease outbreaks. Not later than 60 days after
enactment of the act, the USAID Administrator shall submit a
spend plan to the Committee detailing how funds will be
allocated, including by country and/or region, as applicable.
In addition, USAID shall describe how investments will advance
global health security and how progress will be evaluated.
USAID is directed to work with CDC to continue a coordinated
global health security effort, delineate roles and
responsibilities, and measure progress. One year after
submission of the spend plan, CDC and USAID shall jointly brief
the Committee on the current status of the program.
Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancies.--The Committee
recognizes that information and assistance for families
interested in healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies can
enhance maternal and child health and improve the chances of
survival of women and children.
Malaria.--The Committee recommends $789,000,000 for
programs to combat malaria, and continues to encourage USAID to
support public-private partnerships; research and development;
diagnostic and vector control tools; access and delivery of
anti-malarial medicines, including new, effective pediatric
formulations and alternative therapies to counter resistance;
and to continue efforts to develop new insecticides and a
malaria vaccine.
The Committee is aware of the urgent need for bed nets
treated with new types of insecticides and recommends an
additional $34,000,000 above the fiscal year 2019 level for
anti-malaria programs for this purpose.
The Committee notes that reducing the incidence of malaria
requires coordinating across sectors, and encourages USAID to
explore integrating anti-malaria activities into existing U.S.
development programs funded through the Bureau for Humanitarian
Assistance.
The Committee reaffirms its support for the Coordinator of
U.S. Government Activities to Combat Malaria Globally as
established in the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States
Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-293), and directs
the USAID Administrator to work with the heads of other
relevant Federal agencies to ensure that the Coordinator is
able to effectively carry out the mandate of the position
across such agencies, as authorized.
The Committee again encourages USAID to support a pilot
trial in Africa for the world's first malaria vaccine, as well
as the development of next-generation vaccines, including those
that seek to interrupt malaria transmission.
Neglected Tropical Diseases.--The Committee recommends
$102,500,000 for continued support for USAID's integrated
Neglected Tropical Diseases [NTD] program to eliminate NTDs,
including intestinal parasites, schistosomiasis, lymphatic
filariasis, onchocerciasis, trachoma, and leprosy. The
Committee supports research and development on NTDs, and notes
the essential contributions of the private sector in improving
diagnostic and therapeutic tools--and product innovation--to
treat patients with NTDs.
Research and Development.--The Committee recognizes USAID's
role in health-related research and supports continued
investments in new global health technologies across each of
USAID's health-related programs to address longstanding and
emerging global health challenges. Not later than 60 days after
enactment of the act, the USAID Administrator shall submit the
annual report to the appropriate congressional committees on
USAID's health-related research and development strategy, which
shall include: (1) specific health product development goals,
including timelines for product development; (2) details about
ongoing and planned investments in drugs, vaccines,
diagnostics, and devices, including collaboration with other
Federal agencies as well as private sector partners; (3) a
detailed description of the mechanisms for collaboration and
coordination in support of global health product development
between Federal agencies; (4) an assessment of any critical
gaps in product development for global health; and (5)
recommendations for filling such gaps to ensure that U.S.
investments in global health research are efficient,
coordinated, and effective.
Tuberculosis.--The Committee recommends $310,000,000 for
programs to combat tuberculosis [TB], and directs USAID to
prioritize the use of U.S.-based entities for this purpose,
consistent with the FAA.
The Committee urges USAID to coordinate a comprehensive
strategy to achieve TB elimination by simultaneously searching
actively for TB disease and infection, treating TB disease and
infection (including multi-drug resistant TB), enabling
infection control at key congregate settings including
hospitals and prisons, and supporting patients so they are able
to complete their treatment.
Not later than 180 days after enactment of the act, the
USAID Administrator shall submit a report to the Committee for
TB-prevalent countries, including, to the maximum extent
practicable: (1) the number of individuals screened for TB
disease and TB infection outside of health facilities; (2) the
number of close contacts who are screened for TB infection; (3)
the number of individuals, including close contacts, who are
started on treatment for TB infection; and (4) the number of
individuals who complete treatment for TB infection.
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $3,000,000,000
Budget estimate, 2020...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 3,000,000,000
The Committee recommends $3,000,000,000 for Development
Assistance, which shall be apportioned and allotted to USAID
not later than 60 days after enactment of the act.
The consolidation of the DA account into the new ESDF
account, as proposed in the President's budget request, has not
been justified.
Funds in this account are allocated according to the
following table and are subject to section 7019 of the act:
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Country/Program recommendation
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Africa:
Power Africa...................................... 96,000
YALI.............................................. 10,000
East Asia and the Pacific:
Philippines....................................... 75,000
YSEALI............................................ 2,200
Global Programs:
Affordable Bicycles............................... 1,500
American Schools and Hospitals Abroad............. 30,000
Combating Child Marriage.......................... 11,000
Cooperative Development........................... 17,000
Feed the Future Innovation Labs................... 55,000
Global Crop Diversity Trust....................... 5,500
Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program............... 1,500
Reconciliation Programs........................... 20,000
Trade Capacity Building........................... 10,000
USAID Advisor for Indigenous Peoples Issues....... 3,500
Disability Programs:
Low Cost Eyeglasses Pilot Program................. 3,500
Patrick Leahy War Victims Fund.................... 13,500
Victims of Torture................................ 12,000
Wheelchairs....................................... 5,000
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FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
The Committee recommends $1,000,600,000 under title III of
the act for food security and agricultural development
programs. The Committee supports Feed the Future's [FtF] goal
of creating long-term solutions to food insecurity and
malnutrition. The Committee recognizes the importance of
integrating women as key recipients of agriculture and
technical assistance, and intends that programs are prioritized
for women farmers, small-holder farmers, and other vulnerable
populations.
Agricultural Research and Development.--The Committee
recommends not less than $142,200,000 for the research and
development initiatives of USAID's Bureau for Food Security, of
which $55,000,000 is for the Feed the Future Innovation Labs.
The Committee directs that the request level for agricultural
research and development initiatives be designated in the CBJ
for fiscal year 2021.
Global Crop Diversity Trust.--The Committee recommends up
to $5,500,000 for a fiscal year 2020 contribution to the Global
Crop Diversity Trust endowment as part of an international
effort to conserve vital crop genetic diversity. The Committee
encourages new contributions to the endowment from other
donors, and directs that U.S. contributions to the endowment be
made available on a cost-matching basis, to the maximum extent
practicable.
Land Grant Institutions.--The Committee supports the work
of land grant institutions of higher learning, and encourages
USAID to continue partnering with such institutions with
specialized capability in agriculture research to assist
developing countries improve food production.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Atrocities Prevention.--The Committee notes that atrocities
prevention strategies and programs are most effective when
systematically coordinated through an entity such as the
Atrocities Prevention Board [APB], or a similar interagency
entity. The Committee supports the implementation of the Elie
Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act (Public Law 115-
441), including training of officials serving in at-risk
countries and comprehensive annual reporting to Congress on
atrocities prevention activities.
Cooperative Development.--The Committee recommends not less
than $17,000,000 for USAID's cooperative development programs,
and recognizes the important role that U.S. cooperatives and
credit unions play in overseas programs as a means to lift
people out of poverty by mobilizing equity and savings for
community-based economic growth.
Free Trade Agreements.--The Committee affirms the statutory
U.S. policy goal (19 U.S.C. 3723) to develop Free Trade
Agreements [FTAs] with sub-Saharan African countries, and
recognizes the efforts of USAID, MCC, and the Office of the
U.S. Trade Representative [USTR] to build the capacity of such
countries to enter into bilateral and multilateral FTAs. The
Committee encourages USAID, in consultation with MCC and USTR,
to identify the barriers to sub-Saharan African nations
developing FTAs with the United States, and encourages such
agencies to coordinate trade capacity building assistance to
overcome such barriers.
Information Communication Technology Professional
Training.--The Committee recommends not less than $1,000,000
for programs that provide policy and technical training to
information communication technology professionals from
developing countries, particularly in Africa and in support for
the IPS. Such funds shall be awarded on an open and competitive
basis.
Trade Capacity Building.--The Committee recommends
$10,000,000 under the DA heading and $10,000,000 under the ESF
heading for trade capacity building activities in the Western
Hemisphere. Not less than half of such funds shall be allocated
for labor rights activities. The Committee directs USAID and
the Department of State to coordinate the prioritization of
projects with the Bureau of International Labor Affairs [ILAB]
at the Department of Labor and USTR. Not later than 90 days
after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State and USAID
Administrator shall submit a joint report to the Committee on
plans to implement such activities.
Volunteers.--The USAID Administrator shall implement an
agency-wide policy that attributes additional merit to
proposals and applications that include the use of skilled U.S.
and local volunteers (including, as appropriate, the use of the
Peace Corps Response Corps and U.S. Government retirees) to
implement a broad range of locally-driven development
activities, which shall be posted on the USAID website.
Youth in Development.--The Committee recognizes the
importance of youth development and engagement programs in
developing countries. Not later than 180 days after enactment
of the act, the USAID Administrator shall submit a report to
the Committee on the implementation of USAID's Youth in
Development policy, including on the structural, human
resource, monitoring and evaluation, and budgetary mechanisms
that support the policy.
EDUCATION
American Schools and Hospitals Abroad Program.--The
Committee recommends not less than $30,000,000 for the American
Schools and Hospitals Abroad program. Grants shall be awarded
through a competitive process and in accordance with all
applicable rules and regulations.
USAID shall post all funding opportunities for higher
education institutions on its website. Partners should be
selected through a competitive process.
ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY PROGRAMS
The Committee recommends not less than $964,575,000 in the
act for bilateral and multilateral environment and renewable
energy programs.
Funds are allocated according to the following table and
are subject to section 7019 of the act:
FUNDING FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY PROGRAMS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Program/Activity recommendation
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Adaptation Programs................................... 177,000
Renewable Energy Programs............................. 179,000
Sustainable Landscapes................................ 135,000
Biodiversity.......................................... 314,000
of which, Central Africa Regional Program for the 43,000
Environment......................................
USAID (non-add)............................... 23,400
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [USFWS] (non- 19,600
add).........................................
of which, Amazon Fires............................ 15,000
of which, Andean Amazon........................... 17,000
of which, Brazilian Amazon........................ 15,000
of which, Guatemala and Belize.................... 5,000
USAID (non-add)............................... 3,500
Department of the Interior (non-add).......... 1,500
of which, U.S. Forest Service..................... 7,000
of which, USFWS................................... 5,000
of which, Lacey Act............................... 3,500
of which, Endangered Species, Great Apes 10,000
Conservation.....................................
USAID (non-add)............................... 5,000
USFWS (non-add)............................... 5,000
of which, Migratory Birds......................... 1,500
of which, Sea Turtles............................. 150
Ocean Plastic Pollution............................... 10,000
Toxic Chemicals....................................... 10,000
Global Environment Facility........................... 139,575
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Total, Environment and Energy Programs.......... 964,575
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Attribution.--Funds made available under this heading are
not intended for attribution to other sector or program
directives included in the act or in this report.
Biodiversity.--The Committee recommends not less than
$43,000,000 for the Central Africa Regional Program for the
Environment [CARPE], of which $23,400,000 is for USAID programs
and $19,600,000 is to be provided to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service [USFWS] pursuant to section 632(b) of the FAA.
The Committee recommends not less than $17,000,000 for
biodiversity conservation programs in the Andean Amazon and not
less than $15,000,000 for such programs in the Brazilian
Amazon.
The Committee recommends not less than $7,000,000 for the
U.S. Forest Service [USFS] by direct transfer for programs to
protect wildlife, biodiversity, and forests in addition to
funds otherwise available for USFS through USAID missions,
including for programs related to the restoration of forests
and landscapes of degraded ecosystems. The Committee recommends
not less than $5,000,000 for the USFWS by direct transfer for
international conservation programs including the Multinational
Species Conservation Funds.
The Committee recommends not less than $5,000,000 for
tropical forest conservation in Guatemala and Belize and the
preservation of archeological sites in the Maya Biosphere
Reserve [MBR], of which not less than $1,500,000 shall be
provided to the Department of the Interior [DoI] by direct
transfer. The Committee does not support funding for logging
activities or the construction of roads in national parks or
the MBR, except for community forest concessions in the MBR and
temporary road construction in support of such concessions.
The Committee recommends continued funding for wildlife
conservation activities in South Sudan.
The Committee recommends not less than $3,500,000 for
implementation of the Lacey Act.
Endangered Species.--The Committee recommends not less than
$10,000,000 for programs to protect great apes in Central
Africa and Indonesia, to include forest habitat conservation
and law enforcement to prevent poaching, of which not less than
$5,000,000 shall be provided to the USFWS by direct transfer,
which is in addition to other funds provided for the USFWS in
the act.
Habitat Protection.--The Committee recommends not less than
$1,000,000 for programs in Central and South America to protect
the habitat of migratory birds along the Atlantic flyway, not
less than $500,000 to protect the habitat of migratory birds
along the Pacific flyway, and not less than $150,000 to support
turtle-safe artisanal fishing methods, protect nesting beaches,
and police against blast fishing. Funds are to be provide
directly to the USFWS for flyways and to the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA] for sea turtles.
Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing.--The
Committee is increasingly concerned with illegal, unreported,
and unregulated fishing which undermines sustainable fisheries
management, the stability of coastal communities, and food
security. USAID shall support efforts to build the capacity of
countries to comply with seafood import monitoring programs and
promote adoption of sustainable fisheries management regimes.
The Bureau of Economic Growth, Education, and Environment and
the Bureau of Food Security, or any successor bureaus, are
directed to work together to address the fundamental system
failures that allow for illegal, unreported, and unregulated
fishing to persist, jeopardizing economic, environmental, and
food security objectives, including through new or expanded
initiatives undertaken by the Bureau of Food Security.
Large Dams.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall apply the
Department of the Treasury's due diligence process when
evaluating a proposal by an international financial institution
[IFI] to finance construction of a large dam, including
reviewing for full compliance with IFI policies and legislative
voting mandates, as well as consider the dam policies of
relevant Federal agencies, the Hydropower Sustainability
Assessment Protocol, and other sources of hydropower and
environmental expertise. The U.S. executive director of such
IFI may vote to support such a project only if the Secretary,
after consulting with the Secretary of State, USAID
Administrator, and other technical personnel, as appropriate,
determines that the IFI is taking the necessary steps to meet
the safeguards enumerated under this heading in Senate Report
114-79.
Ocean Plastic Pollution.--The Committee recognizes the
increasing global threat to public health, wildlife, and the
environment from ocean plastic pollution. The Committee directs
the Department of State and USAID to redouble their diplomatic
and programmatic support for regional and global efforts to
address this urgent problem, including through grants,
technical assistance, and new multilateral mechanisms, and to
consult with the Committee about funding plans not later than
45 days after enactment of the act. The Committee recommends
not less than $10,000,000 for this purpose.
Strategies.--Not later than 90 days after enactment of the
act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID
Administrator and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies,
shall submit to the Committee the U.S. Government strategy for
each of the following, detailing efforts made and funds
expended in fiscal years 2017 and 2018, and planned to be made
and expended in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 to implement the
strategy, disaggregated by Federal agency and country, to: (1)
assist less developed countries in reducing plastic waste that
pollutes oceans, lakes, and rivers; (2) protect forests and
biodiversity in the Amazon Basin; and (3) assist less developed
countries adapt to, and mitigate the effects of, climate
change. Each strategy shall also detail cooperation between the
U.S. Government and other developed and less developed
countries.
Toxic Chemicals.--The Committee recommends not less than
$10,000,000 to address toxic chemical pollution in Africa,
Asia, and Latin America, including through lead acid battery
recycling programs. The Committee is aware that polluted air,
water, and soil are a significant cause of death globally. Not
later than 60 days after enactment of the act, USAID and the
Department of State, as appropriate, shall consult with the
Committee on the uses of such funds.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the
Department of the Interior.--With the exception of funds
provided for CARPE, funds provided by direct transfer to the
USFWS, USFS, NOAA, and DoI shall be transferred pursuant to
section 632(a) of the FAA not later than 90 days after
enactment of the act, and prior to the expenditure of funds the
USFWS, USFS, NOAA, and DoI shall submit spend plans to the
Committee and USAID detailing the intended uses of such funds.
Prior to the submission of spend plans, such agencies shall
consult on the intended uses of funds with USAID, as
appropriate.
GLOBAL PROGRAMS
Advisor for Indigenous Peoples Issues.--The Committee
recommends not less than $750,000 under title II of the act and
not less than $3,500,000 under title III of the act for
programs administered by USAID's Advisor for Indigenous Peoples
issues. The USAID Administrator should formalize and
institutionalize the office and portfolio of the Advisor,
including requiring the Advisor to report directly to the
Administrator. The Advisor shall have sufficient qualified
staff to: (1) integrate the implementation of USAID's
Indigenous Peoples Policy into all USAID programs and across
bureaus and missions; (2) provide technical support and
training to such bureaus and missions; (3) conduct affirmative
investigations of USAID and IFI projects; and (4) defend and
promote the human rights and well-being of indigenous peoples
internationally through small grants, training, research, and
economic and social empowerment interventions.
Children with Disabilities.--The Committee directs the
Secretary of State and USAID Administrator to increase funding
for programs implemented by UNICEF and its partners to protect
the rights of, and increase access to services and
opportunities for, children with disabilities in poor
countries.
Clean Cookstoves.--The Committee remains concerned that
exposure of billions of people in developing countries to smoke
from traditional cookstoves causes premature deaths, primarily
of women and young children, and contributes to deforestation,
erosion, and drought, and the women and children who collect
firewood face daily hardship and security risks. The Committee
supports the ongoing work of the Department of State and USAID,
in partnership with other Federal agencies, to help address
this health and safety issue, and recommends funding for
cookstoves that sustainably reduce fuel consumption and
exposure to harmful smoke.
Faith-Based Organizations.--The Committee recognizes and
appreciates the current and historical contributions of the
faith sector in the delivery of assistance, care, and support
at the grassroots level. The Secretary of State and USAID
Administrator shall continue to use the faith sector, in
conjunction with the public and private sectors, for the
delivery of assistance in developing countries under this
heading and the GHP and ESF headings.
Low Cost Eyeglasses.--The Committee recommends not less
than $3,500,000 to continue a USAID pilot program begun in
fiscal year 2019 to support sustainable initiatives to provide
low cost eyeglasses to needy children and adults with poor
vision in less developed countries. The Committee recommends
leveraging existing mechanisms such as the Global Partnership
on Assistive Technology to identify opportunities to increase
equitable access to eyeglasses in such countries. Not later
than 90 days after enactment of the act, the USAID
Administrator shall consult with the Committee on the uses of
such funds.
Mobility.--The Committee recommends $1,500,000, in addition
to any unobligated fiscal year 2019 funds for such purposes, to
continue USAID's programs to increase access to affordable
bicycles for mobility. The Committee expects USAID to expand
the program based on the findings of its Report from the U.S.
Agency for International Development to Congress on Access to
Affordable Bicycles for Mobility (June 26, 2019), including to
address challenges of spare parts, maintenance, and reducing
social stigma.
New Partnerships Initiative.--The Committee encourages
USAID to increase the number and diversity of small, mid-size,
new, and underutilized partners through the New Partnerships
Initiative.
Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program.--The Committee
recommends $1,500,000 for USAID's Ocean Freight Reimbursement
Program to continue support for Private Voluntary Organizations
through a competitive grant program pursuant to section 123(b)
of the FAA. The USAID Administrator shall consult with the
Committee on the administration of the program for fiscal year
2020.
Orphans, Abandoned, and Displaced Children.--The Committee
supports USAID programs to assist foreign governments and NGOs
in the poorest countries to: (1) increase the number of
orphans, abandoned, and displaced children living with
appropriate, permanent family care; (2) reduce the percentage
living in institutions; and (3) improve nutrition, educational
opportunities, and protection for such children.
Patrick Leahy War Victims Fund.--The Committee recommends
not less than $13,500,000 for the Leahy War Victims Fund which
assists persons severely disabled as a result of armed
conflict.
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Report.--Not later than
120 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State
shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees detailing U.S. Government efforts to prevent sexual
and gender-based violence [SGBV] in areas of armed conflict and
to support investigations and prosecutions of such crimes. The
report shall include a description of implementers and be
disaggregated by country.
Trafficking in Persons.--The Committee recommends not less
than $67,000,000 in the act for TIP programs under the DA, ESF,
AEECA, and INCLE headings.
Violence Against Children Report.--Not later than 180 days
after enactment of the act, the USAID Administrator, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit a report
to the Committee on the use of evidence-based strategies to
address and prevent the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of
children globally. The report shall include a description of
the implementation of such strategies, including funding levels
and programs disaggregated by country.
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE
Appropriations, 2019\1\................................. $4,385,312,000
Budget estimate, 2020...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 4,385,312,000
\1\Of the fiscal year 2019 appropriation, $584,278,000 is designated for
OCO.
The Committee recommends $4,385,312,000 for International
Disaster Assistance, of which $601,644,000 is designated for
OCO. Funds appropriated under this heading shall be apportioned
and allotted to USAID not later than 60 days after enactment of
the act.
The consolidation of the IDA, MRA, and ERMA accounts into
the new IHA account, as proposed in the President's budget
request, has not been justified.
The Bahamas.--The Committee is concerned about the
destruction and devastation in the Bahamas caused by Hurricane
Dorian. USAID shall continue to provide humanitarian assistance
for the Bahamas, including in collaboration with the Department
of Defense, and aid in the recovery of particularly hard hit
areas, including Grand Bahama and Abaco.
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
Appropriations, 2019....................................................
Budget estimate, 2020................................... $5,968,000,000
Committee recommendation................................................
The Committee does not provide an appropriation for the new
International Humanitarian Assistance account proposed in the
President's budget request. The consolidation of the IDA, MRA,
and ERMA accounts into the new IHA account has not been
justified.
TRANSITION INITIATIVES
Appropriations, 2019\1\................................. $92,043,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 112,043,000
Committee recommendation................................ 92,043,000
\1\Of the fiscal year 2019 appropriation, $62,043,000 is designated for
OCO.
The Committee recommends $92,043,000 for Transition
Initiatives.
USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives [OTI] shall submit
a report at the end of the fiscal year summarizing new,
ongoing, and completed country programs implemented by OTI in
fiscal year 2020.
COMPLEX CRISES FUND
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $30,000,000
Budget estimate, 2020...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 30,000,000
The Committee recommends $30,000,000 for the Complex Crises
Fund, which shall be apportioned and allotted to USAID not
later than 60 days after enactment of the act.
The elimination of the CCF account, as proposed in the
President's budget request, has not been justified.
DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY
PROGRAM ACCOUNT
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $55,000,000
Budget estimate, 2020...................................................
Committee recommendation................................................
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $10,000,000
Budget estimate, 2020...................................................
Committee recommendation................................................
The Committee does not provide an appropriation for
Development Credit Authority as DCA has been consolidated into
the DFC, pursuant to division F of Public Law 115-254.
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
Appropriations, 2019\1\................................. $3,717,861,000
Budget estimate, 2020...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 3,476,999,000
\1\Of the fiscal year 2019 appropriation, $1,172,336,000 is designated
for OCO.
The Committee recommends $3,476,999,000 for Economic
Support Fund, of which $1,172,336,000 is designated for OCO.
The consolidation of the ESF account into the new ESDF
account, as proposed in the President's budget request, has not
been justified.
Funds in this account are allocated, unless otherwise
noted, according to the following table and are subject to
section 7019 of the act:
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Country/Program recommendation
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Africa:
Cameroon.......................................... 4,000
Chad.............................................. 3,000
Democratic Republic of the Congo.................. 81,300
Djibouti.......................................... 9,000
Niger............................................. 6,000
Somalia........................................... 50,000
South Sudan....................................... 1,000
of which, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, 1,000
and Labor....................................
Sudan............................................. 4,817
of which, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, 1,000
and Labor....................................
African Union..................................... 1,600
Africa Regional, Department of State.............. 32,000
of which, Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism 7,000
Partnership..................................
of which, Counter Lord's Resistance Army...... 10,000
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Subtotal, Africa................................ 192,717
East Asia and the Pacific:
Burma............................................. 85,000
People's Republic of China........................ 29,580
of which, democracy, rule of law, and 16,040
environment..................................
of which, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, 12,040
and Labor....................................
of which, Hong Kong........................... 1,500
Thailand.......................................... 5,000
Tibet............................................. 17,000
Vietnam........................................... 35,000
Regional Development Mission for Asia, USAID...... 5,000
State East Asia and the Pacific Regional.......... 15,944
of which, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, 4,000
and Labor (for Burma)........................
Section 7033(e)(3) North Korea, Human Rights 4,000
Promotion, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and
Labor............................................
Section 7041(b) Countering Violent Extremism in 2,500
Asia.............................................
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Subtotal, East Asia and the Pacific............. 199,024
Near East:
Egypt............................................. 125,000
Iraq.............................................. 150,000
Jordan............................................ 1,082,400
Lebanon........................................... 115,000
Libya............................................. 27,000
Morocco........................................... 20,000
Syria............................................. 105,000
of which, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, 11,000
and Labor....................................
Tunisia........................................... 85,000
Yemen............................................. 16,500
of which, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, 3,000
and Labor....................................
Middle East Multilaterals......................... 875
Middle East Partnership Initiative................ 50,000
of which, scholarships........................ 20,000
Middle East Regional Cooperation.................. 5,000
Near East Regional Democracy...................... 55,000
of which, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, 15,000
and Labor....................................
Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership......... 3,000
USAID Middle East Regional........................ 11,950
Section 7047(g) Reconciliation Programs........... 10,000
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Subtotal, Near East............................. 1,861,725
South and Central Asia:
Afghanistan....................................... 200,000
India............................................. 24,000
Maldives.......................................... 2,000
of which, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, 500
and Labor....................................
Nepal............................................. 75,000
Pakistan.......................................... 48,000
Sri Lanka......................................... 40,000
of which, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, 2,000
and Labor....................................
South and Central Asia Regional, Department of 5,000
State............................................
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Subtotal, South and Central Asia................ 394,000
Western Hemisphere:
Colombia.......................................... 187,328
Cuba.............................................. 20,000
Mexico............................................ 63,000
Venezuela......................................... 30,000
of which, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, 10,000
and Labor....................................
Western Hemisphere Regional, Department of State.. 118,725
of which, Caribbean Basin Security Initiative. 25,000
of which, Central America Regional Security 84,725
Initiative...................................
Organization of American States................... 9,000
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Subtotal, Western Hemisphere.................... 428,053
Global Programs:
Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism. 20,000
of which, Section 7041(c)(2) Global Community 10,000
Engagement and Resilience Fund...............
Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance... 22,853
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor................ 13,500
of which, West Africa Anti-Slavery............ 2,000
of which, Human Rights Defenders Fund......... 11,500
Economic and Business Affairs..................... 500
Energy Resources.................................. 6,402
of which, Caribbean Energy Security Initiative 3,000
Family Planning/Reproductive Health (non-add)..... 51,050
Feasibility Study on the Establishment of a 1,000
Tribunal for International Sex Crimes (non-add)..
Oceans and International Environmental Scientific 65,694
Affairs..........................................
Office of U.S. Foreign Assistance Resources....... 4,031
Trade Capacity Building (non-add from within 10,000
country funds)...................................
Section 7023(c)(1)(B) Upholding International 10,000
Freedom of Expression Through Diplomacy and the
Rule of Law......................................
Section 7025(b) Forensic Assistance............... 15,000
Section 7025(c) Atrocities Prevention............. 2,500
Section 7033(c)(2) Countering Chinese Influence 100,000
Fund.............................................
Section 7041(a)(1) Relief and Recovery Fund....... 85,000
of which, refugee scholarship program......... 3,000
Section 7041(d) Global Concessional Financing 25,000
Facility.........................................
Section 7046(e) Women and Girls at Risk from 15,000
Extremism and Conflict...........................
Special Representatives........................... 16,000
of which, Office of the Coordinator for Cyber 5,000
Issues.......................................
of which, Secretary's Office of Global 1,000
Partnerships.................................
of which, Ambassador-at-Large for Global 10,000
Women's Issues...............................
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Subtotal, Global................................ 401,480
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Total, Economic Support Fund.................... 3,476,999
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Caribbean Energy Security Initiative.--The Committee
recommends not less than $3,000,000 for the Caribbean Energy
Security Initiative, and continues to support enhanced efforts
to help Latin American and Caribbean countries achieve greater
energy independence from Venezuela, including by improving
governance, energy development, energy efficiency, and
electrical inter-connection.
Disability Programs.--The Committee recommends not less
than $15,000,000 for grants to address the needs and to protect
and promote the rights of persons with disabilities in
developing countries, in addition to funds otherwise available
for such purposes in the act.
Domestic Resource Mobilization.--The Committee continues to
support efforts by USAID to encourage partner countries to
increase their investments in health, education, and other
development sectors by strengthening revenue generation and
budgetary capacity, reducing losses from corruption and graft,
and countering tax avoidance. Not later than 60 days after
enactment of the act, the USAID Administrator shall consult
with the Committee on plans to fund domestic resource
mobilization programs.
Feasibility Study on the Establishment of a Tribunal for
International Sex Crimes.--The Committee recommends $1,000,000
for a feasibility study on the establishment of a tribunal for
international sex crimes, including trafficking, forced
prostitution, sexual slavery, the use of rape as a weapon of
war, and other forms of sexual violence. Not later than 30 days
after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall
consult with the Committee on the uses of such funds, which
shall be awarded on an open and competitive basis.
Institutions of Higher Education.--The Committee supports
continued funding for institutions of higher education in the
Middle East and South Asia.
Judicial Reform.--The Committee recognizes that judicial
reform is integral to establishing the rule of law in
developing countries, and directs that funds in the act
continue to be made available to support programs focusing on
judicial reform and the rule of law.
Near East Regional Democracy.--The Committee recommends
$55,000,000 for Near East Regional Democracy programs. The
Secretary of State shall consult with the Committee on the uses
of funds prior to obligation.
Reconciliation Programs.--The Committee recommends not less
than $30,000,000 under this and the DA headings for
reconciliation programs and activities which bring together and
facilitate direct communication between individuals of
different ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds from
areas affected by civil strife and war, which shall include
reconciliation activities between Israelis and Palestinians.
Funds should be leveraged, to the maximum extent practicable,
to obtain contributions from other donors and governments.
U.S. Middle East Partnership Initiative Scholarships.--The
Committee recommends $50,000,000 under this heading for
scholarships for students in countries with significant Muslim
populations at not-for-profit institutions of higher education
in a manner consistent with prior fiscal years, and funds shall
be awarded on an open and competitive basis.
DEMOCRACY FUND
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $227,200,000
Budget estimate, 2020...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 273,700,000
The Committee recommends $273,700,000 for Democracy Fund,
of which $184,200,000 is for the Human Rights and Democracy
Fund [HRDF] administered by DRL, and $89,500,000 is for USAID's
Bureau of Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance.
Such funds shall be apportioned and allotted to such Bureaus
not later than 60 days after enactment of the act.
The consolidation of the DF account into the new ESDF
account, as proposed in the President's budget request, has not
been justified.
Additional Resources.--Of the additional funds included
above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level for the HRDF, to be
administered by DRL, not less than $3,000,000 shall be made
available for programs in Cambodia; not less than $3,000,000
for programs in Libya; not less than $2,000,000 for programs in
the Middle East; not less than $2,000,000 for programs in
Nicaragua; and not less than $10,000,000 for programs in
Pakistan. These amounts are in addition to amounts otherwise
made available by the act for democracy programs in such
countries.
Discrimination Against LGBTI Persons.--The annual Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices shall continue to include
descriptions of official government discrimination against
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex [LGBTI]
persons, and the Secretary of State should weigh such
discrimination in foreign assistance decisions. The Committee
recommends not less than the fiscal year 2018 funding levels
for the Global Equality Fund from funds made available under
the DF heading administered by DRL and the USAID LGBTI
Portfolio within USAID's Human Rights Division. Not later than
45 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State and
the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committee on the
availability of additional funding for such purposes. The
Committee notes USAID's recent factsheet entitled Democracy,
Human Rights and Governance: LGBTI Inclusion.
Human Rights Defenders Fund.--The Committee recommends not
less than $11,500,000 for DRL's Human Rights Defenders Fund
under this heading, of which of not less than $1,000,000 shall
support implementation of the IPS.
Promoting Accountability, Inclusivity, and Resiliency.--The
Promoting Accountability, Inclusivity, and Resiliency [PAIRS]
strategic framework shall be implemented in a manner that
supports the traditional programs of PAIRS recipients.
Protection of Journalists and Civil Society Activists.--
Funds made available pursuant to section 7023(c)(2) of the act
shall be used to support and protect journalists and civil
society activists who have been threatened, harassed, or
attacked. Prior to the obligation of funds, the Assistant
Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor shall
consult with the Committee, representatives of civil society,
and independent media organizations on the planned uses of
funds. Uses shall include: (1) strengthening the capacity of
such organizations; (2) protecting their members who have been
targeted; (3) supporting the enactment of laws to protect
freedoms of expression, association, and assembly; and (4)
educating the public about the legitimate role of such
journalists and activists in society. For the purposes of this
subsection, civil society activists shall include human rights
and indigenous rights defenders, and environmental activists.
ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $760,334,000
Budget estimate, 2020...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 770,334,000
The Committee recommends $770,334,000 for Assistance for
Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia.
The consolidation of the AEECA account into the new ESDF
account, as proposed in the President's budget request, has not
been justified. Assistance requested for countries in Europe,
Eurasia, and Central Asia under the GHP and INCLE headings are
not included in this account, but shall be administered in
accordance with the responsibilities of the Coordinator for
U.S. Assistance to Europe and Eurasia.
Funds in this account are allocated, unless otherwise
noted, according to the following table and are subject to
section 7019 of the act:
ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Country/Program recommendation
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Europe and Eurasia:
Albania........................................... 6,000
Armenia........................................... 17,633
Azerbaijan........................................ 7,978
Belarus........................................... 9,000
Bosnia and Herzegovina............................ 25,535
Georgia........................................... 83,025
Kosovo............................................ 38,470
Macedonia......................................... 6,908
Moldova........................................... 35,000
Poland............................................ 3,000
Serbia............................................ 12,994
Ukraine........................................... 250,000
Europe and Eurasia Regional....................... 48,898
of which, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, 22,000
and Labor....................................
of which, implementation of the Anglo-Irish 2,500
Agreement Support Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-
415).........................................
Organization for Security and Cooperation in 19,000
Europe...........................................
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Subtotal, Europe and Eurasia.................... 563,441
South and Central Asia:
Kazakhstan........................................ 6,183
Kyrgyz Republic................................... 40,000
Tajikistan........................................ 28,000
Turkmenistan...................................... 4,100
Uzbekistan........................................ 6,828
of which, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, 3,000
and Labor....................................
Central Asia Regional............................. 36,782
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Subtotal, South and Central Asia................ 121,893
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Section 7037(d)(1) Countering Russian Influence Fund.. 85,000
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Total, Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 770,334
Central Asia...................................
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Department of State
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE
Appropriations, 2019\1\................................. $3,432,000,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 365,062,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,432,000,000
\1\Of the fiscal year 2019 appropriation, $1,404,124,000 is designated
for OCO.
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The Committee recommends $3,432,000,000 for Migration and
Refugee Assistance, of which $1,400,124,000 is designated for
OCO. Funds appropriated under this heading shall be apportioned
and allotted to the Bureau for Population, Refugees, and
Migration not later than 60 days after enactment of the act.
The consolidation of the MRA, ERMA, and IDA accounts into
the new IHA account, as proposed in the President's budget
request, has not been justified.
North Korea.--Funds appropriated under this heading should
be made available for assistance for refugees from North Korea,
including protection activities in the PRC and other countries
in Asia.
Refugee Employment.--The Secretary of State shall support
efforts to assist refugees and other displaced persons to
become self-reliant through labor mobility, as a complementary
solution for refugees in addition to resettlement.
Reports.--The Secretary of State shall update the reports
required under this heading in Senate Report 115-282 on the
U.S. Refugee Admission Program in the manner described, except
that such reports shall cover fiscal year 2020 circuit rides.
Rohingya Crisis.--The Committee encourages the Department
of State and USAID to continue significant humanitarian support
for Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh and those
displaced in Rakhine State, Burma. The Committee urges the
Secretary of State to continue to press for unrestricted access
to Rohingya IDPs in Rakhine State.
UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE FUND
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $1,000,000
Budget estimate, 2020...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 100,000
The Committee recommends $100,000 for United States
Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund.
The consolidation of the EMRA, MRA, and IDA accounts into
the new IHA account, as proposed in the President's budget
request, has not been justified.
Any ERMA balances that exceed the limitation in section
2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22
U.S.C. 2601(c)) shall be transferred to the MRA account.
Independent Agencies
PEACE CORPS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $410,500,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 396,200,000
Committee recommendation................................ 410,500,000
The Committee recommends $410,500,000 for Peace Corps, of
which $6,000,000 is for the Office of Inspector General.
Consultation Requirement.--The Peace Corps Director shall
consult with the Secretary of State prior to opening, closing,
significantly reducing, or suspending a domestic or overseas
office or country program. This new requirement is to ensure
that the Peace Corps is more fully informed of the potential
impact of such actions on U.S. policy and national interests.
Federated States of Micronesia.--The Committee is concerned
that the Peace Corps closed its program in the Federated States
of Micronesia [FSM], which comprises a large geographic area of
strategic importance to the United States. Not later than 45
days after enactment of the act, the Peace Corps Director shall
consult with the Committee regarding options for reestablishing
the program.
Operating Plan.--Section 7050(a) of the act requires the
Peace Corps Director to submit to the Committee an operating
plan for funds appropriated under this heading.
United State-China Friendship Volunteers.--Section
7033(f)(3) of the act provides that none of the funds
appropriated by the act and prior acts that are made available
for a ``United States-China Friendship Volunteers'' program may
be made available for training or other pedagogical assistance
for employees of the Government of the PRC.
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $905,000,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 800,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 905,000,000
The Committee recommends $905,000,000 for Millennium
Challenge Corporation.
INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $22,500,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 3,482,000
Committee recommendation................................ 37,500,000
The Committee recommends $37,500,000 for Inter-American
Foundation.
The Committee does not consolidate the IAF into USAID, as
proposed in the President's budget request, and does not
include $3,482,000 for close out costs. The Committee
recognizes and appreciates the contributions of the IAF to
furthering U.S. national interests abroad.
UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $30,000,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 4,623,000
Committee recommendation................................ 33,000,000
The Committee recommends $33,000,000 for United States
African Development Foundation.
The Committee does not consolidate the USADF into USAID, as
proposed in the President's budget request, and does not
include $4,623,000 for close out costs. The Committee
recognizes and appreciates the contributions of the USADF to
furthering U.S. national interests abroad.
Department of the Treasury
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $30,000,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 30,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 30,000,000
The Committee recommends $30,000,000 for International
Affairs Technical Assistance.
DEBT RESTRUCTURING
Appropriations, 2019....................................................
Budget estimate, 2020...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ $20,000,000
The Committee recommends $20,000,000 for Debt Restructuring
to support implementation of the Tropical Forest Conservation
Act, as reauthorized by the Tropical Forest Conservation
Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-440).
TITLE IV
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE
Department of State
ECONOMIC SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT FUND
Appropriations, 2019....................................................
Budget estimate, 2020................................... $5,234,200,000
Committee recommendation................................................
The Committee does not provide an appropriation for
Economic Support and Development Fund, and does not support
consolidation of the DA, CCF, ESF, DF, and AEECA accounts under
the new ESDF account, as proposed in the President's budget
request. The establishment of the ESDF account has not been
justified.
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $1,497,469,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 945,350,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,362,290,000
The Committee recommends $1,362,290,000 for International
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.
Funds in this account are allocated according to the
following table and are subject to section 7019 of the act:
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Country/Program recommendation
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Africa:
Central African Republic.......................... 2,500
Democratic Republic of the Congo.................. 3,000
Kenya............................................. 1,000
Liberia........................................... 11,000
Nigeria........................................... 5,000
Somalia........................................... 1,500
South Africa...................................... 500
African Union..................................... 800
Africa Regional, Department of State.............. 39,949
of which, Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism 4,000
Partnership..................................
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Subtotal, Africa................................ 65,249
East Asia and the Pacific:
Burma............................................. 3,500
People's Republic of China........................ 800
Indonesia......................................... 10,625
Laos.............................................. 1,500
Mongolia.......................................... 500
Philippines....................................... 7,000
Thailand.......................................... 2,000
Timor-Leste....................................... 800
Vietnam........................................... 6,000
Southeast Asia Maritime Security Initiative (non- 7,750
add).............................................
East Asia and the Pacific Regional, Department of 11,800
State............................................
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Subtotal, East Asia and the Pacific............. 44,525
Europe and Eurasia:
Albania........................................... 2,000
Armenia........................................... 1,500
Bosnia and Herzegovina............................ 3,000
Georgia........................................... 5,700
Kosovo............................................ 8,500
Macedonia......................................... 1,500
Moldova........................................... 3,250
Montenegro........................................ 1,500
Serbia............................................ 2,000
Ukraine........................................... 30,000
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Subtotal, Europe and Eurasia.................... 58,950
Near East:
Egypt............................................. 2,000
Iraq.............................................. 5,600
Lebanon........................................... 10,000
Libya............................................. 2,000
Morocco........................................... 5,000
Syria............................................. 5,000
Tunisia........................................... 13,000
Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership......... 2,000
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Subtotal, Near East............................. 44,600
South and Central Asia:
Afghanistan....................................... 84,291
Bangladesh........................................ 2,000
Kazakhstan........................................ 1,000
Kyrgyz Republic................................... 1,000
Nepal............................................. 2,324
Pakistan.......................................... 40,000
Sri Lanka......................................... 1,000
Tajikistan........................................ 6,000
of which, border security..................... 3,000
Uzbekistan........................................ 1,000
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Subtotal, South and Central Asia................ 138,615
Western Hemisphere:
Argentina......................................... 2,500
Colombia.......................................... 151,709
Haiti............................................. 17,500
Mexico............................................ 100,000
Peru.............................................. 32,000
Western Hemisphere Regional, Department of State.. 227,700
of which, Caribbean Basin Security 25,200
Initiative...............................
of which, Western Hemisphere Regional 12,500
Security Cooperation.....................
of which, Central America Regional 190,000
Security Initiative......................
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Subtotal, Western Hemisphere.................... 531,409
Global:
Alien Smuggling/Border Security................... 500
Anti-Money Laundering Programs.................... 2,300
Programs to End Modern Slavery.................... 25,000
Child Protection Compacts (non-add)............... 5,000
Counter Wildlife Poaching and Trafficking:
International Organized Crime (non-add)....... 8,000
Rhinoceros Poaching (non-add)................. 10,000
International Law Enforcement Academies (non- 730
add).........................................
State Africa Regional (non-add)............... 7,000
Indonesia (non-add)........................... 200
other global programs......................... 24,070
Critical Flight Safety Program.................... 12,000
Criminal Justice and Assistance Partnership Act... 3,400
Cyber Crime and Intellectual Property Rights...... 10,000
Demand Reduction.................................. 12,500
Environmental Crime (non-add)..................... 7,000
Fighting Corruption............................... 3,500
International Law Enforcement Academies........... 27,000
International Organizations....................... 3,800
International Organized Crime..................... 35,000
International Police and Peacekeeping Operations 3,000
Support..........................................
Inter-regional Aviation Support................... 37,230
Program Development and Support................... 39,142
State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in 40,000
Persons..........................................
Section 7025(c) Atrocities Prevention............. 2,500
Section 7033(c)(2) Countering Chinese Influence 100,000
Fund.............................................
of which, Mekong River law enforcement program 25,000
Section 7037(d)(1) Countering Russian Influence 62,500
Fund.............................................
Section 7039(a)(4) Security Force 3,000
Professionalization..............................
Section 7039(a)(6) International Prison Conditions 7,500
Section 7041(a)(1) Relief and Recovery Fund....... 25,000
of which, section 7041(a)(2) Transitional 10,000
Justice......................................
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Subtotal, Global................................ 478,942
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Total, International Narcotics Control and Law 1,362,290
Enforcement....................................
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Child Protection Compacts.--The Committee recommends
$5,000,000 for child protection compacts, to be prioritized for
countries with the greatest need and to continue to support
child protection compacts pursuant to the Violence Against
Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-4).
Critical Flight Safety Program.--The Committee recommends
$12,000,000 for the Critical Flight Safety Program, including
$7,500,000 for safety and other monitoring systems to increase
aircraft safety, readiness, and reliability. Such funds shall
be awarded on an open and competitive basis.
Counter Wildlife Poaching and Trafficking.--The Committee
recommends not less than $50,000,000 under this heading to
counter wildlife poaching and trafficking.
International Training.--The Secretary of State shall
ensure that funds made available under this heading for the
Department of Justice's Office of Overseas Prosecutorial
Development Assistance and Training and the International
Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program are
transferred expeditiously to mitigate disruptions to the
effective implementation of relevant programs.
Programs to End Modern Slavery.--Funds appropriated under
this heading that are made available for the purposes
authorized by section 1298 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328)
shall be awarded on an open and competitive basis. Not later
than 45 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State
shall submit a report to the Committee detailing the use of
funds appropriated in prior acts for such programs.
Prosecutors and Judges Vetting Pilot Program.--The
Committee notes that the majority of cocaine and heroin in the
United States originates in Colombia and Mexico, respectively,
and that high rates of impunity in both countries undermines
investigations of narcotics cases by U.S.-funded vetted law
enforcement units. Not later than 120 days after enactment of
the act and after consultation with the Committee, the
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committee on
the feasibility of, and the resources required to implement, a
pilot program to address impunity in Colombia and Mexico by
applying a vetting process to prosecutors and judges who handle
cases investigated by U.S.-funded vetted law enforcement units
in such countries, and to the security personnel responsible
for protecting such prosecutors and judges.
Rule of Law Programs.--The Committee underscores that
independent and transparent judicial systems are fundamental to
democracy and critical to the impartial and effective
administration of justice, which is necessary for sustained,
equitable development, particularly in countries with a history
of impunity that are confronting networks of corruption,
organized crime, and illicit narcotics, weapons, and wildlife
trafficking. Funds made available under this heading shall
expand programs that strengthen and promote independent
judicial systems in such countries.
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $864,550,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 707,150,000
Committee recommendation................................ 960,400,000
The Committee recommends $960,400,000 for Nonproliferation,
Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs.
Funds in this account are allocated, unless otherwise
noted, according to the following table and are subject to
section 7019 of the act:
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Country/Program recommendation
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Nonproliferation Programs:
Nonproliferation Disarmament Fund................. 30,000
Export Control and Border Security................ 61,187
Global Threat Reduction........................... 70,000
International Atomic Energy Agency Voluntary 94,800
Contribution.....................................
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty............. 29,000
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty Special 2,500
Contributions....................................
Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism Program..... 6,000
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Subtotal, Nonproliferation Programs............. 293,487
Anti-Terrorism Programs:
Anti-Terrorism Assistance Programs................ 182,000
of which, airport security.................... 20,000
Counterterrorism Financing........................ 12,500
Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund................ 83,863
Terrorist Interdiction Program.................... 36,000
Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (non- 18,446
add).............................................
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Subtotal, Anti-Terrorism Programs............... 314,363
Conventional Weapons Destruction:
of which, Humanitarian Demining................... 190,050
Angola (non-add).............................. 6,000
Cambodia (non-add)............................ 3,500
Iraq (non-add)................................ 47,000
Kosovo (non-add).............................. 5,000
Laos (non-add)................................ 40,000
Sri Lanka (non-add)........................... 5,000
Vietnam (non-add)............................. 17,500
Zimbabwe (non-add)............................ 2,500
of which, Small Arms Light Weapons................ 37,500
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Subtotal, Conventional Weapons Destruction 227,550
Programs.......................................
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Section 7033(c)(2) Countering Chinese Influence Fund.. 25,000
Section 7041(a)(1) Relief and Recovery Fund........... 25,000
Unallocated........................................... 75,000
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Total, Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, 960,400
Demining, and Related Programs.................
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PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
Appropriations, 2019\1\................................. $488,670,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 291,435,000
Committee recommendation................................ 471,400,000
\1\Of the fiscal 2019 appropriation, $325,213,000 is designated for OCO.
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The Committee recommends $471,400,000 for Peacekeeping
Operations, of which $325,213,000 is designated for OCO.
Funds in this account are allocated, unless otherwise
noted, according to the following table and are subject to
section 7019 of the act:
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Country/Program recommendation
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Africa:
Central African Republic.......................... 8,000
Democratic Republic of the Congo.................. 3,000
Liberia........................................... 1,000
Somalia........................................... 222,500
South Sudan....................................... 20,000
Africa Regional................................... 40,900
of which, Partnership for Regional East Africa 10,000
Counterterrorism.............................
of which, Africa Conflict Stabilization and 8,400
Border Security..............................
of which, Africa Military Education Program... 3,000
of which, Africa Maritime Security Initiative. 2,000
of which, Africa Regional Counterterrorism.... 15,000
of which, Program Management.................. 2,500
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Subtotal, Africa................................ 295,400
Near East:
Multinational Force and Observers................. 31,000
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Subtotal, Near East............................. 31,000
Global Programs:
Defense Reform.................................... 6,000
Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership......... 25,000
Global Peacekeeping Operations Initiative......... 71,000
Section 7039(a)(4) Security Force 3,000
Professionalization..............................
Section 7041(a)(1) Relief and Recovery Fund....... 40,000
of which, Syria............................... 10,000
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Subtotal, Global Programs....................... 145,000
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Total, Peacekeeping Operations.................. 471,400
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Multinational Force and Observers.--Funds made available by
the act above the level of the U.S. contribution are intended
to address ongoing force protection requirements and emerging
needs to protect and sustain the Multinational Force and
Observers mission in the Sinai.
Funds Appropriated to the President
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $110,778,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 100,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 114,975,000
The Committee recommends $114,975,000 for International
Military Education and Training.
Funds in this account are allocated, unless otherwise
noted, according to the following table and are subject to
section 7019 of the act:
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Country/Program recommendation
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Africa:
Angola............................................ 525
Benin............................................. 300
Botswana.......................................... 725
Burkina Faso...................................... 450
Cabo Verde........................................ 150
Cameroon.......................................... 500
Central African Republic.......................... 150
Chad.............................................. 500
Comoros........................................... 150
Cote D'Ivoire..................................... 340
Democratic Republic of the Congo.................. 310
Djibouti.......................................... 500
Ethiopia.......................................... 570
Gabon............................................. 350
Ghana............................................. 850
Guinea............................................ 340
Guinea-Bissau..................................... 150
Kenya............................................. 850
Liberia........................................... 360
Madagascar........................................ 250
Malawi............................................ 300
Mali.............................................. 700
Mauritania........................................ 500
Mauritius......................................... 150
Mozambique........................................ 400
Namibia........................................... 150
Niger............................................. 700
Nigeria........................................... 800
Republic of the Congo............................. 250
Rwanda............................................ 500
Sao Tome and Principe............................. 150
Senegal........................................... 1,000
Seychelles........................................ 150
Sierra Leone...................................... 400
Somalia........................................... 365
South Africa...................................... 750
Swaziland......................................... 125
Tanzania.......................................... 500
The Gambia........................................ 150
Togo.............................................. 300
Uganda............................................ 720
Zambia............................................ 350
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Subtotal, Africa................................ 17,730
East Asia and the Pacific:
Fiji.............................................. 200
Indonesia......................................... 2,650
Laos.............................................. 500
Malaysia.......................................... 1,000
Mongolia.......................................... 2,000
Papua New Guinea.................................. 200
Philippines....................................... 2,000
Samoa............................................. 100
Thailand.......................................... 1,500
Timor Leste....................................... 500
Tonga............................................. 250
Vietnam........................................... 1,700
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Subtotal, East Asia and the Pacific............. 12,600
Europe and Eurasia:
Albania........................................... 1,000
Armenia........................................... 600
Azerbaijan........................................ 600
Bosnia and Herzegovina............................ 1,000
Bulgaria.......................................... 2,000
Croatia........................................... 1,100
Czech Republic.................................... 1,955
Estonia........................................... 1,200
Georgia........................................... 2,200
Greece............................................ 1,000
Hungary........................................... 1,000
Kosovo............................................ 750
Latvia............................................ 1,200
Lithuania......................................... 1,200
Macedonia......................................... 1,100
Malta............................................. 200
Moldova........................................... 1,150
Montenegro........................................ 600
Poland............................................ 2,000
Portugal.......................................... 100
Romania........................................... 1,700
Serbia............................................ 1,050
Slovakia.......................................... 900
Slovenia.......................................... 650
Turkey............................................ 3,110
Ukraine........................................... 2,900
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Subtotal, Europe and Eurasia.................... 32,265
Near East:
Algeria........................................... 1,400
Bahrain........................................... 800
Egypt............................................. 1,800
Iraq.............................................. 1,000
Jordan............................................ 4,000
Lebanon........................................... 3,000
Morocco........................................... 2,000
Oman.............................................. 2,000
Tunisia........................................... 2,300
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Subtotal. Near East............................. 18,300
South and Central Asia:
Afghanistan....................................... 800
Bangladesh........................................ 1,500
India............................................. 1,800
Kazakhstan........................................ 700
Kyrgyz Republic................................... 950
Maldives.......................................... 400
Nepal............................................. 1,000
Pakistan.......................................... 1,500
Sri Lanka......................................... 500
Tajikistan........................................ 525
Turkmenistan...................................... 285
Uzbekistan........................................ 300
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Subtotal, South and Central Asia................ 10,260
Western Hemisphere:
Argentina......................................... 350
Belize............................................ 250
Brazil............................................ 625
Chile............................................. 500
Colombia.......................................... 1,400
Costa Rica........................................ 725
Dominican Republic................................ 600
El Salvador....................................... 800
Guatemala......................................... 800
Guyana............................................ 250
Haiti............................................. 255
Honduras.......................................... 800
Jamaica........................................... 600
Mexico............................................ 1,500
Panama............................................ 725
Paraguay.......................................... 460
Peru.............................................. 600
Suriname.......................................... 215
The Bahamas....................................... 200
Trinidad and Tobago............................... 325
Uruguay........................................... 500
Barbados and Eastern Caribbean.................... 840
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Subtotal, Western Hemisphere.................... 13,320
Global and Other Funding:
Section 7037(d)(1) Countering Russian Influence 5,000
Fund.............................................
Administrative Expenses, Political-Military 5,500
Affairs..........................................
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Subtotal, Global and Other Funding.............. 10,500
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Total, International Military Education and 114,975
Training.......................................
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Database.--For purposes of implementing section 548(a) of
the FAA, funds in the act shall be made available to foreign
governments, consistent with applicable provisions of law, to
assist in the development and maintenance of a record of each
IMET recipient's ``subsequent military or defense ministry
career and current position and location'', including for
programs to develop the human resources capabilities necessary
to comply with such requirement. Beginning October 1, 2020, the
Secretary of State shall require IMET recipient governments to
provide such information in a timely manner.
Monitoring and Evaluation.--The monitoring and evaluation
plan required under this heading in the act shall include a
detailed description of: (1) the objectives of the IMET
program, including Expanded IMET; (2) the performance metrics
used to assess progress toward achieving such objectives; (3)
how monitoring and evaluation will be conducted and inform
future planning, including through compliance with section
548(a) of the FAA; and (4) any other elements the Secretary of
State deems appropriate.
Participation of Women.--The Secretary of State shall
instruct the Chief of Mission in each country for which IMET
funds are made available to work with the government of such
country to increase the participation of women in IMET
programs. The monitoring and evaluation plan required under
this heading shall also include a description of steps that
will be taken to increase the participation of women in such
programs, and relevant timelines for implementing such steps.
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM
Appropriations, 2019\1\................................. $6,191,613,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 5,370,900,000
Committee recommendation................................ 6,202,113,000
\1\Of the fiscal year 2019 appropriation, $229,372,000 is designated for
OCO.
The Committee recommends $6,202,113,000 for Foreign
Military Financing Program, of which $350,678,000 is designated
for OCO.
GAO Recommendation on End-Use Monitoring and Human Rights
Vetting.--The Committee notes that the Department of State has
yet to implement a GAO priority recommendation contained in the
April 2016 report Security Assistance: U.S. Government Should
Strengthen End-Use Monitoring and Human Rights Vetting for
Egypt (GAO-16-435) regarding the implementation of procedures
to improve vetting for the provision of equipment to security
forces in Egypt and globally. Although an Egypt-specific policy
was implemented in 2016, the Committee notes that the U.S.
Embassy in Cairo suspended implementation of the policy, and
the Department of State has not yet approved a global policy,
resulting in potential noncompliance with section 620M of the
FAA. Section 7039(b)(8) of the act requires the Secretary to
take certain actions to address this deficiency.
Funds in this account are allocated, unless otherwise
noted, according to the following table and are subject to
section 7019 of the act:
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Country/Program recommendation
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Africa:
Djibouti.......................................... 500
Ethiopia.......................................... 500
Ghana............................................. 300
Kenya............................................. 1,000
Liberia........................................... 2,500
Nigeria........................................... 500
Senegal........................................... 300
South Africa...................................... 300
Africa Regional................................... 20,448
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Subtotal, Africa................................ 26,348
East Asia and the Pacific:
Indonesia......................................... 14,000
Mongolia.......................................... 2,600
Philippines....................................... 40,000
Thailand.......................................... 4,000
Vietnam........................................... 12,000
East Asia and the Pacific Regional................ 30,000
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Subtotal, East Asia and the Pacific............. 102,600
Europe and Eurasia:
Albania........................................... 2,400
Armenia........................................... 1,000
Azerbaijan........................................ 1,000
Bosnia and Herzegovina............................ 4,000
Bulgaria.......................................... 5,000
Croatia........................................... 1,000
Estonia........................................... 8,000
Georgia........................................... 35,000
Kosovo............................................ 4,000
Latvia............................................ 8,000
Lithuania......................................... 8,000
Macedonia......................................... 3,600
Moldova........................................... 12,750
Montenegro........................................ 1,000
Poland............................................ 6,250
Romania........................................... 4,400
Serbia............................................ 1,800
Ukraine........................................... 115,000
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Subtotal, Europe and Eurasia.................... 222,200
Near East:
Bahrain........................................... 5,000
Egypt............................................. 1,300,000
Iraq.............................................. 250,000
Israel............................................ 3,300,000
Jordan............................................ 425,000
Lebanon........................................... 105,000
Morocco........................................... 10,000
Oman.............................................. 2,000
Tunisia........................................... 85,000
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Subtotal Near East.............................. 5,482,000
South and Central Asia:
Bangladesh........................................ 2,000
Maldives.......................................... 400
Nepal............................................. 1,700
Sri Lanka......................................... 500
Central Asia Regional............................. 3,200
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Subtotal, South and Central Asia................ 7,800
Western Hemisphere:
Belize............................................ 1,000
Colombia.......................................... 38,563
Costa Rica........................................ 2,500
El Salvador....................................... 1,900
Guatemala......................................... 1,740
Haiti............................................. 1,162
Honduras.......................................... 3,000
Mexico............................................ 5,000
Panama............................................ 2,000
Peru.............................................. 1,800
Western Hemisphere Regional....................... 20,000
of which, Central America..................... 12,500
of which, Caribbean Basin Security Initiative. 7,500
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Subtotal, Western Hemisphere.................... 78,665
Global and Other Funding:
Section 7033(c)(2) Countering Chinese Influence 50,000
Fund.............................................
Section 7037(d)(1) Countering Russian Influence 132,500
Fund.............................................
of which, Georgia............................. 5,000
Section 7041(a)(1) Relief and Recovery Fund....... 25,000
Administrative Expenses........................... 75,000
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Subtotal, Global and Other Funding.............. 282,500
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Total, Foreign Military Financing............... 6,202,113
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Prohibition on Military Assistance for Burma.--Pursuant to
section 201(d) of the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018
(Public Law 115-409), no funds in the act under the IMET and
FMF headings are made available for assistance for Burma.
Unmet Cambodia Requirements.--No funds are included in the
act under the IMET and FMF headings for assistance for
Cambodia, as the Government of Cambodia has not met the
requirements set forth in section 201(f) of Public Law 115-409.
TITLE V
MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $339,000,000
Budget estimate, 2020...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 378,000,000
The Committee recommends $378,000,000 for International
Organizations and Programs, which shall be made available for
core contributions not later than 60 days after enactment of
the act.
The elimination of the IO&P account, as proposed in the
President's budget request, has not been justified.
Funds in this account are allocated according to the
following table and are subject to section 7019 of the act:
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Program/Activity recommendation
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International Chemicals and Toxins Programs........... 3,175
International Civil Aviation Organization............. 1,200
International Conservation Programs................... 7,000
International Development Law Organization............ 400
International Maritime Organization................... 325
Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund................... 32,000
Organization of American States Development Assistance 500
Programs.............................................
Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and 50
Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia..................
UN Capital Development Fund........................... 1,100
UN Children's Fund.................................... 137,500
of which, combating female genital mutilation..... 5,000
UN Democracy Fund..................................... 3,500
UN Development Program................................ 80,000
UN Environment Program................................ 7,000
UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change/UN 10,000
Framework on Climate Change..........................
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights................. 13,500
UN Human Settlements Program.......................... 700
UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.... 2,500
UN Population Fund.................................... 32,500
UN Resident Coordinator System........................ 23,000
UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for 1,750
Sexual Violence in Conflict..........................
UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women........... 1,000
UN Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the 1,150
Field of Human Rights................................
UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture.............. 6,550
UN Women.............................................. 10,000
World Meteorological Organization..................... 1,000
World Trade Organization Technical Assistance......... 600
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Total, International Organizations and Programs. 378,000
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Posting of United Nations Voluntary Contributions.--The
Secretary of State shall continue to post U.S. voluntary
contributions under this heading which are provided to the
United Nations and its affiliated agencies on the Department of
State website in a timely manner.
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human
Rights.--The Committee concurs with the assessment of the
Department of State in Congressional Notification 19-182 (July
25, 2019) that the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human
Rights [UNHCHR] ``is essential to promote and protect human
rights worldwide''. The Committee recommends $13,500,000 for
UNHCHR.
UN Women.--The act includes $1,500,000 above the fiscal
year 2019 funding level for UN Women for the purpose of hiring
additional senior staff to represent UN Women within the UN
development system reform, mandated by the UN General Assembly
in Resolution A/RES/72/279 (May 31, 2018).
International Financial Institutions
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $1,517,697,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 1,522,205,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,691,780,000
The Committee recommends $1,691,780,000 for U.S.
contributions to International Financial Institutions.
Global Agriculture and Food Security Program.--The
Committee does not recommend funding for a contribution to the
Global Agriculture and Food Security Program, but notes that
prior year funds remain available for such purpose due to
decreased pledges from other donor nations.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $139,575,000
Budget estimate, 2020...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 139,575,000
The Committee recommends $139,575,000 for Global
Environment Facility, to be fully disbursed not later than
September 30, 2021. Of this amount, $136,563,000 is for the
second installment of the seventh replenishment of GEF, which
shall be obligated and disbursed not later than 90 days after
enactment of the act. The Secretary of the Treasury shall
report to the Committee on the status of funds for GEF not less
than quarterly until fully disbursed and shall provide a
timeline for the obligation and disbursement of any funds that
have not yet been obligated or disbursed.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND
DEVELOPMENT
Appropriations, 2019....................................................
Budget estimate, 2020................................... $206,500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 206,500,000
The Committee recommends $206,500,000 for Contribution to
the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for
the first of six installments under IBRD's current capital
increase.
The Committee supports reforms to the World Bank Inspection
Panel that: (1) strengthen monitoring of actions taken to
address harm resulting from non-compliance; (2) provide for
dispute resolution; and (3) extend the period for filing
complaints.
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
The Committee recommends a limitation on the amount that
the U.S. Governor of the IBRD may subscribe to the callable
portion of the U.S. share of increases in capital stock in an
amount not to exceed $1,421,275,728.70.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $1,097,010,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 1,097,010,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,097,010,000
The Committee recommends $1,097,010,000 for Contribution to
the International Development Association.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $47,395,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 47,395,000
Committee recommendation................................ 47,395,000
The Committee recommends $47,395,000 for Contribution to
the Asian Development Fund.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $171,300,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 171,300,000
Committee recommendation................................ 171,300,000
The Committee recommends $171,300,000 for Contribution to
the African Development Fund.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $30,000,000
Budget estimate, 2020...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 30,000,000
The Committee recommends $30,000,000 for Contribution to
the International Fund for Agricultural Development, to be
fully disbursed not later than September 30, 2021, for the
second installment of the eleventh replenishment of IFAD. The
Secretary of the Treasury shall report to the Committee on the
status of funds not less than quarterly until fully disbursed,
and shall provide a timeline for the obligation and
disbursement of any funds that have not yet been obligated or
disbursed.
TITLE VI
EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE
Export-Import Bank of the United States
inspector general
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $5,700,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 5,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 5,700,000
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $110,000,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 95,500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 110,000,000
The Committee recommends $5,700,000 for Inspector General
and $110,000,000 for Administrative Expenses.
Operating Plan.--EXIM shall submit the operating plan
required by section 7050(a) of the act in the same manner as in
the prior fiscal year.
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
NONCREDIT ACCOUNT
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $79,200,000
Budget estimate, 2020...................................................
Committee recommendation................................................
PROGRAM ACCOUNT
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $20,000,000
Budget estimate, 2020...................................................
Committee recommendation................................................
The Committee does not provide an appropriation for
Overseas Private Investment Corporation, as OPIC has been
consolidated into the DFC, pursuant to division F of Public Law
115-254.
United States International Development Finance Corporation
INSPECTOR GENERAL
Appropriations, 2019....................................................
Budget estimate, 2020................................... $2,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,000,000
The Committee includes $2,000,000 for Inspector General.
Inspector General Oversight.--The interagency agreement
established in fiscal year 2019 between the OPIC President and
the USAID OIG shall continue until the new DFC OIG is
operational.
Operating Plan.--Section 7050(a) of the act requires the
OIG to submit to the Committee an operating plan for funds
appropriated under this heading.
Corporate Capital Account
Appropriations, 2019....................................................
Budget estimate, 2020................................... $298,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 298,000,000
The Committee recommends $298,000,000 for Corporate Capital
Account. Of this amount, $98,000,000 is for administrative
expenses and project-specific transaction costs, including up
to $35,000 for representation expenses; $150,000,000 is for
equity; and $50,000,000 shall be paid to the Program Account
for credit subsidy.
Clarification.--The DFC endeavors to facilitate public-
private development overseas, while delivering flexibility,
collaboration, and increased oversight to advance U.S.
development goals and foreign policy interests, including
countering debt-trap transactions by the PRC. The Committee
underscores that U.S. private sector investment abroad,
including through the DFC, is complementary to, but not a
substitute for, U.S. foreign assistance and security programs
whose primary purposes are to shape and maintain U.S.
leadership in the existing international order.
Transition Status Report.--Not later than 60 days after
enactment of the act, the DFC CEO shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees that includes: (1) a
description of the retention of staff from DCA and OPIC; (2) a
description of the differences among credit administrative
decisions, project-specific transaction costs, and the cost
savings of shared efficiencies through the integration of DCA
and OPIC; (3) a plan for establishing and setting up
feasibility studies and technical assistance programs, equity
financing, and monitoring and evaluating mechanisms; and (4) a
description of the mechanisms for maintaining strong linkages
with the Department of State and USAID.
PROGRAM ACCOUNT
The Committee recommends up to $80,000,000 of amounts paid
to, or transferred into, Program Account for the costs of
direct and guaranteed loans.
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Appropriations, 2019.................................... $79,500,000
Budget estimate, 2020................................... 12,105,000
Committee recommendation................................ 79,500,000
The Committee recommends $79,500,000 for Trade and
Development Agency.
The elimination of TDA, as proposed in the President's
budget request, has not been justified, and the Committee does
not include $12,105,000 for close out costs.
TITLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Funds included in the tables under this title, unless
otherwise noted, are subject to section 7019 of the act.
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Sec. 7001. Allowances and Differentials.
Sec. 7002. Unobligated Balances Report.
Not later than 45 days after enactment of the act, the
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committee
detailing all funds appropriated in prior acts under the FMF
heading, or a predecessor account, that have been obligated
into the Foreign Military Sales Trust Fund and are unallocated
to a case as of the date of enactment of the act.
Sec. 7003. Diplomatic Facilities.
Erbil Rightsizing Report.--Not later than 90 days after
enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall submit a
report detailing the outcomes of a new rightsizing review of
New Consulate Compound [NCC] Erbil. The review should follow
established Department of State procedures for rightsizing
reviews with the objective to assess whether project
assumptions are still valid given the current Iraq mission
footprint.
Interim and Temporary Facilities Abroad.--The uses of funds
made available pursuant to subsection (d)(1) shall be the
responsibility of the Assistant Secretary of State for
Diplomatic Security in consultation with the Director of the
Bureau of Overseas Building Operations [OBO].
Notification and Information Requirements.--Notifications
made pursuant to subsection (c) shall include, at a minimum,
the information required under this heading in the ESCM account
in Senate Report 114-290.
Secure Resupply and Maintenance.--The Secretary of State
shall not grant final approval for the construction of a new
facility or substantial construction to improve or expand an
existing facility in the United States by or for the Government
of the PRC until the Secretary reports to the appropriate
congressional committees that an agreement has been concluded
between the Governments of the United States and the PRC that
permits secure resupply, maintenance, and new construction of
U.S. Government facilities in the PRC.
Soft Targets.--Funds made available pursuant to subsection
(e) shall be administered by the Assistant Secretary of State
for Diplomatic Security in consultation with the OBO Director.
Temporary Structures.--The Secretary of State shall, as
appropriate, inform the appropriate congressional committees of
any modification to the standard operating procedures and best
practices associated with the delivery, construction, and
protection of temporary structures in high threat and conflict
environments required by section 7004(f)(3) of the Department
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2016 (division K of Public Law 114-113).
Updated Reports for New Embassy and Consulate Compound
Construction.--The Secretary of State shall continue to provide
the Committee quarterly reports as required by section 7004(h)
of division F of Public Law 116-6 for the following projects:
(1) the NEC in Mexico City, Mexico; (2) the NEC in New Delhi,
India; (3) the NCC in Erbil, Iraq; (4) the NEC in Jakarta,
Indonesia; and (5) the NEC in Beirut, Lebanon. In addition, the
Secretary shall include in such reports the NEC in Jerusalem,
Israel.
Sec. 7004. Personnel Actions.
Sec. 7005. Department of State Management.
Report on Sole Source Awards.--Not later than December 31,
2019, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees detailing all sole source
awards made by the Department of State during the previous
fiscal year in excess of $2,000,000, which should be posted on
the Department website.
The report accompanying the certification required in
subsection (c)(1) shall include a description of the criteria
used by the Secretary of State to certify that an office or
bureau is capable of managing and overseeing foreign
assistance, and a brief description of the technical training
required by the Department of State for personnel involved in
such activities.
Sec. 7006. Prohibition Against Direct Funding for Certain Countries.
Sec. 7007. Transfer of Funds Authority.
The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall each
submit the report on transfers to other Federal agencies
required by section 7009(f) of division F of Public Law 116-6
in the manner described, except such report shall be submitted
not later than October 31, 2020, and shall be for funds
appropriated by division F of Public Law 116-6.
Sec. 7008. Prohibition and Limitation on Certain Expenses.
Prohibition on Promotion of Tobacco.--The terms and
conditions of section 7010(c) of division F of Public Law 116-6
shall apply to the act.
Sec. 7009. Availability of Funds.
Sec. 7010. Reservations of Funds.
Subsection (c) requires a national security interest
certification and report to the Committee by the Secretary of
State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, prior to
submission of proposed reprogrammings of assistance for
Afghanistan, Georgia, Pakistan, Syria, Ukraine, and the
countries of Central America.
Sec. 7011. Notification Requirements.
Millennium Challenge Compact Deobligation/Reobligation.--
For purposes of subsection (c), any funds deobligated from a
Millennium Challenge Compact shall be subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committee prior to reobligation.
Programs to End Modern Slavery.--The notification
requirement for programs to end modern slavery in subsection
(h)(2)(H) shall not apply to funds made available pursuant to
section 7047(f) of the act.
Reports and Certification to Congress on Military
Exports.--The reports and certifications required by section 36
of the Foreign Military Sales Act (22 U.S.C. 2776) shall be
submitted concurrently to the Committee.
Trust Funds.--The notification required in subsection (g)
regarding trust funds, including the Women Entrepreneurs
Financing Initiative, shall include: (1) the office or bureau
at the Department of the Treasury, USAID, or the Department of
State that will oversee programs and expenditures of the trust
fund; (2) the website link to publicly available expenditures
of the trust fund; (3) a copy of the administrative agreement
between the IFI and the United States; (4) an explanation of
whether direct government assistance will be provided by the
trust fund; and (5) a description of specific risk mitigation
and anti-corruption steps being taken by the trust fund.
Requirement to Inform, Coordinate, and Consult.--The terms
and conditions of section 7015(j) of division F of Public Law
116-6 shall apply to funds appropriated by the act.
Sec. 7012. Prohibition on Funding for Abortions and Involuntary
Sterilization.
Sec. 7013. Local Competition.
The report on competition required under section 7028(b) of
division F of Public Law 116-6 shall be submitted in the manner
described, except such report shall be submitted not later than
45 days after the end of fiscal year 2020.
Sec. 7014. Reorganization, Records Management, and Related
Cybersecurity Protections.
Records Management.--The Secretary of State and USAID
Administrator, as appropriate, shall update the reports
required by section 7077(c)(3) of division K of Public Law 115-
141 regarding: (1) modifications and updates to, and compliance
with, records management regulations and policies; (2)
implementation of OIG recommendations; (3) efforts to reduce
the backlog of Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552)
requests; and (4) efforts to strengthen cybersecurity measures.
Sec. 7015. Authorization Requirements.
Sec. 7016. Definition of Program, Project, and Activity.
Sec. 7017. Authorities for the Peace Corps, Inter-American Foundation,
and United States African Development Foundation.
Sec. 7018. Eligibility for Assistance.
Sec. 7019. Allocations and Reports.
Sec. 7020. International Financial Institutions.
Beneficial Ownership.--The Committee notes that previous
reports submitted by the Secretary of the Treasury did not
include detailed information regarding the steps taken by the
U.S. executive director of each IFI to improve the collection
and publication of beneficial ownership information, and
directs that such information be included in the report
required by subsection (f) in fiscal year 2020.
Human Rights.--For purposes of implementing subsection (d),
the U.S. executive director of each IFI shall determine
whether: (1) the IFI has an explicit policy commitment to
respect human rights; (2) the IFI conducts assessments of how
proposed loans, grants, policies, or strategies may impact
human rights; (3) the IFI's due diligence process is informed
by information and recommendations from the United Nations,
regional human rights entities, or other human rights
organizations, as appropriate; (4) the IFI has a specific
policy and procedures for consulting local communities and
other stakeholders as part of the due diligence process; (5)
free, prior, and informed consent is required for loans,
grants, policies, or strategies affecting indigenous peoples;
(6) the IFI has a specific policy and procedures for responding
to intimidation and reprisals against people adversely affected
by IFI loans, grants, policies, or strategies; and (7)
accessible, efficient, and effective accountability and
grievance mechanisms are in place at the national and project
levels.
Sec. 7021. Debt-for-Development.
Sec. 7022. Financial Management and Budget Transparency.
Anti-Kleptocracy and Human Rights.--The Committee is
concerned with the lack of information sharing between the
Departments of State and the Treasury regarding the
implementation of sanctions on foreign individuals for direct
or indirect involvement in significant corruption or gross
violations of human rights, pursuant to the Global Magnitsky
Human Rights Accountability Act. Not later than 60 days after
enactment of the act, and following consultation with the
appropriate congressional committees, the Secretary of State
shall submit to such committees a plan to improve the
coordination of such efforts, including to ensure the
Departments will jointly develop and implement sanctions, as
appropriate.
For purposes of the act and this report, including for
implementing subsection (c)(1)(A), the term ``gross violation
of human rights'' shall include unjust or wrongful detention,
including of American citizens and nationals.
Prohibition on Entry.--The Secretary of State shall apply
subsection (c) to foreign government officials about whom the
Secretary has credible information have been involved in the
wrongful imprisonment of: (1) Mustafa Kassem, an American
citizen imprisoned by the Government of Egypt and whose health
is failing; and (2) Senator Leila de Lima who was arrested in
the Philippines in 2017. In addition, the Secretary shall apply
such subsection to officials of the Governments of Turkey,
Egypt, or Saudi Arabia about whom the Secretary has credible
information have been involved in the wrongful detention of
locally employed staff of a U.S. diplomatic mission or a U.S.
citizen or national.
Foreign Assistance Website Consolidation and Report.--The
Committee affirms the Sense of Congress in section 4(d) of the
Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016 (Public
Law 114-191) that the Department of State and USAID should
consolidate processes, data collection, and presentation for
the Department's ``ForeignAssistance.gov'' (FA.gov) and USAID's
``Foreign Aid Explorer'' [FAE] to maximize efficiencies. Not
later than 60 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of
State and USAID Administrator shall report to the Committee on
the process and timeline required to consolidate data from FAE
into FA.gov, which shall take effect not later than October 1,
2021. The report shall include a description of: (1) specific
data captured on FAE and FA.gov, including detail on
duplicative data between the two sites or other public websites
and any unique data sets; (2) the timeline, cost, and system
changes required to merge unique data sets from FAE to FA.gov;
(3) a cost-sharing agreement, as appropriate, for FA.gov system
changes; and (4) post-merger roles and responsibilities of each
agency to maintain the accuracy of data on FA.gov.
Sec. 7023. Democracy Programs.
The Committee recommends not less than $2,819,000,000 for
democracy programs under the NED, DA, ESF, DF, AEECA, and INCLE
headings.
Attribution.--Funds made available by the act for democracy
programs are not intended for attribution to other sector or
program directives included in the act or this report.
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of
State.--The Committee recommends not less than $102,040,000 for
democracy programs under the ESF and AEECA headings to be
administered by DRL. These funds are in addition to funds made
available for such purposes under the DF heading. Of the funds
made available for DRL under the AEECA heading for Europe and
Eurasia Regional programs, not less than $4,500,000 shall be
for Internet freedom programs. Such funds shall be apportioned
and allotted to DRL not later than 60 days after enactment of
the act.
BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR
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Account/Program Recommendation
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Economic Support Fund................................ 77,040
Burma............................................ 4,000
Maldives......................................... 500
Near East Regional Democracy..................... 15,000
North Korea...................................... 4,000
People's Republic of China....................... 12,040
of which, Hong Kong.......................... 1,500
South Sudan...................................... 1,000
Sri Lanka........................................ 2,000
Sudan............................................ 1,000
Syria............................................ 11,000
Venezuela........................................ 10,000
West Africa Anti-Slavery......................... 2,000
Yemen............................................ 3,000
Human Rights Defenders Fund...................... 11,500
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia...... 25,000
Europe and Eurasia Regional...................... 22,000
of which, Internet freedom................... 4,500
Uzbekistan....................................... 3,000
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Total, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and 102,040
Labor.........................................
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In order to more accurately track funds administered by
DRL, including funds made available for specific directives,
the Secretary of State shall identify in the report required by
section 653(a) of the FAA the amount of funds, at the country
or program level, as appropriate, to be administered by DRL
under the ESF, DF, and AEECA headings.
Continuation of Current Practices.--USAID shall continue to
implement civil society and political competition and consensus
building programs abroad with funds appropriated by the act in
a manner that recognizes the unique benefits of grants and
cooperative agreements in implementing such programs. Civil
society programs shall include the program area Independent
Media and Free Flow of Information.
Independent Media and Internet Freedom Programs.--The
Committee recommends not less than the fiscal year 2019 levels
for programs to support independent media and Internet freedom,
which are necessary for the protection and promotion of
democracy and political stability. The Committee encourages
USAID and the Department of State to strengthen independent
media programs in Afghanistan, Burma, Ukraine, and countries in
Central America and Africa.
Informing the National Endowment for Democracy.--The
Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and
Labor and the USAID Assistant Administrator for Democracy,
Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance shall regularly inform
the NED of democracy programs that are planned and supported by
funds made available by the act and prior acts.
Program Changes.--The Secretary of State or USAID
Administrator, as appropriate, shall continue to report to the
appropriate congressional committees within 30 days of a
decision to significantly change the objectives or the content
of a democracy program or to close such a program due to the
increasingly repressive nature of the host government. The
report shall also include a strategy for continuing support for
democracy promotion, if such programming is feasible, and may
be submitted in classified form, if necessary.
Responsibility.--The decision on the uses of funds
appropriated by the act for programs to promote democracy
abroad that are administered by the Department of State, except
such funds provided to the NED, shall be the responsibility of
the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights,
and Labor.
Spend Plan.--The spend plan required pursuant to section
7050(b)(1)(E) of the act for democracy programs should include
accounts, regions, and global programs.
Sec. 7024. International Religious Freedom.
Anti-Semitism Programs.--The Committee recommends not less
than $1,000,000 for programs to combat anti-Semitism abroad.
Countries of Particular Concern.--The Committee recognizes
the importance of the proper designations of countries of
particular concern [CPC] for religious freedom, and urges the
President and Secretary of State to update the CPC list
annually. If the situation in a given country calls for such
country to be designated as a CPC for religious freedom prior
to the annual review, the President shall make the designation
and promptly update the CPC list. If USCIRF recommends a
country for CPC designation, and such country is not designated
as a CPC, the Secretary of State shall provide the rationale
for such action to the appropriate congressional committees
within 30 days of such decision.
Curriculum Report.--Not later than 30 days after enactment
of the act, the Secretary of State shall report to the
Committee on the implementation and conduct of an international
religious freedom curriculum for FSOs, including in mandatory
orientation training programs.
Persecution of Muslims in Xinjiang, People's Republic of
China.--The U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International
Religious Freedom shall consult with the Committee on the
response to the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of
Muslims in Xinjiang, PRC which includes mass detention of
predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities, use of intrusive
surveillance and policing methods, and political indoctrination
and forced cultural assimilation of religious minorities.
Sanctions Report.--The Committee notes that Congress has
provided the President with sanction authorities in section
212(a)(2)(G) of the INA and section 1263(a) of the Global
Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act for use against
government officials responsible for particularly severe
violations of religious freedom and gross violations of human
rights. Not later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committee
detailing: (1) the use of such sanction authorities, including
how many times each respective authority was used in the prior
three fiscal years and in which countries; (2) the
justification for the use of such authorities; and (3) the
criteria used for determining when it was appropriate to use
such authorities.
Sec. 7025. Special Provisions.
Forensic Assistance.--The Committee recommends not less
than $15,000,000, in addition to other funds in the act that
are available for assistance for countries, for forensic
anthropology assistance in countries where large numbers of
people were killed or forcibly disappeared and are presumed
dead as a result of armed conflict. The Committee recognizes
that there is an ongoing need for deoxyribonucleic acid [DNA]
analysis and identification of exhumed remains, including in
Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Iraq, Sri Lanka, and Syria,
and for judicial investigations and prosecution of those
responsible for crimes against humanity and other gross
violations of human rights. The Secretary of State shall
consult with the Committee on the planned uses of funds, which
shall be administered by the Assistant Secretary of State for
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
Partner Vetting.--Pursuant to the requirements of
subsection (f), the Secretary of State and the USAID
Administrator, as appropriate, shall provide a direct vetting
options for prime awardees in any partner vetting program
initiated or significantly modified after the date of enactment
of the act.
Protections and Remedies for Employees of Diplomatic
Missions and International Organizations.--In addition to the
directives in subsection (l), and with respect to the
implementation of section 203(a)(2) of the William Wilberforce
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008
(Public Law 110-457), the Secretary of State shall consider the
following as sufficient to determine that a diplomatic mission
``tolerated such actions'': (1) the failure to provide a
replacement passport within a reasonable period of time to a T-
visa recipient; (2) the existence of multiple concurrent civil
suits against members of the diplomatic mission; or (3) the
failure to satisfy a civil judgment against an employee of the
diplomatic mission.
Report on Grants, Contracts, and Implementers.--Not later
than 180 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of
State and USAID Administrator shall each submit a report to the
Committee specifying the percentage of fiscal year 2018 and
2019 funds made available under titles III and IV of the act
for programs, projects, or activities implemented by grantees
and contractors that received more than a total of $10,000,000
from USAID or the Department of State in the past 5 years, and
the percentage of fiscal year 2018 and 2019 funds made
available under such titles for such purposes implemented
through grants or contracts exceeding $10,000,000.
Sec. 7026. Multilateral Development Bank Replenishments.
Sec. 7027. North American Development Bank General Capital Increase.
Sec. 7028. International Finance Corporation.
Sec. 7029. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Sec. 7030. Insecure Communications Networks.
Sec. 7031. Middle East and North Africa.
Bahrain.--The Committee remains concerned with reports of
the widespread use of arbitrary detention and torture in
Bahrain, and notes that the suppression of peaceful dissent and
free expression in Bahrain may also have the unintended
consequence of increasing instability in that country.
Egypt.--The Committee recommends $1,431,800,000 for
assistance for Egypt.
Certification.--In making the certification required
by subsection (a)(3)(A)(iii), the Secretary of State
shall consider the cases of American citizen Mustafa
Kassem and Ola Al-Qaradawi and her husband Hosam
Khalaf. The Committee urges that humane treatment and
fair trials be afforded these and other prisoners. Not
later than 30 days after enactment of the act, the
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees on the status of
these cases, which shall be updated every 60 days
thereafter until September 30, 2020.
Counterterrorism Campaign in the Sinai.--Not later
than 90 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary
of State, in consultation with the Secretary of
Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on Egypt's compliance with end-user
monitoring agreements for the use of U.S. military
equipment in the Sinai. Such report shall include: (1)
an assessment of whether Egyptian security forces are
complying with obligations under the Golden Sentry and
Blue Lantern programs, to ensure that U.S. military
equipment transferred or exported to Egypt is being
used for its legitimate and intended purposes and does
not come into the possession of individuals or groups
that pose a threat to the United States; (2) an
assessment of whether the Government of Egypt is
readily providing information to the U.S. Embassy in
Cairo and relevant U.S. officials to facilitate a
comprehensive vetting process, including human rights
vetting, which could include organizational charts and
other information as identified in the GAO report U.S.
Government Should Strengthen End-Use Monitoring and
Human Rights Vetting for Egypt (April 2016); (3) a
detailed description of the internal protocol,
evidentiary standards, and decision-making processes
followed by the Departments of State and Defense in
investigating reports of human rights violations
committed by Egyptian security forces that receive U.S.
equipment; and (4) a detailed description of how U.S.
military equipment is being used in the Sinai and an
assessment of whether Egyptian security forces
operating there are respecting international human
rights and humanitarian law.
Energy Infrastructure in the Sinai.--The Committee
encourages the Department of State to prioritize the
security of energy infrastructure in the Sinai,
including the Egypt Gas Pipeline. The Committee
includes additional funds under the ESF heading for
increased economic development programs in the Sinai,
particularly for Bedouin communities.
Higher Education and Scholarships.--The Committee
recommends not less than $15,000,000 for Egyptian
students with high financial need to attend not-for-
profit institutions of higher education that meet
standards equivalent to those required for U.S.
institutional accreditation by a regional accrediting
agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Students should be eligible for scholarships based on
need, outstanding academic record, and leadership
potential to contribute to the long-term political,
economic, and social development of Egypt. The
curriculum of such institutions should encourage
critical thinking and be taught in the English
language. Not later than 45 days after enactment of the
act, the USAID Administrator shall consult with the
Committee on the uses of such funds.
Report.--Not later than 30 days after enactment of
the act, and every 60 days thereafter until September
30, 2020, the Secretary of State shall submit a report
to the appropriate congressional committees describing
the efforts by the Government of Egypt to compensate
April Corley for injuries and losses sustained in
September 2015.
EGYPT
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Committee
Account/Program recommendation
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Economic Support Fund................................. 125,000
of which, scholarships............................ 15,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 2,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 3,000
Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training......... 1,800
Foreign Military Financing Program.................... 1,300,000
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Total, Egypt.................................... 1,431,800
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Iran.--Funds appropriated by the act under the DP and NADR
headings shall be used by the Secretary of State to support:
(1) U.S. policy to prevent Iran from achieving the capability
to produce or otherwise obtain a nuclear weapon; (2) an
expeditious response to any violation of UN Security Council
Resolutions or efforts that advance Iran's nuclear program; and
(3) the implementation and enforcement of sanctions against
Iran for support of nuclear weapons development, terrorism,
human rights abuses, and ballistic missile and weapons
proliferation.
Counterinfluence Programs.--The Secretary of State,
in consultation with the heads of other relevant
Federal agencies, shall coordinate Iran
counterinfluence programs funded by the act. Such
programs should: (1) counter the false assertions made
by the Government of Iran against the United States and
other democratic countries; (2) describe the support
Iran provides to terrorist proxies; and (3) assess and
describe the adverse impacts such support causes to the
people of Syria, Yemen, and other areas where they
operate.
Reports.--Not later than 180 days after enactment of
the act, the Secretary of State shall: (1) submit a
report to the appropriate congressional committees
detailing the steps taken by the Secretary and the U.S.
Ambassador to the United Nations to implement section
415 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights
Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-158); and (2) in
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a report,
in unclassified form but with a classified annex, if
necessary, on the status of the implementation and
enforcement of U.S. bilateral and multilateral
sanctions against Iran and other actions taken by the
United States and the international community to
enforce such sanctions, including a description of any
entities involved in providing significant support for
the development of a ballistic missile by the
Government of Iran after October 1, 2015, including
shipping and financing, and note whether such entities
are currently under U.S. sanctions.
Iraq.--The Committee recommends $453,600,000 for assistance
for Iraq for bilateral economic assistance and stabilization
assistance, including not less than $150,000,000 under the ESF
heading, not less than $47,000,000 under the NADR heading, and
not less than $250,000,000 under the FMF heading. Such funds
shall support programs in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq [KRI].
Marla Ruzicka Iraqi War Victims Fund.--The Committee
recommends not less than $7,500,000 for the Marla
Ruzicka Iraqi War Victims Fund, which shall be used to
assist Iraqis who have suffered losses as a result of
U.S. military operations in Iraq. Such funds shall be
administered by DRL or USAID as a distinct Fund and
implemented by a qualified NGO or contractor in Iraq,
and shall be in addition to funds otherwise made
available by the act for such purposes. Prior to the
obligation of such funds, the Secretary of State and
USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committee on
the management of the Fund.
Report on Judiciary.--Not later than 90 days after
enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall
submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees assessing the independence and effectiveness
of the judiciary of Iraq and its adherence to
international standards of due process, including a
description of the impact of corruption on judicial
processes and outcomes.
Scholarships.--The Committee recommends not less than
$10,000,000 for scholarships for students in Iraq,
including in the KRI, at not-for-profit, American-style
educational institutions that meet standards comparable
to those required for U.S. accreditation. Such funds
shall be awarded on an open and competitive basis.
IRAQ
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account/Program recommendation
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Economic Support Fund................................. 150,000
of which, Marla Ruzicka Iraqi War Victims Fund.... 7,500
of which, scholarships............................ 10,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 5,600
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 47,000
Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training......... 1,000
Foreign Military Financing Program.................... 250,000
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Total, Iraq..................................... 453,600
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Israel.--The Committee recommends not less than
$3,300,000,000 for assistance for Israel under the FMF heading,
and an additional $5,000,000 for refugee resettlement in Israel
under the MRA heading, which shall be awarded on an open and
competitive basis.
Jordan.--The Committee recommends a total of not less than
$1,650,000,000 for assistance for Jordan, including
$125,000,000 from ESF balances in prior acts. Of this amount,
not less than $845,100,000 is for budget support, not less than
$425,000,000 is under the FMF heading, and $25,000,000 is for
programs to increase electricity transmission to neighboring
countries, including Iraq.
Additional Assistance.--The Committee recognizes the
continued economic and social stresses on Jordan caused
by continued conflict in the region and substantial
refugee populations residing in Jordan. Additional
assistance is available under the IDA and MRA headings
to address the needs of refugees in Jordan, including
host communities.
Enterprise Fund for Jordan.--Not later than 60 days
after enactment of the act, the DFC CEO shall consult
with the Committee on the establishment of an
enterprise fund for Jordan, in accordance with section
1421(g) of the BUILD Act of 2018.
Loan Guarantees.--Section 7025(p)(1) of the act
includes authority for loan guarantees for Jordan.
Sale of F-16 Aircraft.--The Committee supports the
sale of new F-16 aircraft to Jordan, and requests the
Department of State consult with the Committee on
options for financing such sale.
JORDAN
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account recommendation
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Economic Support Fund................................. 1,082,400
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 13,600
Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training......... 4,000
Foreign Military Financing Program.................... 425,000
Section 7031(d)(2) prior fiscal year Economic Support 125,000
Fund.................................................
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Total, Jordan................................... 1,650,000
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Lebanon.--The Committee recommends not less than
$244,000,000 for assistance for Lebanon, and continues
conditions on assistance in a manner similar to the prior
fiscal year.
Border Dispute Resolution.--Funds appropriated by the
act shall support programs to pursue the resolution of
border disputes between Lebanon and Israel.
Educational Institutions.--The Committee recommends
not less than $5,000,000 for not-for-profit educational
institutions in Lebanon that meet standards comparable
to those required for U.S. accreditation to continue
degree and/or certificate programs for refugees in
Lebanon. Such programs shall be designed to assist
refugees in Lebanon to acquire the skills necessary to
obtain employment and serve their communities.
Lebanese Armed Forces.--As in the past, the Committee
expects that no funds made available by the act will
benefit or legitimize Hizballah or any other FTOs
operating in Lebanon. The Committee concurs with the
Department of State assessment contained in the fiscal
year 2019 FMF spend plan for Lebanon (July 10, 2019)
that the:
L Lebanese Armed Forces [LAF] is a key source of
regional stability and a primary partner in achieving
U.S. national security interests in Lebanon. U.S.
support increases the LAF's capacity as the sole
legitimate defender of Lebanon's sovereignty; enables
the LAF to defend Lebanon from IS and al Qa'iada,
preventing potential destabilization from Sunni
extremist infiltration into Lebanon; helps to undermine
Hizballah's political power and influence; and secures
U.S. regional objectives vis-a-vis great power
competitors such as Russia, China, and Iran.
Scholarships.--The Committee recommends $12,000,000
for scholarships for students in Lebanon with high
financial need at not-for-profit institutions of higher
education in Lebanon that meet standards equivalent to
those required for U.S. accreditation by a regional
accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of
Education, to be awarded on a competitive basis.
Students graduating from public and private high
schools in Lebanon should be eligible for such
scholarships if they demonstrate financial need and
meet the academic requirements.
LEBANON
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account/Program recommendation
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Economic Support Fund................................. 115,000
of which, scholarships............................ 12,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 10,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 11,000
Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training......... 3,000
Foreign Military Financing Program.................... 105,000
-----------------
Total, Lebanon.................................. 244,000
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Libya.--The Committee recommends not less than $40,000,000
for stabilization assistance for Libya, and continues
limitations on assistance in a manner similar to the prior
fiscal year. The Committee supports UN efforts to secure a
political agreement in Libya, and affirms its support for the
Government of National Accord.
LIBYA
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account Recommendation
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Economic Support Fund................................. 27,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 2,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 11,000
Programs.............................................
-----------------
Total, Libya.................................... 40,000
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Morocco.--The Committee recommends not less than
$41,000,000 for assistance for Morocco, an increase of
$2,500,000 above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level. Additional
funds provided under the NADR heading shall be used to bolster
counterterrorism cooperation with Algeria and Tunisia, and to
address security threats emanating from Libya and in the Sahel.
MOROCCO
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account recommendation
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Economic Support Fund................................. 20,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 5,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 4,000
Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training......... 2,000
Foreign Military Financing Program.................... 10,000
-----------------
Total, Morocco.................................. 41,000
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Syria.--The Committee recommends not less than $130,000,000
for non-lethal stabilization assistance for Syria.
Safe Zone Stabilization Programs.--The Committee
recommends $25,000,000 for stabilization programs in a
``safe zone'' in Syria, if established. Such funds
should be conditioned on international organizations
and local NGOs having access to all areas and
populations in the zone. The Committee encourages the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID
Administrator, to secure the commitment of the
Government of Turkey to cooperate with international
and local partners on all aspects of delivering
assistance and access to all populations within the
zone, including facilitation of registration,
unfettered movement, and accessibility of key border
crossings.
Spend Plan.--Section 7050(b)(1)(A) of the act
requires a spend plan for assistance for Syria, which
shall include a timeline for obligation and expenditure
of all funds, including funds previously appropriated
and not yet obligated or expended, and funds received
by the U.S. Government from international donors and
foreign governments.
Uses of Funds.--Among other activities, stabilization
assistance for Syria should continue to be used for
programs to: (1) support targeted early recovery
activities, including rehabilitation of essential
services; (2) strengthen local administration through
training and other capacity building efforts; (3)
improve service delivery through technical and material
assistance to meet community needs; and (4) support
civilian community security providers with training,
operational support, and non-lethal assistance.
SYRIA
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account/Program Recommendation
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Economic Support Fund................................. 105,000
of which, emergency medical and rescue response 10,000
and chemical weapons use investigations..........
of which, reconciliation and local governance 25,000
programs.........................................
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 5,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 10,000
Programs.............................................
Section 7041(a)(1) Relief and Recovery Fund........... 10,000
-----------------
Total, Syria.................................... 130,000
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Tunisia.--The Committee recommends a total of not less than
$241,400,000 for assistance for Tunisia, including $50,000,000
from ESF balances in prior acts.
Loan Guarantees.--Section 7025(p)(1) of the act
includes authority for loan guarantees for Tunisia.
TUNISIA
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account recommendation
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Economic Support Fund................................. 85,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 13,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 6,100
Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training......... 2,300
Foreign Military Financing Program.................... 85,000
Section 7031(j)(2) prior fiscal year Economic Support 50,000
Fund.................................................
-----------------
Total, Tunisia.................................. 241,400
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West Bank and Gaza.--The Committee recommends not less than
$75,000,000 for security assistance for the West Bank under
title IV of this act and prior acts.
Report on Private Sector Partnership Programs.--Funds
made available by the act for private sector
partnership programs in the West Bank pursuant to
subsection (k)(4), if authorized, should be used, in
addition to other purposes, to support joint
Palestinian and Israeli businesses and to encourage
commerce between Israeli and Palestinian businesses in
the West Bank. Not later than 90 days after enactment
of the act, the Secretary of State, in consultation
with the USAID Administrator, shall submit a report to
the Committee describing steps taken, or planned to be
taken, in support of this effort.
Yemen.--The Committee recommends not less than $40,000,000
for stabilization assistance for Yemen, of which not less than
$15,000,000 is to be administered by the UN Development
Program.
The Committee recognizes the complexity of the conflict in
Yemen and the humanitarian catastrophe that exits, and
underscores the importance of stabilization programs to counter
IS, undermine the influence of al Qaeda, and set conditions
under which internal stability can be established in Yemen over
the longer term, which is essential for the security of
international shipping lanes through the Gulf of Aden.
YEMEN
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account/Program Recommendation
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Global Health Programs, USAID......................... 3,500
Economic Support Fund................................. 16,500
of which, UN governance facility.................. 5,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 6,500
Programs.............................................
Section 7041(a)(1) Relief and Recovery Fund........... 13,500
of which, UN stabilization facility............... 10,000
-----------------
Total, Yemen.................................... 40,000
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Sec. 7032. Africa.
Burkina Faso.--The Committee recommends not less than
$81,500,000 for assistance for Burkina Faso.
BURKINA FASO
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account recommendation
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Global Health Programs, Department of State........... 2,000
Global Health Programs, USAID......................... 33,500
Development Assistance................................ 15,550
International Military Education and Training......... 450
Section 7041(a)(1) Relief and Recovery Fund........... 30,000
-----------------
Total, Burkina Faso............................. 81,500
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Cameroon.--The Secretary of State shall continue to work
with the Government of Cameroon to ensure the transparent
investigation, and appropriate punishment, of security force
personnel of such government who are credibly alleged to have
committed, ordered, or covered up gross violations of human
rights, including against Cameroonian citizens and refugees in
the Far North and Anglophone regions of Cameroon. Not later
than 90 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary shall
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on
the status of such investigations, and consult with such
committees on the intended uses of funds made available by the
act for Cameroon. The report shall also include a list of armed
forces units that have been denied assistance pursuant to
section 620M of the FAA or section 362 of title 10, United
States Code.
Central African Republic.--The Committee remains concerned
with mass atrocities in the Central African Republic and the
lack of accountability for such acts committed by government
security forces. The Committee supports efforts by the
Secretary of State and USAID Administrator to promote
institutional reform and conflict resolution, and to provide
humanitarian assistance to those in need. The Committee
recommends enhanced diplomatic engagement to address increasing
instability, including support for efforts to ensure the
effective operation of the Special Criminal Court.
Democratic Republic of the Congo.--The Committee recommends
not less than $298,310,000 for assistance for the DRC for
stabilization, global health, and bilateral economic
assistance, including in areas affected by, or at risk from,
the Ebola virus disease [EVD].
EVD Outbreak and Notwithstanding Authority.--The
Committee remains concerned with the EVD outbreak in
Eastern Congo, and the inherent challenges of
responding to this health emergency in a conflict zone.
The Committee supports efforts to provide broader
development assistance to affected communities as a
means to mitigate resistance and suspicion to local and
international response efforts. Given the urgency of
the outbreak and the complex operating environment, the
Committee expects the administration to use existing
notwithstanding and waiver authorities to provide
assistance to contain the EVD outbreak, including with
respect to actions otherwise required under the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law
106-386).
Transparency, Equality, and Accountability.--The
Committee recommends $1,500,000 for a new initiative to
increase transparency, equality, and accountability in
the DRC through a program to further anti-corruption,
access to justice, and rule of law reforms that will
target improvements in food security and women's
economic empowerment. Such funds shall be awarded on an
open and competitive basis.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account recommendation
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Global Health Programs, Department of State........... 68,500
Global Health Programs, USAID......................... 138,200
Economic Support Fund................................. 81,300
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 3,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 4,000
Programs.............................................
Peacekeeping Operations............................... 3,000
International Military Education and Training......... 310
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Total, Democratic Republic of the Congo......... 298,310
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Ethiopia.--The Committee recommends not less than
$6,000,000 for democracy and human rights programs in Ethiopia,
including to promote conflict resolution, civic education, and
social inclusion.
Beta Israel Community.--The Committee is aware of the
Beta Israel community in the Siemen Shewa region of
Amhara and Oromia who suffer from widespread
discrimination and poverty, and requests the USAID
Administrator to consult with the Committee on options
for providing assistance to improve the socio-economic
status of this underserved community.
Lake Chad Basin Countries.--The Committee notes that the
gains achieved by the G5 Sahel Joint Force and Multinational
Joint Task Force can only be sustained if accompanied by long-
term development programs and effective and legitimate
governance, including the efficient delivery of basic services.
Therefore, the Committee recommends additional assistance for
democracy and development programs in Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria,
and Chad.
Liberia.--The Committee recommends $118,500,000 for
assistance for Liberia.
LIBERIA
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account recommendation
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Global Health Programs, Department of State........... 3,500
Global Health Programs, USAID......................... 34,640
Development Assistance................................ 65,500
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 11,000
Peacekeeping Operations............................... 1,000
International Military Education and Training......... 360
Foreign Military Financing Program.................... 2,500
-----------------
Total, Liberia.................................. 118,500
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Mali.--The Committee recommends not less than $193,000,000
for assistance for Mali. The Committee notes the importance of
France's Operation Barkhane and the UN Multidimensional
Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali in creating conditions
for peace and stability. The Committee is concerned with the
destabilizing impact that insecurity in Mali has on regional
neighbors, particularly Burkina Faso and Niger.
Clarification.--The Committee believes that USAID and
other international donors must remain focused on long-
term development and governance needs of countries in
the Sahel. Absent a sustained approach to addressing
health, environmental, governance, development, and
economic needs, conditions for insecurity, extremism,
and terrorism will persist.
Consultation.--The USAID Administrator shall consult
with the Committee prior to obligating funds for a new
partnership program to strengthen civil society in
Mali.
MALI
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account recommendation
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Global Health Programs, Department of State........... 4,500
Global Health Programs, USAID......................... 64,800
Development Assistance................................ 70,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 1,000
Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training......... 700
Section 7041(a)(1) Relief and Recovery Fund........... 52,000
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Total, Mali..................................... 193,000
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Niger.--The Committee recommends not less than $91,000,000
for assistance for Niger.
NIGER
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account recommendation
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Global Health Programs, USAID......................... 27,000
Development Assistance................................ 26,300
Economic Support Fund................................. 6,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 1,000
Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training......... 700
Section 7041(a)(1) Relief and Recovery Fund........... 30,000
-----------------
Total, Niger.................................... 91,000
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South Sudan.--The Committee recommends $148,300,000 for
assistance for South Sudan.
Requirement to Update Strategy.--The Committee
supports programs to improve the capacity of civil
society in South Sudan to document human rights
violations and strengthen justice and accountability
mechanisms. Not later than 45 days after enactment of
the act, the Secretary of State shall submit an update
to the strategy required in section 7042(i)(1) of
division J of Public Law 115-31.
Report on Terrain Hotel Attack.--Not later than 45
days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State
shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees on steps taken, and planned to be taken, by
the Governments of the United States and South Sudan to
obtain justice and fair compensation for the victims of
the attack on the Terrain Hotel on July 11, 2016.
SOUTH SUDAN
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account recommendation
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Global Health Programs, Department of State........... 27,500
Global Health Programs, USAID......................... 32,500
Development Assistance................................ 65,300
Economic Support Fund................................. 1,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 2,000
Programs.............................................
Peacekeeping Operations............................... 20,000
-----------------
Total, South Sudan.............................. 148,300
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Tanzania.--The Committee is concerned with the Government
of Tanzania's plan to construct a large hydroelectric dam in
the heart of the Selous Game Reserve, a UN Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage Site with
unique wildlife and biodiversity, as well as with the
government's failure to conduct a thorough assessment of the
environmental impacts of the planned project. Not later than 30
days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall
brief the Committee on the status and sources of financing for
the project.
The Gambia.--The Committee notes the return of democratic
rule in The Gambia and recommends $2,000,000 under the DA
heading for democracy assistance for that country to build the
capacity of government institutions and to promote human
rights, including support for the Gambian Truth, Reconciliation
and Reparations Commission.
War Crimes in Africa.--The Committee continues to support
efforts by the United States, United Nations, African Union,
and governments in Central Africa to capture Joseph Kony and
other top commanders of the Lord's Resistance Army [LRA], and
to assist victims of the LRA's crimes. The Committee recommends
not less than $10,000,000 under the ESF heading to implement
the Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda
Recovery Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-172).
West Africa Anti-Slavery.--The Committee recommends
$2,000,000 under the ESF heading to combat slavery in
Mauritania and neighboring countries.
Sec. 7033. East Asia and the Pacific.
Burma.--The Committee recommends not less than $141,000,000
for assistance for Burma, including not less than $16,000,000
under the DA heading and not less than $85,000,000 under the
ESF heading. Similar terms and conditions on assistance for
Burma to those enacted in fiscal year 2019 are continued in the
act.
Democratic and Constitutional Reforms.--The Committee
reiterates its support for the long-term democratic
development of Burma, including constitutional reforms.
Not later than 30 days after enactment of the act, the
USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committee on
programs to support and further such reforms.
Notwithstanding Authority.--The Committee urges and
expects the administration to use existing
notwithstanding and waiver authorities for programs in
Burma that support the IPS and undermine the influence
of the PRC in Burma, including with respect to actions
required under 22 U.S.C. 7107.
Swe Koke Ko Special Economic Zone.--Efforts by the
PRC to extend influence in Burma, particularly in
ethnic areas and through the BRI and other economic
influence activities, are of significant concern. In
particular, the $15,000,000,000 construction of the
Yatai Swe Koke Ko Special Economic Zone across the Moei
River from Mae Sot, Thailand is alarming. This mega-
project is promoted by the Chinese Yatai International
Holding Group as the ``Myanmar Silicon Valley'' and
flagship project of the BRI, but in reality is an
effort by the PRC to colonize Karen territory with
320,000 Han Chinese and protect and expand regional BRI
investments in Southeast Asia. Reports of forced
seizure of land and environmental degradation
associated with ongoing construction are rife, and the
Committee directs the USAID Administrator to support
Karen and Thai activists in increasing transparency and
accountability surrounding this project.
Use of Funds.--Funds appropriated under title III of
the act for assistance for Burma shall also be made
available for the purposes of section 7043(a)(1)(B)(i),
(iv), (v), (vi), and (vii) of division F of Public Law
116-6.
Violations of Human Rights.--The Committee recognizes
the challenges in addressing gross violations of human
rights in Burma, particularly those committed against
ethnic groups, and notes with concern the continued
rise of ethno-chauvinism within the Bamar population.
The Committee remains concerned with the Burmese
military's (Tatmadaw) support of the Buddhist
nationalist group Ma Ba Tha (The Patriotic Association
of Myanmar), and escalating crackdown on civil society.
The Committee supports domestic and international
efforts to hold the Tatmadaw accountable for its
violations against the people of Burma, especially the
Kachin, Karen, Rohingya, and Shan.
BURMA
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account/Program recommendation
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Global Health Programs, Department of State........... 13,000
Global Health Programs, USAID......................... 23,500
Development Assistance................................ 16,000
of which, higher education programs............... 10,000
Economic Support Fund................................. 85,000
of which, documentation of human rights violations 3,000
against Rohingya.................................
of which, documentation of human rights violations 750
in Burma.........................................
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 3,500
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Total, Burma.................................... 141,000
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Cambodia.--The Committee recommends not less than
$113,000,000 for assistance for Cambodia.
Clarification.--Assistance for Cambodia is intended
to continue to assist the people of Cambodia achieve
progress in specific areas neglected or purposefully
undermined by the Government of Cambodia, including
health, economic development, the environment, and
democracy and human rights. The Committee recognizes
the aspirations of the people of Cambodia for an
independent, sovereign country firmly rooted in
democracy and the rule of law, and led by a government
that provides for the general welfare of all citizens,
not only Oknhas and the political elite.
Conditions on Assistance.--The Committee provides
that, with certain exceptions, no funds in the act may
be made available for the Government of Cambodia unless
certain steps are taken to strengthen regional security
and stability, protect its sovereignty from the PRC,
and respect the rights and freedoms enshrined in the
Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia enacted in
1993, which shall include: (1) the restoration of the
civil and political rights of the opposition Cambodia
National Rescue Party [CNRP], media, and civil society
organizations; and (2) the release of all political
prisoners, including opposition leader Kem Sokha from
house arrest. An exception is included for certain
programs, including those that protect the sovereignty
of Cambodia from the PRC.
Dynastic Succession.--The Committee believes that the
selfish interests of the Prime Minister to establish
dynastic succession in Cambodia played a significant
factor in the dissolution of the CNRP, imprisonment and
exile of its leaders, and growing strategic alliance
with the PRC. The Committee is aware that not all
elements of the ruling Cambodian People's Party support
the erosion of democracy and the rule of law caused by
the Prime Minister's actions, or the regional
uncertainty resulting from the alliance with the PRC.
Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia.--The
Secretary of State shall continue to seek reimbursement
from the Principal Donors Group for the Documentation
Center of Cambodia for costs incurred in support of the
Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia. Not
later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the
Secretary of State shall report to the Committee on
actions taken to secure such reimbursement.
Research and Education Programs.--Funds made
available by the act for assistance for Cambodia shall
be made available for research and education programs
associated with the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia.
Strategic Orientation Toward the People's Republic of
China.--Cambodia poses a growing strategic threat to
its neighbors, specifically by the Government of
Cambodia's reported agreement to allow the PRC to use
Ream Naval Base as a military outpost to cover the
southern flank of the South China Sea and the approval
for the construction by the Chinese Union Development
Group of a two-mile, dual use runway and port at Dara
Sakor, located 45 miles from Ream, as part of a $3.8
billion development project. The Committee urges the
administration to implement targeted sanctions,
unilaterally and in concert with regional allies, to
demonstrate the costs associated with becoming a vassal
state of the PRC.
Treaty, Charter, and Agreement Violations.--Given the
extent of the influence and presence of the PRC in
Cambodia, the Government of Cambodia is in violation of
its commitments to: (1) Articles 2a, 2c, and 10 of the
Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia; (2)
Articles 2(a) and 2(e) of the ASEAN Charter; and (3)
Articles 1, 2, and 3 of the Agreement Concerning the
Sovereignty, Independence, Territorial Integrity and
Inviolability, Neutrality and National Unity of
Cambodia, signed 23 October 1992, including by the PRC.
Visa Restrictions and Additional Sanctions.--Funds
appropriated under title I of the act shall be made
available to continue to implement the policy announced
by the Department of State on December 6, 2017, to
restrict the issuance of visas to enter the United
States to individuals involved in undermining democracy
in Cambodia, including family members of such
individuals, as appropriate. Not later than 30 days
after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State
shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees describing the continued implementation of
such policy.
The Committee supports additional sanctions against
Cambodian officials involved in corruption and gross
violations of human rights under section 7022(c)(1) of
the act and similar provisions in prior acts, and notes
with interest Cambodian cases pending under the Global
Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. Such
sanctions shall be implemented on an ongoing and
sustained basis, and include immediate family members,
associates, and extended networks of such officials.
Particular focus shall be placed on corruption
associated with the expansion of PRC economic presence
in Cambodia.
CAMBODIA
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account/Program recommendation
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Global Health Programs, Department of State........... 4,500
Global Health Programs, USAID......................... 39,500
Development Assistance................................ 64,000
of which, access to health and social services for 5,000
survivors of the Khmer Rouge regime..............
of which, youth empowerment and countering 5,000
exploitative investment models of the PRC........
of which, democracy programs...................... 23,000
of which, environment programs.................... 10,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 5,000
Programs.............................................
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Total, Cambodia................................. 113,000
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Hong Kong.--The Committee recommends not less than
$1,500,000 for democracy programs for Hong Kong.
Creeping Influence of the People's Republic of
China.--The Committee recognizes the efforts of the
people of Hong Kong to thwart the creeping influence of
the PRC in their affairs, including the proposed
amendments to the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance that
would permit the extradition of alleged criminals to
mainland China. The Committee urges the PRC to cease
the ``mainlandization'' of Hong Kong and to fully abide
by its commitments in the Joint Declaration to allow
the people of Hong Kong ``a high degree of autonomy''
to govern Hong Kong.
Reporting Requirement.--In addition to updating the
issues described under the heading ``Hong Kong'' in
section 7043 of Senate Report 115-282, subsection
(f)(4) requires the Secretary of State to include
additional information in the annual report required
under section 301 of the United States-Hong Kong Policy
Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5731).
Indonesia.--The Committee recommends $136,000,000 for
assistance for Indonesia.
INDONESIA
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Global Health Programs, Department of State........... 2,625
Global Health Programs, USAID......................... 35,000
Development Assistance................................ 65,100
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 10,625
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 6,000
Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training......... 2,650
Foreign Military Financing Program.................... 14,000
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Total, Indonesia................................ 136,000
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Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Asia Reassurance Initiative
Act of 2018.--The Committee recommends a total of not less than
$2,555,000,000 to support implementation of the IPS and Public
Law 115-409, of which $760,000,000 is made available under
title I of the act, not less than $1,420,000,000 is made
available under titles III and IV of the act, and not less than
$375,000,000 is made available under the DA, ESF, INCLE, NADR,
and FMF headings for the Countering Chinese Influence Fund.
Clarification.--Pursuant to section 409(a)(2) of
Public Law 115-409, funds appropriated by the act that
are made available for democracy programs in the PRC
shall be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary
of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
Coordination.--The implementation of the IPS shall be
coordinated with Public Law 115-409, and similar
strategies of allies in the Indo-Pacific region,
specifically the governments of Australia, India,
Japan, and South Korea.
Countering Chinese Influence Fund.--Of the funds made
available by the act for the CCIF, not less than
$25,000,000 shall be made available to support efforts
of civil society in Burma, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia
to increase transparency and accountability associated
with the BRI and other economic and influence
activities of the PRC, particularly in areas bordering
Vietnam.
COUNTERING CHINESE INFLUENCE FUND
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account recommendation
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Development Assistance................................ 100,000
Economic Support Fund................................. 100,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 100,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 25,000
Programs.............................................
Foreign Military Financing Program.................... 50,000
-----------------
Total, Countering Chinese Influence Fund........ 375,000
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Debt-Trap Transactions.--The Committee encourages
USAID to scale-up efforts to help countries in the
Indo-Pacific region avoid debt-trap transactions by the
PRC by providing advisory services to help boost host
government capacity to evaluate contracts and assess
the economic, social, and environmental impacts of
potential infrastructure projects. Such assistance
could include: (1) providing project support and
advisory services, including legal services and
technical assistance for contract negotiation; and (2)
feasibility studies, debt sustainability analyses, and
bid/proposal evaluation, as appropriate. The Committee
expects such assistance to be targeted toward helping
countries in the region adhere to high standards of
transparency and sustainability so that they are better
equipped to resist coercive economic practices and the
burden of unsustainable debt.
Mekong River Law Enforcement Programs.--The
Committee recommends not less than $25,000,000 from
CCIF funds made available under the INCLE heading for a
program to strengthen law enforcement and combat
transnational crime along the Mekong River. Funds shall
be made available for assistance for Burma, Thailand,
Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
Monitoring and Control of Chinese Labor.--Funds
made available by the act for the CCIF shall be made
available to improve the monitoring and control of
Chinese laborers associated with the BRI and other
economic influence activities travelling to, and
transiting through, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, and
Laos.
Spend Plan.--In submitting the spend plan required
by section 7050(b)(1)(D) of the act for the IPS, the
Secretary of State shall include amounts to be
obligated by account for the activities authorized in
Public Law 115-409, including cybersecurity
cooperation, energy programs and initiatives, trade
capacity building and trade facilitation, intellectual
property protection, and democracy programs.
Strategic Subregion of Concern.--The Committee
notes that the Mekong subregion is the frontline in the
PRC's effort to leverage debt-trap transactions in an
effort to influence political decision-making and
diminish sovereignty. In creating tools to counter this
effort, the administration should recognize that the
least developed countries are the most vulnerable.
Programs authorized by the BUILD Act of 2018,
activities that fall under the IPS, other incentives
designed to strengthen economic ties within the
subregion, and mitigation of the risk to U.S.
investors, should be prioritized for countries in this
region, particularly Laos.
Laos.--The Committee recommends not less than $78,500,000
for assistance for Laos.
Unexploded Ordnance Clearance.--The Committee
recommends not less than $40,000,000 for the clearance
of unexploded ordnance [UXO] in Laos, which is mostly
of U.S. origin. The Committee notes that improved UXO
survey and clearance methods are creating greater
efficiencies.
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
Feasibility Study and Program.--The act requires that
DFC funds shall be made available for a feasibility
study and program, if appropriate, in Laos, the purpose
of which should be to further U.S. investment
opportunities while countering PRC influence.
LAOS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account Recommendation
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Global Health Programs, Department of State........... 1,000
Global Health Programs, USAID......................... 8,500
Development Assistance................................ 27,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 1,500
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 40,000
Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training......... 500
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Total, Laos..................................... 78,500
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North Korea.--No funds made available by the act under the
ESF heading may be may available for assistance for the
Government of North Korea.
Human Rights.--The Committee recommends not less than
$4,000,000 for the promotion of human rights in North
Korea under the ESF heading, to be administered by DRL.
An additional $6,000,000 is included for such
activities under the NED heading.
Prisons and Gulags Database.--Funds appropriated by
the act under title III shall be made available to
continue to maintain a database of prisons and gulags
in North Korea, in accordance with section 3032(i) of
the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K
of Public Law 113-76).
People's Republic of China Access Report.--Not later than
90 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an
update to the report required under this heading in Senate
Report 115-282 in the manner described.
Philippines.--The Committee prohibits assistance under the
INCLE heading for counternarcotics assistance for the
Philippines, with certain exceptions. The counternarcotics
strategy of the Government of the Philippines is not consistent
with international norms.
Programs.--Funds under title III of the act shall be
made available for USAID to continue support for the
national and community based drug treatment and demand
reduction program implemented by the Philippine
Department of Health and local entities. Such funds
shall be made available on a cost-matching basis, to
the maximum extent practicable.
Report.--Not later than 45 days after enactment of
the act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report
to the appropriate congressional committees describing
steps taken during the previous calendar year by the
Government of the Philippines to: (1) prosecute armed
forces personnel, including commanding officers, who
are credibly alleged to have ordered, committed, or
aided or abetted extra-judicial executions, forced
disappearances, and other gross violations of human
rights, and to strengthen judicial institutions
responsible for investigating, prosecuting, and
punishing those responsible for such crimes; (2)
promote only armed forces personnel who demonstrate
professionalism and respect for human rights; and (3)
ensure that the Philippine armed forces and
paramilitary groups under its control are not engaging
in acts of intimidation or violence against
journalists, human rights and environmental defenders,
and other social activists. The report shall also
describe any actions taken by the Secretary and other
U.S. officials during such period to encourage the
Government of the Philippines to take such steps. The
report shall be posted on the website of the Department
of State concurrently with the submission of the report
to the Committee.
Thailand.--The Committee recommends not less than
$16,500,000 for assistance for Thailand in the act, including
not less than $4,000,000 for democracy, conflict resolution,
and reconciliation programs in Southern Thailand and $1,000,000
for a trilateral program with Thailand to counter PRC influence
in the region, which shall be mutually agreed upon by the
Governments of the United States and Thailand.
THAILAND
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account/Program Recommendation
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Development Assistance................................ 2,500
Economic Support Fund................................. 5,000
of which, democracy and reconciliation programs... 4,000
of which, trilateral programs..................... 1,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 2,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 1,500
Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training......... 1,500
Foreign Military Financing Program.................... 4,000
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Total, Thailand................................. 16,500
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Tibet.--The Committee recommends not less than $8,000,000
for NGOs to support activities which preserve cultural
traditions and promote sustainable development, education, and
environmental conservation in Tibetan communities in the Tibet
Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan communities in the PRC;
not less than $6,000,000 for programs to promote and preserve
Tibetan culture and language in the refugee and diaspora
communities, and for other purposes; and not less than
$3,000,000 for programs to strengthen the capacity of the
Central Tibetan Administration [CTA].
Funds appropriated by the act for assistance for Tibet are
intended to continue and expand programs, including those that:
(1) improve the economic development, well-being, and
resilience of Tibetan culture and the community in exile; (2)
enhance the capacity of Tibetan institutions and governance,
such as the CTA; and (3) strengthen democracy, governance,
information and international outreach, and research associated
with Tibet and the Tibetan community in South Asia.
For purposes of the report required by section 653(a) of
the FAA, spend plans, and notifications, the Department of
State and USAID shall differentiate assistance made available
by the act for Tibet from any such assistance made available
for the PRC.
Timor-Leste.--The Committee recommends $19,900,000 for
assistance for Timor-Leste.
TIMOR-LESTE
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account recommendation
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Global Health Programs, USAID......................... 2,000
Development Assistance................................ 16,600
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 800
International Military Education and Training......... 500
-----------------
Total, Timor-Leste.............................. 19,900
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Vietnam.--The Committee recommends not less than
$165,000,000 for assistance for Vietnam.
Dioxin Contamination Sites and Health/Disability
Programs.--The Committee again recommends not less than
$20,000,000 under the ESF heading for activities
related to the remediation of dioxin contamination
sites in Vietnam, and not less than $13,000,000 under
the DA heading to expand health/disability programs to
assist persons with severe physical or cognitive
disabilities in areas sprayed with Agent Orange or
contaminated with dioxin. The Committee intends that
funds for health/disability programs will be provided,
to the maximum extent practicable, through local
Vietnamese organizations, including to improve their
capacity to deliver services. The Committee recommends
not less than $1,500,000 to strengthen Vietnam's
capacity to collect archival information and conduct
DNA analysis. The USAID Administrator shall consult
with the Committee on the proposed uses of funds.
Scholarship Program.--The Committee requests the
Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs to consult with the
Committee on the feasibility of establishing a
scholarship program for students in the region to
attend Fulbright University Vietnam [FUV].
Trilateral Programs.--The Committee recommends
$1,000,000 for a trilateral program with Vietnam, which
shall be mutually agreed upon by the Governments of the
United States and Vietnam.
Unexploded Ordnance Clearance.--The Committee
recommends $17,500,000 under the NADR heading for UXO
clearance in Vietnam.
Vietnam Education Foundation.--Subsection (j)(2)
permits any remaining unobligated balances in the
Vietnam Education Foundation-Vietnam Debt Repayment
Fund to be made available for grants authorized by
section 211 of the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of
2000 (114 Stat. 2763A-257; 22 U.S.C. 2452). The
Committee recommends an additional $3,000,000 under the
ESF heading for a grant to FUV. Such funds are not
available for the construction of facilities.
VIETNAM
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account/Program recommendation
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Global Health Programs, Department of State........... 26,350
Global Health Programs, USAID......................... 5,000
Development Assistance................................ 61,450
Economic Support Fund................................. 35,000
of which, Fulbright University Vietnam............ 3,000
of which, trilateral programs..................... 1,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 6,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 17,500
Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training......... 1,700
Foreign Military Financing Program.................... 12,000
-----------------
Total, Vietnam.................................. 165,000
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Sec. 7034. South and Central Asia.
Afghanistan.--The Committee recommends $322,091,000 for
assistance for Afghanistan.
Afghan Civilian Assistance Program.--Funds made
available for the Afghan Civilian Assistance Program
shall be made available to assist Afghans who suffer
losses as a result of U.S. military operations in
Afghanistan. Such funds shall be administered by USAID
as a distinct Program and implemented by a qualified
NGO or contractor in Afghanistan, and shall be in
addition to funds otherwise made available for such
purposes. The USAID Administrator shall consult with
the Committee prior to the obligation of funds for such
Program.
Higher Education Institutions.--Subsection (a)(1)(B)
requires that funds made available for assistance for
Afghanistan shall be made available to continue support
for higher education institutions in Kabul,
Afghanistan, including for the costs for operations and
security. In addition, subsection (a)(2)(B)(i) requires
funds in the act and prior acts be made available for
an endowment for a higher education institution in
Kabul that is accessible to both men and women. Not
later than 60 days after enactment of the act and prior
to the initial obligation of such funds, the Secretary
of State and the USAID Administrator shall consult with
the Committee on the establishment of the endowment.
Humanitarian Assistance and Peace Plan
Implementation.--The Committee recognizes the
importance of humanitarian assistance and NGOs in
Afghanistan, and expects the Secretary of State and
USAID Administrator to include in any peace process
planning the requirement for an immediate surge in such
assistance to maintain and create conditions for the
successful implementation of a peace process by
focusing on humanitarian needs broadly defined in
communities affected by conflict. The Committee notes
that multilateral organizations, including the World
Bank, will require significant time and resources to
establish the necessary mechanisms to support
implementation of a peace agreement.
Personnel Floor and Report.--The Committee has worked
closely with the Department of State and USAID to
rationalize personnel levels in Kabul, Afghanistan.
While the consolidation and closure of several
compounds allows for a reduction in personnel that the
Committee supports, inadequate justification has been
provided for reducing the level of USAID personnel at
the Mission from 114 U.S. Direct Hire positions to 70
positions. The Secretary of State and USAID
Administrator shall maintain the level of 114 positions
until sufficient justification for significant staff
reductions is provided to the Committee for
consideration, including an explanation of the
personnel requirements for the Mission should a peace
agreement be achieved. This requirement shall not
hinder the reduction of personnel required by
substantial risk to human health or welfare.
The Secretary of State shall update the report
required by section 7044(a)(1)(B) of division J of
Public Law 115-31 through fiscal year 2021.
Women's Empowerment.--The Committee intends that
gender-related programs shall be a top priority of the
Governments of the United States and Afghanistan,
particularly activities that prioritize women's
participation in political and security processes and
programs, and that address gender-based violence. Funds
made available by the act for gender programs in
Afghanistan shall be made available as grants to Afghan
organizations, to the maximum extent practicable.
Women's Participation in the Peace Process.--The
report required by subsection (a)(2)(A) shall include a
detailed description of U.S. Government advocacy for:
(1) the inclusion of Afghan women in ongoing and future
negotiations to end the conflict in Afghanistan; and
(2) support for the inclusion of constitutional
protections of women's and girl's human rights that
ensure their freedom of movement, rights to education
and work, political participation, and access to
healthcare and justice in any agreement reached through
intra-Afghan negotiations, including negotiations with
the Taliban.
AFGHANISTAN
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account/Program recommendation
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Economic Support Fund................................. 200,000
of which, Afghan Civilian Victims Assistance 10,000
Program..........................................
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 84,291
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 37,000
Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training......... 800
-----------------
Total, Afghanistan.............................. 322,091
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Bangladesh.--The Committee recommends not less than
$205,500,000 for assistance for Bangladesh, including not less
than $23,500,000 to address the needs of communities impacted
by refugees from Burma; $2,000,000 for democracy programs for
the Rohingya community in Bangladesh; and not less than
$1,500,000 for programs to professionalize and improve
accountability within the armed forces and national police.
Democracy Programs.--The Committee notes the need for
greater transparency and accountability in Bangladesh,
particularly within the judicial, law enforcement, and
electoral sectors, and recommends not less than
$21,300,000 under the DA heading for democracy
assistance for that country.
Labor Programs.--The Committee recommends not less
than $3,000,000 for programs to improve labor
conditions in Bangladesh in the readymade garment,
shrimp, and fish export sectors, and to support NGOs
that have a history of working on labor rights advocacy
related to such sectors. The Committee directs the
USAID Administrator to consult with the heads of other
relevant Federal agencies, including the Department of
State, ILAB, and USTR, regarding the use of such funds.
Rohingya Crisis.--The Committee commends the
Government of Bangladesh, particularly Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina, for efforts to accommodate and protect
nearly one million Rohingya refugees from Burma, and
recognizes the need to provide assistance to impacted
host communities. The Committee encourages continued
efforts by the Government of Bangladesh and
humanitarian organizations to provide schooling and
livelihoods to these refugee in order to create
conditions conducive to maintaining stability and
security while negotiations with the Government of
Burma for the safe and voluntary return of these
refugees continues.
BANGLADESH
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account recommendation
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Global Health Programs, USAID......................... 66,000
Development Assistance................................ 130,500
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 2,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 3,500
Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training......... 1,500
Foreign Military Financing Program.................... 2,000
-----------------
Total, Bangladesh............................... 205,500
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India.--The Committee recommends $120,000,000 for
assistance for India. The Committee encourages enhanced
engagement with India on issues of mutual interest, including
in the Indo-Pacific region, and recognizes the benefit to U.S.
national security interests of continued cooperation on health,
environment, and development programs impacting India.
Humanitarian Crisis in Kashmir.--The Committee notes
with concern the current humanitarian crisis in Kashmir
and calls on the Government of India to: (1) fully
restore telecommunications and Internet services; (2)
lift its lockdown and curfew; and (3) release
individuals detained pursuant to the Government's
revocation of Article 370 of the Indian constitution.
USAID Mission.--The Committee notes the importance of
continuing the USAID Mission presence and programs in
India, including to assist in the implementation of the
IPS and programs in Afghanistan.
INDIA
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account Recommendation
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Global Health Programs, Department of State........... 16,700
Global Health Programs, USAID......................... 49,500
Development Assistance................................ 25,000
Economic Support Fund................................. 24,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 3,000
Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training......... 1,800
-----------------
Total, India.................................... 120,000
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Maldives.--The Committee recommends $5,000,000 for
assistance for the Maldives, and underscores the country's
geostrategic location astride shipping lanes. The Committee
expects the IPS to include specific programs for the Maldives.
MALDIVES
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Account Committee Recommendation
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Development Assistance 2,200
Economic Support Fund 2,000
International Military Education and 400
Training
Foreign Military Financing Program 400
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Total, Maldives............... 5,000
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Nepal.--The Committee recommends not less than $133,800,000
for assistance for Nepal, including for earthquake recovery and
reconstruction, energy programs, democracy programs, and
programs to promote women's empowerment.
NEPAL
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account recommendation
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Global Health Programs, Department of State........... 9,706
Global Health Programs, USAID......................... 43,380
Economic Support Fund................................. 75,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 2,324
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 690
Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training......... 1,000
Foreign Military Financing Program.................... 1,700
-----------------
Total, Nepal.................................... 133,800
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Pakistan.--The Committee recommends not less than
$91,300,000 for assistance for Pakistan.
Pakistan Civilian Assistance Program.--The Committee
recommends not less than $10,000,000 under the ESF
heading for the Pakistan Civilian Assistance Program
for assistance for civilians who suffer losses as a
result of armed conflict.
Withholding of Funds.--Subsection (d)(1) carries
forward the requirement to withhold $33,000,000 from
obligation funds appropriated under titles III and IV
of the act until the Secretary of State reports to the
Committee that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from
prison and cleared of all charges related to the
assistance provided to the United States in locating
Osama bin Laden. Given the significant pipeline for
Pakistan, the Committee permits the withholding from
funds appropriated under such titles in prior acts.
Women in Security Forces.--Subsection (f) requires
that funds in the act shall be made available to
enhance the recruitment, professionalism, and retention
of women in the judiciary, police, and other security
forces in South and Central Asia, and the Committee
recommends not less than the fiscal year 2019 level for
such purposes in Pakistan.
PAKISTAN
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account/Program recommendation
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Economic Support Fund................................. 48,000
of which, Pakistan Civilian Assistance Program.... 10,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 40,000
of which, border security......................... 15,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 1,800
Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training......... 1,500
-----------------
Total, Pakistan................................. 91,300
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Sri Lanka.--The Committee recommends not less than
$49,000,000 for assistance for Sri Lanka. The Committee is
concerned that the confluence of the Easter Day, 2019 terrorist
attacks, the backsliding of democracy, and the lingering legacy
of conflict creates conditions for the erosion of the rule of
law in Sri Lanka.
Report on the Efforts of the People's Republic of
China to Exert Influence.--Not later than 90 days after
enactment of the act, the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal
agencies, shall submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees, in classified form if
necessary, detailing the efforts of the PRC to exert
influence over the Government of Sri Lanka, including
through political processes and within the armed
forces.
Report on Security Reforms.--Not later than 90 days
after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State
shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees detailing steps taken by the Government of
Sri Lanka during the previous calendar year to: (1)
repeal laws that do not comply with international
standards for arrest and detention by security forces;
(2) assist investigations of cases of missing persons
with the cooperation of the armed forces; (3)
substantially reduce the presence of the armed forces
in former conflict zones; (4) investigate allegations
of arbitrary arrest and torture, and support a credible
justice mechanism; and (5) return military occupied
lands in former conflict zones to their rightful owners
or compensate those who land was confiscated without
due process.
SRI LANKA
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account recommendation
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Economic Support Fund................................. 40,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 1,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 7,000
Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training......... 500
Foreign Military Financing Program.................... 500
-----------------
Total, Sri Lanka................................ 49,000
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Sec. 7035. Latin America and the Caribbean.
Central America.--The Committee recommends not less than
$515,000,000 under titles III and IV of the act for assistance
for Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,
Nicaragua, and Panama, including through the Central America
Regional Security Initiative [CARSI].
Assistance in Prior Fiscal Year.--The Committee makes
available not less than $525,000,000 for assistance for
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,
Nicaragua, and Panama, including through CARSI under
titles III and IV of division F of Public Law 116-6.
Central America Partnership Fund.--Subsection (a)(3)
provides for the establishment of a Central America
Partnership Fund [CAPF]. The USAID Administrator shall
consult with the Government of Mexico on the uses of
funds made available for the CAPF. The USAID
Administrator shall also consult with the Committee
prior to the obligation of funds for the CAPF.
Chixoy Reparations Plan.--The Committee emphasizes
the importance of the Government of Guatemala
fulfilling its commitment under the financing agreement
for the Chixoy Reparations Plan in a timely manner.
El Mozote Massacre Report.--Not later than 30 days
after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State
shall update the report required under section 7045 of
Senate Report 115-282 regarding the 1981 El Mozote
massacre, and shall encourage the Salvadoran Armed
Forces to cooperate with prosecutors and investigators,
including providing access to archival documents.
GAO Evaluation on Effectiveness of Assistance.--
Following consultation with the Committee, GAO shall
evaluate the effectiveness of assistance made available
in fiscal years 2016, 2017, and 2018 for El Salvador,
Guatemala, and Honduras to address the flow of migrants
to the United States.
Limitation on Assistance for Central Governments.--
Subsection (a)(4) provides assistance for the central
government of El Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras only
if the Secretary of State certifies, not later than 180
days after enactment of the act, that such government
is: (1) combating corruption and impunity, including
prosecuting corrupt government officials; (2)
supporting the independence of the judiciary and
electoral institutions; (3) protecting the rights of
civil society, opposition political parties, and
independence of the media; (4) cooperating with
commissions against corruption and impunity, as
applicable; and (5) providing effective and accountable
law enforcement and security for their citizens. If the
Secretary is unable to make such a certification, funds
intended for such central governments shall be made
available for programs in those countries only through
local government entities and NGOs.
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence.--The Committee is
aware of widespread SGBV in El Salvador, Guatemala, and
Honduras which is a cause of migration. Not later than
90 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of
State shall submit a report to the Committee detailing
the amounts obligated and expended, or planned to be
obligated and expended, in fiscal years 2018 and 2019
for programs directly aimed at reducing SGBV in each
such country, including: (1) the localities where
programs are being implemented; (2) the implementing
partners; (3) specific objectives; (4) how progress is
being measured; and (5) the extent to which national
and local governments are supporting such efforts.
The Committee directs the Secretary of State, in
coordination with the USAID Administrator and the IAF
President and CEO, and in consultation with NGOs that
focus on SGBV in such countries, to develop national
SGBV prevention strategies that include community-based
interventions as key elements. The strategies shall
reflect current data including: (1) the incidence of
cases of domestic violence; (2) the incidence of
attacks against indigenous women; (3) the availability
of healthcare and social services for survivors of such
violence; (4) the incidence of gang and organized
crime-related violence that targets women and girls,
such as sexual slavery and forced recruitment; (5)
government efforts to address forced recruitment; (6)
the incidence of abuses of women by security forces;
and (7) rates of prosecution for such crimes. The
Secretary shall provide copies of the strategies to the
Committee not later than 120 days after enactment of
the act.
The Committee recommends not less than $20,000,000
for programs in such countries to implement the
strategies in fiscal year 2020, including to: (1)
create and expand primary and secondary school-based
SGBV prevention programming to denormalize SGBV; (2)
enhance the capacity of police, judicial systems, and
child protection systems to identify, investigate, and
prosecute cases of SGBV through increased personnel,
equipment, geographic coverage, and training; and (3)
create and expand locally available medical, mental
health, legal services, and shelters for SGBV survivors
in rural and urban areas.
Spend Plans.--Not later than 90 days after enactment
of the act, the Secretary of State, in consultation
with the USAID Administrator, shall submit detailed
spend plans for El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras
with specific objectives and benchmarks for the use of
assistance made available by the act.
Uses of Funds.--The Committee directs that funds
appropriated by the act for assistance for the
countries of the Northern Triangle be made available
for programs that: (1) increase the productivity in
targeted economic sectors in which each country could
be globally competitive, consistent with U.S. law; (2)
reduce trade barriers regionally and with the United
States; (3) enhance infrastructure at key border
crossings in order to facilitate trade regionally and
with the United States; (4) provide technical
assistance to increase economic growth and attract
foreign investment, including by implementing legal,
regulatory, and economic reforms; and (5) provide
technical assistance to increase the collection of
taxes.
ASSISTANCE FOR COUNTRIES IN CENTRAL AMERICA
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Committee
Account recommendation
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Development Assistance................................ 211,035
El Salvador....................................... 65,000
of which, transfer to the Inter-American 2,000
Foundation...................................
Guatemala......................................... 70,000
of which, transfer to the Inter-American 2,000
Foundation...................................
Honduras.......................................... 65,000
of which, transfer to the Inter-American 2,000
Foundation...................................
Nicaragua......................................... 5,000
USAID Central America Regional.................... 6,035
Economic Support Fund................................. 84,725
State Western Hemisphere Regional, Central America 84,725
Regional Security Initiative.....................
Foreign Military Financing Program.................... 24,640
Belize............................................ 1,000
Costa Rica........................................ 2,500
El Salvador....................................... 1,900
Guatemala......................................... 1,740
Honduras.......................................... 3,000
Panama............................................ 2,000
State Western Hemisphere Regional................. 12,500
International Military Education and Training......... 4,100
Belize............................................ 250
Costa Rica........................................ 725
El Salvador....................................... 800
Guatemala......................................... 800
Honduras.......................................... 800
Panama............................................ 725
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 190,000
State Western Hemisphere Regional, Central America 190,000
Regional Security Initiative.....................
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 500
Programs.............................................
Panama............................................ 500
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Total, Assistance for Countries in Central 515,000
America........................................
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Colombia.--The Committee recommends not less than
$403,000,000 for assistance for Colombia.
Assistance for Commission and Special Unit.--The
Committee directs USAID to support the Commission for
the Elucidation of Truth, Coexistence and Non-
Repetition, and the Special Unit for the Search of
Persons Considered Disappeared, which require technical
assistance and trained investigators.
Human Rights.--The Committee supports the continued
presence of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for
Human Rights in Colombia, which serves an essential
international monitoring and reporting function.
Limitation.--The Committee notes that none of the
funds appropriated by the act or prior acts for
assistance for Colombia may be made available for the
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia or the National
Liberation Army of Colombia, as such entities are
designated as FTOs pursuant to section 219 of the INA.
COLOMBIA
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account recommendation
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Global Health Programs, USAID......................... 3,000
Economic Support Fund................................. 187,328
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 151,709
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 21,000
Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training......... 1,400
Foreign Military Financing Program.................... 38,563
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Total, Colombia................................. 403,000
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Cuba.--The Committee recommends $20,000,000 for democracy
programs for Cuba under the ESF heading.
Cuban Foreign Medical Missions Report.--Not later
than 90 days after the enactment of the act, the
Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the Pan American
Health Organization's [PAHO] role, if any, in
facilitating agreements between foreign medical
professional missions from the Government of Cuba and
other countries. The report shall include: (1) a
description of the contracts signed by the parties to
such foreign medical professional missions; (2)
proceeds received by PAHO, if any; (3) a description of
the medical activities and health services provided
during missions; and (4) any other relevant records
related to such agreements, to the extent practicable.
Consular Services Report.--Not later than 90 days
after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State
shall submit a report to the Committee on the impact
that the closure of consular services in Havana, Cuba
has had on the ability of Cubans to obtain nonimmigrant
visas to the United States, including the number of
Cubans who were granted such visas in 2019 compared to
the number in 2017.
Internet Access Report.--The Secretary of State shall
update the report required under the Cuba heading in
Senate Report 115-282 in the manner described.
U.S. Government Personnel Report.--Not later than 90
days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State
shall submit a report to the Committee, in classified
form if necessary, detailing any evidence of those
responsible for, and of the cause or causes of, the
health illnesses suffered by U.S. Government personnel
in Cuba.
Haiti.--The Committee recommends $203,500,000 for
assistance for Haiti, including $6,000,000 from INCLE balances
in prior acts.
Conditions on Assistance.--Prior to the initial
obligation of funds appropriated by the act for
assistance for the central Government of Haiti, the
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the
Committee detailing steps taken by such Government,
that are in addition to steps taken during the previous
calendar year, to: (1) strengthen the rule of law,
including by selecting judges in a transparent manner
based on merit, reducing pretrial detention, and
respecting the independence of the judiciary; (2)
improve governance by increasing transparency,
accountability, and expenditures on public services;
and (3) combat corruption.
Prisons.--The Committee remains concerned with the
severe overcrowding, unsafe, and inhumane conditions at
Haiti's National Penitentiary, where most inmates are
in pretrial detention. The Committee recommends not
less than $10,000,000 for structural and other
improvements at the National Penitentiary, including to
meet basic sanitary, medical, and nutritional needs.
The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committee
on the planned uses of funds.
HAITI
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account/Program recommendation
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Global Health Programs, Department of State........... 103,011
Global Health Programs, USAID......................... 24,500
Development Assistance................................ 51,072
of which, reforestation........................... 8,500
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 17,500
of which, National Penitentiary................... 10,000
International Military Education and Training......... 255
Foreign Military Financing Program.................... 1,162
Prior fiscal year International Narcotics Control and 6,000
Law Enforcement......................................
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Total, Haiti.................................... 203,500
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Mexico.--The Committee recommends $170,660,000 for
assistance for Mexico.
Determination and Withholding.--Of the funds
available for assistance for Mexico under the FMF
heading, 25 percent shall be withheld from obligation
until the Secretary of State determines and reports to
the Committee that the Government of Mexico is: (1)
thoroughly and credibly investigating and prosecuting
violations of human rights in civilian courts; (2)
vigorously enforcing prohibitions against torture and
the use of testimony obtained through torture; and (3)
searching for victims of forced disappearances and
credibly investigating and prosecuting those
responsible for such crimes.
Disappeared Persons and Forensic Assistance.--The
Committee is aware of efforts by the Government of
Mexico to provide answers to the families of the over
43,000 officially registered cases of disappeared
persons, and the difficulties encountered in
identifying the more than 26,000 human remains that
have been recovered. The Committee encourages the
Department of State to support forensic identification
in Mexico to help address the significant backlog of
cases.
MEXICO
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account recommendation
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Economic Support Fund................................. 63,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 100,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 1,160
Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training......... 1,500
Foreign Military Financing Program.................... 5,000
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Total, Mexico................................... 170,660
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Venezuela.--The Committee recommends not less than
$30,000,000 under the ESF heading for democracy programs for
Venezuela.
Host Communities and Refugees.--Funds in the act and
prior acts under the DA heading shall be made available
for assistance for communities in countries hosting
refugees from Venezuela, including Colombia, Peru,
Ecuador, Curacao and Trinidad and Tobago.
Transition Requirements.--The Committee expects the
administration to submit an emergency supplemental
appropriations request to Congress to meet the
assistance requirements arising from a substantial
political transition in Venezuela.
Sec. 7036. Europe and Eurasia.
Albania.--The Committee recommends $12,700,000 for
assistance for Albania to support programs targeting judicial
reform, good governance, counterterrorism, and defense
cooperation.
Armenia.--The Committee directs that additional funds be
made available under title III of the act for assistance for
Armenia to further democratic and economic reforms. The
Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall consult with
the Committee prior to obligating such funds.
Bosnia and Herzegovina.--Not later than 90 days after
enactment of the act, the Secretary of State, in coordination
with the USAID Administrator, shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees describing programs and
initiatives to reduce youth unemployment in Bosnia and
Herzegovina and spur economic growth.
Civil Society and Independent Journalists.--The Committee
encourages the Department of State, USAID, and NED to support
civil society organizations and independent journalists in
European and Eurasian countries where democratic progress and
freedoms of expression and association are threatened,
including by authoritarian regimes.
Georgia.--The Committee recommends not less than
$132,025,000 for assistance for Georgia.
GEORGIA
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account recommendation
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Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia....... 83,025
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 5,700
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 1,100
Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training......... 2,200
Foreign Military Financing Program.................... 35,000
Section 7037(d) Countering Russian Influence Fund, 5,000
Foreign Military Financing Program...................
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Total, Georgia.................................. 132,025
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Protracted Conflict in the Caucuses.--The Committee remains
concerned with the protracted conflict between Armenia and
Azerbaijan and endorses the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe Minsk Process. The Secretary of State and
USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committee on
programs that can further create conditions for resolution of
the conflict and help address the humanitarian needs for all
victims of the conflict.
Turkey.--The Committee condemns the continued wrongful
detention of two locally employed U.S. Embassy staff in Turkey
and calls for their immediate and unconditional release. The
Committee directs the Secretary of State to submit a report to
the appropriate congressional committees on the status of their
cases 30 days after enactment of the act and every 90 days
thereafter until September 30, 2020.
Ukraine.--The Committee recommends not less than
$448,000,000 for assistance for Ukraine.
Loan Guarantee Authority.--Section 7025(p)(1) of the
act provides authority for loan guarantees for Ukraine.
UKRAINE
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account recommendation
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Global Health Programs, Department of State........... 27,200
Global Health Programs, USAID......................... 7,900
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia....... 250,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 30,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 15,000
Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training......... 2,900
Foreign Military Financing Program.................... 115,000
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Total, Ukraine.................................. 448,000
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Sec. 7037. Countering Russian Influence and Aggression.
Countering Russian Influence Fund.--The Committee
recommends not less than $285,000,000 for the Countering
Russian Influence Fund [CRIF], as authorized by section 254 of
the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of
2017 (Public Law 115-44).
Consultation Requirement.--The Secretary of State
shall consult with the Committee on the proposed uses
of the CRIF prior to the obligation of funds.
Obligation and Expenditure Report.--Not later than 90
days after the initial obligation of funds and every
120 days thereafter until September 30, 2021, the
Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall submit
a consolidated report to the Committee containing
updated information on obligations and expenditures of
the CRIF on a country and project basis.
Strengthening Democracy in the Balkans and Belarus.--
Funds made available for the CRIF should be made
available for initiatives to strengthen democracy in
the Balkans, civil society and democratic elections in
Belarus, and press freedom and rule of law in Hungary
and Poland.
COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account recommendation
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Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia......... 85,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement..... 62,500
International Military Education and Training........... 5,000
Foreign Military Financing Program...................... 132,500
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Total, Countering Russian Influence Fund.......... 285,000
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Report on the Occupation of Georgia.--Not later than 90
days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall
update the report required by section 7070(c)(4) of division J
of Public Law 115-31.
Reports on the Russian Federation.--Not later than 45 days
after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall update
the reports required by section 7071(b)(2), (c), and (e) of
division K of Public Law 113-76.
Significant Transaction Report.--Not later than 60 days
after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees, in classified form
if necessary, a report detailing: (1) the status of efforts by
the Department of State to identify potential significant
transactions, pursuant to section 231(a) of Public Law 115-44;
(2) the specific criteria the Department is using to make a
determination on whether such transactions constitutes a
significant transaction; and (3) planned or ongoing steps the
Department is taking to prevent such transactions from taking
place, when appropriate.
Sec. 7038. United Nations.
Arms Trade Treaty.--The act does not include a provision
contained in prior acts restricting funds to implement the Arms
Trade Treaty (Senate Treaty Doc. 114-14, transmitted on
December 9, 2016) as the President requested the return of the
Treaty from the Senate on April 29, 2019.
Continuation of Certain Terms and Conditions.--The act
continues terms and conditions contained in section 7048
(United Nations) of division F of Public Law 116-6, except:
subsection (a) (Transparency and Accountability); subsection
(c) (United Nations Human Rights Council); subsection (d)
(United Nations Relief and Works Agency); subsection (g)
(Report); subsection (i) (Additional Availability); and
subsection (k) (Transfer of Funds). No funds were requested in
the President's budget request, and none are provided in the
act, for a U.S. contribution to the UN Human Rights Council and
UN Relief and Works Agency.
Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan.--The Committee is
concerned with the remaining unanswered questions regarding the
murders in the DRC of UN investigators Michael Sharp, a citizen
of the United States, and Zaida Catalan, a citizen of Sweden.
The Committee encourages the Secretary of State to work with
the Government of the DRC and the United Nations to thoroughly
investigate and bring to justice those responsible for their
murders.
Report on Anti-Israel Bias at the United Nations.--Not
later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the U.S.
Ambassador to the United Nations shall submit a report to the
Committee describing instances of anti-Israel bias at the
United Nations during the prior calendar year, including an
identification of the agencies and entities where such bias has
been demonstrated during the prior calendar year.
Report on Arrears.--The Secretary of State shall continue
to submit the reports on arrears required by section 7048(j) of
division J of Public Law 115-31 during fiscal year 2020.
Sec. 7039. Law Enforcement and Security.
Combat Casualty Care Report.--Not later than 90 days after
enactment of the act, and following consultation with the
Committee, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the
Committee on the implementation of subsection 7049 (a)(2) of
division F of Public Law 116-6. Such report shall include the
amount of funds made available under the PKO and FMF headings
for combat casualty care treatment, equipment, and related
training for each of the three prior fiscal years.
Foreign Military Training Report.--The Committee notes that
the report required by section 656 of the FAA is to include
units of operation of military personnel who receive training.
The Committee directs that such units shall be specified at the
battalion or equivalent level.
International Prison Conditions.--The Committee recommends
not less than $15,000,000 under the DA, ESF, and INCLE headings
for programs to eliminate inhumane prison conditions (including
the excessive use of solidarity confinement and the high
incidence of prolonged pre-trial detention) that violate due
process and harm human health in countries in Africa, Central
America, the Middle East, and South Asia. These funds are in
addition to other funds made available for such purpose in the
act.
Reports Continued.--The Secretary of State shall submit the
report on security assistance required by section 7049(d)(1) of
division F of Public Law 116-6 in the manner described, except
such report shall include funds obligated and expended during
fiscal year 2019.
The Secretary of State shall submit the report on vetting
required by section 7049(d)(3) of division F of Public Law 116-
6 in the manner described.
Report on Sub-Saharan Security Programs.--Not later than 90
days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies,
shall submit a report to the Committee on security assistance
made available to Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Chad, Burkina
Faso, Niger, Nigeria, and Cameroon during the preceding three
fiscal years, the purposes of which were to: (1) build the
capacity of foreign military, border security, and law
enforcement entities; (2) strengthen the rule of law; and (3)
counter violent extremist ideology or recruitment. For each
country, the report shall include information on: (1) the
authority used to provide such assistance and a detailed
description of the purpose of assistance provided; (2) the
amount and program under which such assistance was provided;
and (3) a description of the arrangements to sustain any
equipment provided by such programs beyond the date of
completion, including estimated costs and sources of funding to
support such sustainment. This report is in addition to any
reports and notifications required by 10 U.S.C. 333.
Security Force Professionalization.--Funds made available
under the INCLE heading pursuant to subsection (a)(4) shall be
made available to increase partner capacity to collect, track,
and analyze data on arbitrary arrest, abuse of detainees, and
harm to civilians resulting from law enforcement operations of
the respective government, including to apply lessons learned
to future law enforcement activities, and to enhance
investigative capacity, transparency, and accountability. Funds
made available under the PKO heading pursuant to such
subsection shall be made available to increase partner capacity
to collect, track, and analyze data on civilian casualties
resulting from military operations of the respective
government, including to apply lessons learned to future
operations, and to enhance investigative capacity,
transparency, and accountability. Not later than 90 days after
enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall consult with
the Committee on the planned uses of such funds.
Sec. 7040. Foreign Assistance Review.
The Committee notes that the administration did not meet,
consult, or otherwise engage with the Committee during the
conduct of its foreign assistance review.
Sec. 7041. Stabilization and Development in Regions Impacted by
Extremism and Conflict.
Coordination of Programs.--The Secretary of State shall
ensure that funds made available for programs to counter
violent extremist organizations are coordinated with, and
complement the efforts of, other Federal agencies and
international partners, and that information gained through the
conduct of such programs is shared in a timely manner with
relevant Federal agencies, other international partners, and
the appropriate congressional committees, as appropriate.
Counter Extremism Report.--Not later than September 30,
2020, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of
other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit to the Committee,
in classified form if necessary, a report describing: (1) the
activities funded by the act to counter extremism in fiscal
year 2019, disaggregated by country; (2) the amounts and
sources of funds dedicated to such activities; and (3) a
description of mechanisms to coordinate such activities among
and between such agencies. The report shall also include an
assessment of the effectiveness of such efforts in achieving
specific goals.
Relief and Recovery Fund.--The Committee recommends not
less than $200,000,000 for the Relief and Recovery Fund.
Consolidated Report.--Not later than 45 days after
enactment of the act, and every 90 days thereafter
until September 30, 2021, the Secretary of State and
USAID Administrator shall submit a consolidated report
to the Committee containing updated information on
obligations and expenditures of the Relief and Recovery
Fund on a country and program basis.
Consultation.--The Secretary of State shall consult
with the Committee prior to exercising the transfer
authority contained in subsection (a)(1).
RELIEF AND RECOVERY FUND
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account recommendation
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Economic Support Fund................................... 85,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement..... 25,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 25,000
Programs...............................................
Foreign Military Financing Program...................... 25,000
Peacekeeping Operations................................. 40,000
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Total, Relief and Recovery Fund................... 200,000
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Transitional Justice.--Funds made available pursuant to
subsection (a)(2) are made available to support the efforts of
entities, including NGOs, to assist in addressing genocide,
crimes against humanity, and war crimes in Iraq and Syria,
including through programs to assist in the conduct of criminal
investigations, to develop local investigative and judicial
skills, and to collect and preserve evidence and the chain of
custody of evidence.
Unarmed Civilian Protection.--Not later than 120 days after
enactment of the act, the Secretary of State, in consultation
with the USAID Administrator, shall evaluate unarmed civilian
protection as a complementary component to ongoing efforts to
prevent and reduce violence and promote peace in conflict
areas, and brief the Committee on the findings.
Counter Violent Extremism in Asia.--Funds made available
pursuant to subsection (b) shall be administered by the USAID
Mission Director, Regional Development Mission for Asia.
Sec. 7042. Prohibition on Publicity or Propaganda.
Sec. 7043. Disability Programs.
Sec. 7044. United States Agency for International Development
Management.
Sec. 7045. Global Health Activities.
Implementers.--Not later than 60 days after enactment of
the act, the USAID Administrator shall inform the Committee of
the criteria used to select primary implementers of USAID
grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts for family
planning/reproductive health and HIV/AIDS programs, projects,
and activities.
Sec. 7046. Gender Equality.
Combating Child Marriage.--The Committee recommends not
less than $11,000,000 for programs to reduce the incidence of
child marriage and address the needs of married girls
consistent with section 1207 of Public Law 113-4. The USAID
Administrator shall consult with the Committee prior to the
obligation of funds.
Gender Equality.--The Committee directs that funds be made
available for gender programs, including to implement a
multiyear strategy to respond to gender-based violence.
Report.--Not later than 45 days after enactment of the act,
the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall jointly
submit a report to the Committee detailing the amount of funds
expended, or planned to be expended, by country and activity,
under subsections (a) through (e), in fiscal years 2018 and
2019.
Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative.--The
Committee recommends up to $100,000,000 under title III of the
act and prior acts for the Women's Global Development and
Prosperity [W-GDP] Initiative. Not more than $50,000,000 shall
be made available for the W-GDP Initiative from the act.
Women's Leadership and Political Participation.--The
Committee recommends not less than $50,000,000 under title III
of the act for programs to increase women's participation in
the political process, including political parties, elections,
and leadership positions in local and national governments.
Funds should be awarded on an open and competitive basis.
Sec. 7047. Sector Allocations.
Basic, Secondary, and Higher Education.--The Committee
recommends up to $515,000,000 for assistance for basic
education, which shall include secondary education.
Funds made available pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(A)
should be used to implement the objectives of basic education
programs for each Country Development Cooperation Strategy or
similar strategy regarding basic education established by
USAID.
Of the funds made available pursuant to (a)(1)(C), not less
than $25,000,000 is for a contribution for Education Cannot
Wait [ECW] for the purpose of providing educational
opportunities to children whose schooling has been disrupted by
conflicts, disasters, and forced displacement, and $90,000,000
is for the Global Partnership for Education [GPE]. The USAID
Administrator shall consult with the Committee on ECW and GPE
efforts to ensure adequate monitoring, evaluation,
effectiveness, and sustainability of programs.
The report on basic education obligations and expenditures
required by section 7060(a)(1)(B) of division F of Public Law
116-6 shall be submitted to the Committee in the manner
described.
The Committee recommendation includes not less than the
fiscal year 2019 level for USAID's Higher Education Solutions
Network.
The Committee recommends not less than $35,000,000 for new
and ongoing partnerships between higher education institutions
in the United States and developing countries focused on
building the capacity of higher education institutions and
systems in such countries. The program should allocate
sufficient resources to each partnership and should be
structured to allow for the partnership to be sustained for a
sufficient period of time to produce meaningful institutional
improvements. Such funds should be awarded through an open and
competitive process.
Combating Wildlife Trafficking.--The Committee recommends
not less than $90,664,000 to combat wildlife poaching and
trafficking.
Green Climate Fund.--No funds are requested by the
President, and none are provided in the act, for a
contribution, grant, or any other payment to the Green Climate
Fund.
International Food Security Unobligated Balances and
Reports.--The Committee is aware of growing international food
insecurity due to an unprecedented rise in conflict, regional
instability, and extreme weather events and natural disasters
and is concerned by the rising levels of unobligated balances
in related assistance accounts. The Committee notes that more
timely obligations of resources will improve program
efficiencies through reduced costs by allowing for more timely
purchase of commodities and other use of market advantages,
better align program operations with needs as they occur, and
better ensure U.S. leadership in the fight against global
hunger.
Not later than 30 days after enactment of the act, and
every 60 days thereafter until September 30, 2020, the USAID
Administrator shall submit a report to the Committee detailing
the amount of funds obligated and the unobligated balances of
the Food for Peace Program, including for food security-related
activities funded under the IDA and DA headings. The
information contained in such reports shall be made publicly
available.
National Parks and Protected Areas.--Funds made available
for national parks and protected areas should only be made
available if the agreement for the obligation of funds between
the implementing partner and the Department of State and/or
USAID includes provisions requiring the implementing partner to
ensure: (1) that the free, prior, and informed consent of
affected local communities and indigenous peoples has been
obtained in accordance with international standards, such as
the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; (2) the
fair resolution of existing land and resource claims in the
area and the existence of a management plan that protects the
rights and needs of local and indigenous peoples; (3) that any
personnel who are provided with lethal training or equipment to
provide services on behalf of conservation initiatives are
properly trained and monitored; (4) that appropriate grievance
and redress mechanisms for alleged victims of human rights
violations by such personnel, or in relation to the management
of the protected area, exist; and (5) that the implementing
partner will document the implementation of these requirements
and provide such information to the Department of State and
USAID on request. The Secretary of State and USAID
Administrator shall consult with the Committee not later than
45 days after enactment of the act on the implementation of
this directive.
Water and Sanitation.--The Committee recommends not less
than $450,000,000 for water supply and sanitation projects
pursuant to section 136 of the FAA, as amended by the Paul
Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-121) and
the Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-
289).
The Committee encourages the USAID Administrator to
increase water and sanitation activities in healthcare
facilities in order to improve the outcomes of USAID's global
health programs.
SECTOR ALLOCATIONS
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Sector recommendation
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Basic Education....................................... 515,000
Higher Education...................................... 235,000
Environment and Energy Programs....................... 949,575
Local Works........................................... 50,000
Food Security and Agricultural Development............ 1,000,600
Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises............ 265,000
Reconciliation Programs............................... 30,000
Trafficking in Persons................................ 67,000
Water and Sanitation.................................. 450,000
Wildlife Trafficking.................................. 90,664
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Total........................................... 3,648,839
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Sec. 7048. Impact on Jobs in the United States.
Sec. 7049. War Crimes Tribunals.
Subsection (b) provides that funds may be made available
for assistance to support international judicial investigations
and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war
crimes. The Committee intends such efforts to be focused on
such individuals as Joseph Kony, Omar al-Bashir, Bashir al-
Assad, and other high profile foreign nationals who are accused
of such crimes.
Sec. 7050. Budget Documents.
Pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(G), the Secretary of State
shall submit spend plans for the following regional security
initiatives: (1) the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative; (2)
the Central America Regional Security Initiative; (3) the
Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership; (4) the Partnership
for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism; (5) the Global Peace
Operations Initiative, including Africa Contingency Operations
Training and Assistance; (6) the Africa Regional
Counterterrorism program; and (7) the Counterterrorism
Partnerships Fund.
Sec. 7051. Global Internet Freedom.
The Committee recommends not less than $70,500,000 for
programs to promote Internet freedom globally, of which
$45,500,000 is made available under title III of the act and
$25,000,000 is made available under the IBO heading.
GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Committee
Account recommendation
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Economic Support Fund................................. 22,025
of which, Near East Regional Democracy............ 16,750
Democracy Fund, Department of State................... 14,000
Democracy Fund, USAID................................. 3,500
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia....... 5,975
U.S. Agency for Global Media.......................... 25,000
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Total, Global Internet Freedom.................. 70,500
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U.S. Agency for Global Media.--The Committee recommends
$25,000,000 for USAGM Internet freedom programs, which seek to
counter the attempts by authoritarian governments to control
the Internet and restrict freedom online. Funds may be used to
consolidate existing USAGM programs, including the Open
Technology Fund, into a standalone Internet freedom grantee
organization. This organization shall operate under the same
terms, conditions, and oversight requirements for USAGM
grantees consistent with existing authorities.
The USAGM CEO shall include in the operating plan required
by section 7050(a) of the act all USAGM resources, including
funds and employees used to support digital programs available
on the Internet and $25,000,000 for the Internet freedom
program. The USAGM CEO shall consult with the Committee prior
to submitting the operating plan.
Sec. 7052. Extending the Terms and Conditions of Certain Provisions.
Sec. 7053. United Nations Population Fund.
Sec. 7054. Rescissions (Including Rescissions of Funds).
The act rescinds $34,013,000 from unobligated balances
under the ESF heading that were provided in prior fiscal years.
The act rescinds $242,462,000 from unobligated balances
provided under the ESCM heading in title II of division B of
Public Law 114-254 for the Somalia Interim Facility and the
Gaziantep Interim Facility, as the projects were cancelled.
The act rescinds $40,000,000 from available balances under
the CCF heading that were provided for the Department of State
in prior fiscal years.
Sec. 7055. Designations.
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Rule XVI, paragraph 7 requires that every report on a
general appropriation bill filed by the Committee must identify
each recommended amendment, with particularity, which proposes
an item of appropriation which is not made to carry out the
provisions of an existing law, a treaty stipulation, or an act
or resolution previously passed by the Senate during that
session.
The Committee is filing an original bill, which is not
covered under this rule, but reports this information in the
spirit of full disclosure.
Items providing funding for fiscal year 2020 which lack
authorization are as follows:
Administration of Foreign Affairs;
International Organizations;
International Commissions;
Department of State and Related Agency:
Broadcasting Board of Governors;
United States Institute of Peace;
USAID Operating Expenses;
USAID Capital Investment Fund;
USAID Inspector General Operating Expenses;
Global Health Programs;
Development Assistance;
International Disaster Assistance;
Transition Initiatives;
Complex Crises Fund;
Development Credit Authority;
Economic Support Fund;
Democracy Fund;
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia;
Migration and Refugee Assistance;
United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance
Fund;
Peace Corps;
Millennium Challenge Corporation;
Inter-American Foundation;
United States African Development Foundation;
Department of the Treasury, International Affairs Technical
Assistance;
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement;
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related
Programs;
Peacekeeping Operations;
International Military Education and Training;
Foreign Military Financing Program;
Global Security Contingency Fund;
International Organizations and Programs;
International Financial Institutions;
Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Administrative
Expenses; and
Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Program Account.
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(c), RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on September 26,
2019, the Committee ordered favorably reported an original bill
(S. 2583) making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes, provided
that the bill be subject to amendment and that the bill be
consistent with its budget allocation, and provided that the
Chairman of the Committee or his designee be authorized to
offer the substance of the original bill as a Committee
amendment in the nature of a substitute to the House companion
measure, by a recorded vote of 31-0, a quorum being present.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas Nays
Chairman Shelby
Mr. McConnell
Mr. Alexander
Ms. Collins
Ms. Murkowski
Mr. Graham
Mr. Blunt
Mr. Moran
Mr. Hoeven
Mr. Boozman
Mrs. Capito
Mr. Kennedy
Mrs. Hyde-Smith
Mr. Daines
Mr. Rubio
Mr. Lankford
Mr. Leahy
Mrs. Murray
Mrs. Feinstein
Mr. Durbin
Mr. Reed
Mr. Tester
Mr. Udall
Mrs. Shaheen
Mr. Merkley
Mr. Coons
Mr. Schatz
Ms. Baldwin
Mr. Murphy
Mr. Manchin
Mr. Van Hollen
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that the Committee
report on a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any
statute or part of any statute include ``(a) the text of the
statute or part thereof which is proposed to be repealed; and
(b) a comparative print of that part of the bill or joint
resolution making the amendment and of the statute or part
thereof proposed to be amended, showing by stricken-through
type and italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate
typographical devices the omissions and insertions which would
be made by the bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form
recommended by the Committee.''
In compliance with this rule, changes in existing law
proposed to be made by the bill are shown as follows: existing
law to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets; new matter is
printed in italic; and existing law in which no change is
proposed is shown in roman.
TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
Chapter 12--Immigration and Nationality
Subchapter I--General Provisions
Sec. 1101. Definitions
* * * * * * *
Afghan Allies Protection
SEC. 602. PROTECTION FOR AFGHAN ALLIES.
(b) Special Immigrant Status for Certain Afghans.--
(3) Numerical limitations.--
(F) Fiscal years [2015, 2016, and 2017]
2015 through 2020.--In addition to any unused
balance under subparagraph (D), for the period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this
subparagraph until such time that available
special immigrant visas under subparagraphs (D)
and (E) and this subparagraph are exhausted,
the total number of principal aliens who may be
provided special immigrant status under this
section shall not exceed [18,500] 22,500. For
purposes of status provided under this
subparagraph--
(i) the period during which an
alien must have been employed in
accordance with paragraph (2)(A)(ii)
must terminate on or before [December
31, 2020] December 31, 2021;
(ii) the principal alien seeking
special immigrant status under this
subparagraph shall apply to the Chief
of Mission in accordance with paragraph
(2)(D) not later than [December 31,
2020] December 31, 2021; and
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TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
Chapter 7--International Bureaus, Congresses, Etc.
Subchapter XI--International Finance Corporation
SEC. 17. SELECTIVE CAPITAL INCREASE AND AMENDMENT OF THE ARTICLES OF
AGREEMENT.
* * * * * * *
SEC. 18. CAPITAL INCREASES AND AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT.
(a) Votes Authorized.--The United States Governor of the
Corporation is authorized to vote in favor of--
(1) a resolution to increase the authorized capital
stock of the Corporation by 16,999,998 shares, to
implement the conversion of a portion of the retained
earnings of the Corporation into paid-in capital, which
will result in the United States being issued an
additional 3,771,899 shares of capital stock, without
any cash contribution;
(2) a resolution to increase the authorized capital
stock of the Corporation on a general basis by
4,579,995 shares; and
(3) a resolution to increase the authorized capital
stock of the Corporation on a selective basis by
919,998 shares.
(b) Amendment of the Articles of Agreement.--The United
States Governor of the Corporation is authorized to agree to
and accept an amendment to Article II, Section 2(c)(ii) of the
Articles of Agreement of the Corporation that would increase
the vote by which the Board of Governors of the Corporation may
increase the capital stock of the Corporation from a four-
fifths majority to an eighty-five percent majority.
* * * * * * *
Subchapter XIII--International Development Association
SEC. 29. MULTILATERAL DEBT RELIEF.
* * * * * * *
SEC. 30. EIGHTEENTH REPLENISHMENT.
(a) The United States Governor of the International
Development Association is authorized to contribute on behalf
of the united states $1,097,010,000 to the eighteenth
replenishment of the resources of the association, subject to
obtaining the necessary appropriations.
(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution
provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be
appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $1,097,010,000
for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.
* * * * * * *
Subchapter XIV--Asian Development Bank
SEC. 36. ELEVENTH REPLENISHMENT.
* * * * * * *
SEC. 36. TWELFTH REPLENISHMENT.
(a) The United States Governor of the Bank is authorized to
contribute, on behalf of the United States, $47,395,000 to the
twelfth replenishment of the resources of the Fund, subject to
obtaining the necessary appropriations.
(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution
provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be
appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $47,395,000 for
payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.
* * * * * * *
Subchapter XV--International Monetary Fund and Bank for Reconstruction
and Development
SEC. 72. QUOTA INCREASE.
* * * * * * *
``SEC. 73. CAPITAL STOCK INCREASES.
(a) Increases Authorized.--The United States Governor of
the Bank is authorized--
(1)(A) to vote in favor of a resolution to increase
the capital stock of the Bank on a selective basis by
245,773 shares; and
(B) to subscribe on behalf of the United States to
42,298 additional shares of the capital stock of the
Bank, as part of the selective increase in the capital
stock of the Bank, except that any subscription to such
additional shares shall be effective only to the extent
or in such amounts as are provided in advance in
appropriations Acts; and
(2)(A) to vote in favor of a resolution to increase
the capital stock of the Bank on a general basis by
230,500 shares; and
(B) to subscribe on behalf of the United States to
38,662 additional shares of the capital stock of the
Bank, as part of the general increase in the capital
stock of the Bank, except that any subscription to such
additional shares shall be effective only to the extent
or in such amounts as are provided in advance in
appropriations Acts.
(b) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--(1) In
order to pay for the increase in the United States subscription
to the Bank under subsection (a)(2)(B), there are authorized to
be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $4,663,990,370
for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.
(2) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated
under paragraph (1), $932,798,074 shall be for paid in
shares of the Bank, and $3,731,192,296 shall be for
callable shares of the Bank.
(3) In order to pay for the increase in the United
States subscription to the Bank under subsection
(a)(1)(B), there are authorized to be appropriated,
without fiscal year limitation $5,102,619,230 for
payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.
(4) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated
under paragraph (3), $306,157,153.80 shall be for paid
in shares of the Bank, and $4,796,462,076.20 shall be
for callable shares of the Bank.
* * * * * * *
Subchapter XXII--African Development Fund
SEC. 224. MULTILATERAL DEBT RELIEF.
* * * * * * *
SEC. 225. FOURTEENTH REPLENISHMENT.
(a) The United States Governor of the Fund is authorized to
contribute on behalf of the United States $171,300,000 to the
fourteenth replenishment of the resources of the Fund, subject
to obtaining the necessary appropriations.
(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution
provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be
appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $171,300,000 for
payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.
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FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1990, PUBLIC LAW 101-167
Sec. 599D. (a) In General. --* * *
* * * * * * *
(b) Establishment of Categories.--
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
(3) Within the number of admissions of refugees
allocated for for each of fiscal years 1990, 1991, and
1992 for refugees who are nationals of the Soviet Union
under section 207(a)(3) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act and within the number of such
admissions allocated for each of fiscal years 1993,
1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, [and 2019]
2019, and 2020 for refugees who are nationals of the
independent states of the former Soviet Union, Estonia,
Latvia, and Lithuania under such section,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
President shall allocate one thousand of such
admissions for such fiscal year to refugees who are
within the category of aliens described in paragraph
(2)(B).
* * * * * * *
(e) Period of Application.--
(1) Subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on
the date of the enactment of this Act and shall only
apply to applications for refugee status submitted
before October 1, [2019] 2020.
(2) Subsection (c) shall apply to decisions made
after the date of the enactment of this Act and before
October 1, [2019] 2020.
(3) Subsection (d) shall take effect on the date of
the enactment of this Act and shall only apply to
reapplications for refugee status submitted before
October 1, [2019] 2020.
* * * * * * *
Sec. 599E. (a) In General. --* * *
* * * * * * *
(b) Aliens Eligible for Adjustment of Status.--* * *
(1) * * *
(2) was inspected and granted parole into the
United States during the period beginning on August 15,
1988, and ending on September 30, [2019] 2020, after
being denied refugee status.
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NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ACT, PUBLIC LAW 103-
182
TITLE V--NAFTA TRANSITIONAL ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE AND OTHER PROVISIONS
Subtitle D--Implementation of NAFTA Supplemental Agreements
Part 2--North American Development Bank and Related Provisions
SEC. 546. GRANTS OUT OF PAID-IN CAPITAL RESOURCES
* * * * * * *
SEC. 547. CAPITAL INCREASE.
(a) Subscription Authorized.--
(1) The Secretary of the Treasury may subscribe on
behalf of the United States to 1,000 additional shares
of the capital stock of the Bank.
(2) Any subscription by the United States to the
capital stock of the Bank shall be effective only to
such extent and in such amounts as are provided in
advance in appropriations Act.
(b) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In order to pay for the increase in the United
States subscription to the Bank under subsection (a),
there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal
year limitation, $10,000,000 for payment by the
Secretary of the Treasury.
(2) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated
under paragraph (1) shall be for paid-in shares of the
Bank.
BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL
PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(A), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS
AMENDED
[In millions of dollars]
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Budget authority Outlays
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Committee Amount in Committee Amount in
allocation bill allocation bill
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Comparison of amounts in the bill with the subcommittee
allocation for 2020: Subcommittee on State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs:
Mandatory............................................... 159 159 159 \1\159
Discretionary........................................... 47,000 55,000 48,428 \1\50,511
Security............................................ ........... ........... ........... ...........
Nonsecurity......................................... 47,000 55,000 NA NA
Projection of outlays associated with the recommendation:
2020.................................................... ........... ........... ........... \2\16,970
2021.................................................... ........... ........... ........... 14,487
2022.................................................... ........... ........... ........... 9,905
2023.................................................... ........... ........... ........... 5,496
2024 and future years................................... ........... ........... ........... 7,101
Financial assistance to State and local governments for NA ........... NA ...........
P2020......................................................
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\1\Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
\2\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
NA: Not applicable.
NOTE.--Consistent with the funding recommended in the bill for overseas contingency operations and in accordance
with subparagraph (A)(ii) of section 251(b)(2) of the BBEDCA of 1985, the Committee anticipates that the
Budget Committee will provide, at the appropriate time, a 302(a) allocation for the Committee on
Appropriations reflecting an upward adjustment of $8,000,000,000 in budget authority plus the associated
outlays.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2020
[In thousands of dollars]
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Senate Committee recommendation
compared with (+ or -)
Item 2019 Budget estimate Committee -----------------------------------
appropriation recommendation 2019
appropriation Budget estimate
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TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY
Department of State
Administration of Foreign Affairs
Diplomatic programs........................................... 4,478,175 4,640,403 5,114,964 +636,789 +474,561
Worldwide security protection............................. 1,469,777 3,779,824 1,153,702 -316,075 -2,626,122
Worldwide security protection (OCO/GWOT).................. ................ ................ 2,626,122 +2,626,122 +2,626,122
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Subtotal, Worldwide security protection................. 1,469,777 3,779,824 3,779,824 +2,310,047 ................
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Total, Diplomatic programs.............................. 5,947,952 8,420,227 8,894,788 +2,946,836 +474,561
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Capital investment fund....................................... 92,770 140,000 139,500 +46,730 -500
Office of Inspector General................................... 90,829 141,729 90,829 ................ -50,900
Office of Inspector General (OCO/GWOT).................... ................ ................ 54,900 +54,900 +54,900
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Subtotal, Office of Inspector General................... 90,829 141,729 145,729 +54,900 +4,000
Educational and cultural exchange programs.................... 700,946 309,626 735,700 +34,754 +426,074
Representation expenses....................................... 8,030 7,212 7,212 -818 ................
Protection of foreign missions and officials.................. 30,890 25,890 30,890 ................ +5,000
Embassy security, construction, and maintenance............... 777,200 715,970 767,423 -9,777 +51,453
Worldwide security upgrades............................... 1,198,249 916,660 455,243 -743,006 -461,417
Worldwide security upgrades (OCO/GWOT).................... ................ ................ 666,549 +666,549 +666,549
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Subtotal, Worldwide security upgrades................... 1,198,249 916,660 1,121,792 -76,457 +205,132
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Total, Embassy security................................. 1,975,449 1,632,630 1,889,215 -86,234 +256,585
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Emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service............ 7,885 7,885 7,885 ................ ................
Repatriation Loans Program Account:
Direct loans subsidy...................................... 1,300 1,300 1,300 ................ ................
Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan................... 31,963 26,312 31,963 ................ +5,651
International Chancery Center, Washington, District of 743 743 743 ................ ................
Columbia.....................................................
Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund. 158,900 158,900 158,900 ................ ................
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Total, Administration of Foreign Affairs................ 9,047,657 10,872,454 12,043,825 +2,996,168 +1,171,371
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International Organizations
Contributions to international organizations, current year 1,264,030 1,013,693 1,377,566 +113,536 +363,873
assessment...................................................
CIO (OCO/GWOT)............................................ ................ ................ 96,240 +96,240 +96,240
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Subtotal, Contributions to intarnational organizations.. 1,264,030 1,013,693 1,473,806 +209,776 +460,113
Contributions for international peacekeeping activities, 562,344 1,136,000 588,103 +25,759 -547,897
current year assessment......................................
CIPA (OCO/GWOT)........................................... ................ ................ 988,656 +988,656 +988,656
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Subtotal, Contributions for international peacekeeping 562,344 1,136,000 1,576,759 +1,014,415 +440,759
activities.............................................
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Total, International Organizations...................... 1,826,374 2,149,693 3,050,565 +1,224,191 +900,872
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International Commissions
International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and
Mexico:
Salaries and expenses..................................... 48,134 48,170 48,170 +36 ................
Construction.............................................. 29,400 26,042 45,000 +15,600 +18,958
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Total, Boundary and Water Commission.................... 77,534 74,212 93,170 +15,636 +18,958
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American sections, international commissions.................. 13,258 9,750 15,008 +1,750 +5,258
International fisheries commissions........................... 50,651 34,448 56,198 +5,547 +21,750
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Total, International commissions........................ 141,443 118,410 164,376 +22,933 +45,966
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Related Agency
United States Agency for Global Media
International broadcasting operations......................... 798,196 623,525 800,025 +1,829 +176,500
(By transfer)............................................. (2,500) ................ ................ (-2,500) ................
Reappropriation of surge capacity funds....................... ................ 2,000 ................ ................ -2,000
Broadcasting capital improvements............................. 9,700 4,551 11,700 +2,000 +7,149
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Total, United States Agency for Global Media............ 807,896 630,076 811,725 +3,829 +181,649
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Related Programs
The Asia Foundation........................................... 17,000 ................ 19,000 +2,000 +19,000
United States Institute of Peace, Operating expenses.......... 38,634 19,000 45,000 +6,366 +26,000
Center for Middle Eastern-Western dialogue.................... 185 245 245 +60 ................
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship program........................ 190 270 270 +80 ................
Israeli Arab scholarship program.............................. 68 124 124 +56 ................
East-West Center.............................................. 16,700 ................ 16,700 ................ +16,700
National Endowment for Democracy.............................. 180,000 67,275 360,000 +180,000 +292,725
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Total, Related programs................................. 252,777 86,914 441,339 +188,562 +354,425
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Other Commissions
Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad
Salaries and expenses......................................... 675 642 675 ................ +33
Commission on International Religious Freedom
Salaries and expenses......................................... 4,500 4,500 4,500 ................ ................
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Salaries and expenses......................................... 2,579 2,579 2,579 ................ ................
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of
China
Salaries and expenses......................................... 2,000 2,000 2,250 +250 +250
United States--China Economic and Security Review Commission
Salaries and expenses......................................... 3,500 3,500 3,500 ................ ................
Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission..................... 1,500 ................ ................ -1,500 ................
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Total, title I, Department of State and Related Agency.. 12,090,901 13,870,768 16,525,334 +4,434,433 +2,654,566
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TITLE II--UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
Operating expenses, USAID..................................... 1,214,808 1,275,200 1,377,246 +162,438 +102,046
Capital Investment Fund....................................... 225,000 198,300 227,649 +2,649 +29,349
Office of Inspector General, USAID............................ 76,600 71,500 75,500 -1,100 +4,000
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Total, title II, Administration of Foreign Assistance... 1,516,408 1,545,000 1,680,395 +163,987 +135,395
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TITLE III--BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
Global Health Programs:
U.S. Agency for International Development................. 3,117,450 2,035,108 3,236,000 +118,550 +1,200,892
Department of State....................................... 5,720,000 4,308,367 5,880,000 +160,000 +1,571,633
(Global fund contribution)............................ (1,350,000) (958,367) (1,560,000) (+210,000) (+601,633)
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Total, Global Health Programs....................... 8,837,450 6,343,475 9,116,000 +278,550 +2,772,525
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Development assistance........................................ 3,000,000 ................ 3,000,000 ................ +3,000,000
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Total, Development Assistance........................... 3,000,000 ................ 3,000,000 ................ +3,000,000
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International disaster assistance............................. 3,801,034 ................ 3,783,668 -17,366 +3,783,668
International disaster assistance (OCO/GWOT).............. ................ ................ 601,644 +601,644 +601,644
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Subtotal, International disaster assistance............. 3,801,034 ................ 4,385,312 +584,278 +4,385,312
International Humanitarian Assistance......................... ................ 5,968,000 ................ ................ -5,968,000
Transition initiatives........................................ 30,000 112,043 92,043 +62,043 -20,000
Complex Crises fund........................................... 30,000 ................ 30,000 ................ +30,000
Development Credit Authority:
(By transfer)............................................. (55,000) ................ ................ (-55,000) ................
Administrative expenses................................... 10,000 ................ ................ -10,000 ................
Economic Support Fund......................................... 2,545,525 ................ 2,304,663 -240,862 +2,304,663
Economic Support Fund (OCO/GWOT).......................... ................ ................ 1,172,336 +1,172,336 +1,172,336
Economic Support and Development Fund......................... ................ 5,234,200 ................ ................ -5,234,200
Democracy Fund:
Human Rights and Democracy Fund, Department of State...... 157,700 ................ 184,200 +26,500 +184,200
Bureau of Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian 69,500 ................ 89,500 +20,000 +89,500
Assistance, USAID........................................
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Total, Democracy Fund................................... 227,200 ................ 273,700 +46,500 +273,700
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Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia............... 760,334 ................ 770,334 +10,000 +770,334
Department of State
Migration and refugee assistance.............................. 2,027,876 365,062 2,031,876 +4,000 +1,666,814
Migration and refugee assistance (OCO/GWOT)............... ................ ................ 1,400,124 +1,400,124 +1,400,124
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Subtotal, Migration refugee assistance.................. 2,027,876 365,062 3,432,000 +1,404,124 +3,066,938
United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund. 1,000 ................ 100 -900 +100
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Total, Department of State.............................. 2,028,876 365,062 3,432,100 +1,403,224 +3,067,038
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Independent Agencies
Peace Corps................................................... 410,500 396,200 410,500 ................ +14,300
Millennium Challenge Corporation.............................. 905,000 800,000 905,000 ................ +105,000
Inter-American Foundation..................................... 22,500 3,482 37,500 +15,000 +34,018
United States African Development Foundation.................. 30,000 4,623 33,000 +3,000 +28,377
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Total, Independent Agencies............................. 1,368,000 1,204,305 1,386,000 +18,000 +181,695
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Department of the Treasury
International Affairs Technical Assistance.................... 30,000 30,000 30,000 ................ ................
Debt restructuring............................................ ................ ................ 20,000 +20,000 +20,000
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Total, title III, Bilateral economic assistance......... 22,668,419 19,257,085 26,012,488 +3,344,069 +6,755,403
(By transfer)........................................... (55,000) ................ ................ (-55,000) ................
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TITLE IV--INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE
Department of State
International narcotics control and law enforcement........... 1,497,469 945,350 1,362,290 -135,179 +416,940
Nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related 864,550 707,150 960,400 +95,850 +253,250
programs.....................................................
Peacekeeping operations....................................... 163,457 291,435 146,187 -17,270 -145,248
Peacekeeping operations (OCO/GWOT)........................ ................ ................ 325,213 +325,213 +325,213
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Subtotal, Peacekeeping operations....................... 163,457 291,435 471,400 +307,943 +179,965
Funds Appropriated to the President
International Military Education and Training................. 110,778 100,000 114,975 +4,197 +14,975
Foreign Military Financing Program:
Grants:
Israel................................................ 3,300,000 3,300,000 3,300,000 ................ ................
Egypt................................................. 1,300,000 1,300,000 1,300,000 ................ ................
Other................................................. 1,362,241 770,900 1,251,435 -110,806 +480,535
Limitation on Administrative Expenses............. (75,000) (70,000) (75,000) ................ (+5,000)
Foreign Military Financing Program (OCO/GWOT)............. ................ ................ 350,678 +350,678 +350,678
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Total, Foreign Military Financing Program............... 5,962,241 5,370,900 6,202,113 +239,872 +831,213
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Total, title IV, Security assistance.................... 8,598,495 7,414,835 9,111,178 +512,683 +1,696,343
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TITLE V--MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE
Multilateral Assistance
Funds Appropriated to the President
International Organizations and Programs...................... 339,000 ................ 378,000 +39,000 +378,000
ESF Resident Coordinator Transfer......................... (23,000) ................ ................ (-23,000) ................
ESF Montreal Protocol..................................... (2,000) ................ ................ (-2,000) ................
International Financial Institutions
World Bank Group
Global Environment Facility................................... 139,575 ................ 139,575 ................ +139,575
International Development Association......................... 1,097,010 1,097,010 1,097,010 ................ ................
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
[IBRD]:
IBRD paid in capital...................................... ................ 206,500 206,500 +206,500 ................
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Subtotal, IBRD.......................................... ................ 206,500 206,500 +206,500 ................
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Total, World Bank Group................................. 1,236,585 1,303,510 1,443,085 +206,500 +139,575
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Asian Development Bank Group
Asian Development Fund........................................ 47,395 47,395 47,395 ................ ................
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Total, Asian Development Fund........................... 47,395 47,395 47,395 ................ ................
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African Development Bank Group
African Development Bank Paid in capital...................... 32,417 ................ ................ -32,417 ................
(Limitation on callable capital).......................... (507,861) ................ ................ (-507,861) ................
African Development Fund...................................... 171,300 171,300 171,300 ................ ................
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Total, African Development Bank......................... 203,717 171,300 171,300 -32,417 ................
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International Fund for Agricultural Development............... 30,000 ................ 30,000 ................ +30,000
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Total, International Financial Institutions............. 1,517,697 1,522,205 1,691,780 +174,083 +169,575
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Total, title V, Multilateral assistance................. 1,856,697 1,522,205 2,069,780 +213,083 +547,575
(Limitation on callable capital).................... (507,861) (1,421,270) ................ (-507,861) (-1,421,270)
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TITLE VI--EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE
Export-Import Bank of the United States
Administrative expenses....................................... 110,000 95,500 110,000 ................ +14,500
Inspector General............................................. 5,700 5,000 5,700 ................ +700
Offsetting collections........................................ -215,000 -50,000 -50,000 +165,000 ................
Rescission--Tied-Aid.......................................... ................ -106,000 ................ ................ +106,000
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Total, Export-Import Bank of the United States.......... -99,300 -55,500 65,700 +165,000 +121,200
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Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Noncredit account:
Administrative expenses................................... 79,200 ................ ................ -79,200 ................
Insurance fees and other offsetting collections........... -415,000 ................ ................ +415,000 ................
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Subtotal................................................ -335,800 ................ ................ +335,800 ................
Program account............................................... 20,000 ................ ................ -20,000 ................
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Total, Overseas Private Investment Corporation.......... -315,800 ................ ................ +315,800 ................
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U.S. International Development Finance Institution
Corporate Capital Account: Administrative Expenses............ ................ 90,000 98,000 +98,000 +8,000
Program Account............................................... ................ 50,000 50,000 +50,000 ................
(By transfer from DA)..................................... ................ (50,000) (50,000) (+50,000) ................
Project transaction and associated costs...................... ................ 8,000 ................ ................ -8,000
Equity Fund................................................... ................ 150,000 150,000 +150,000 ................
Inspector General............................................. ................ 2,000 2,000 +2,000 ................
Offsetting collections........................................ ................ -369,000 -369,000 -369,000 ................
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Total, U.S. Development Finance Institution............. ................ -69,000 -69,000 -69,000 ................
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Funds Appropriated to the President
Trade and Development Agency.................................. 79,500 12,105 79,500 ................ +67,395
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Total, title VI, Export and investment assistance....... -335,600 -112,395 76,200 +411,800 +188,595
Appropriations...................................... (-335,600) (-112,395) (76,200) (+411,800) (+188,595)
(By transfer)........................................... ................ (50,000) (50,000) (+50,000) ................
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TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Afghanistan SIVs additional (Sec. 7083 (a)) (CHIMP)........... 5,000 ................ ................ -5,000 ................
Sec. 7074 (a) INCLE Rescission................................ -12,420 ................ ................ +12,420 ................
Sec. 7074(b) FMS Rescission................................... -11,000 ................ ................ +11,000 ................
Sec. 7066 Zika/Ebola Funds Transfer for Sudan Debt Relief..... ................ 10,000 ................ ................ -10,000
Sec. 7049 CBSP Addt Spending of Security Surcharges........... ................ ................ ................ ................ ................
Rescission, section 7054, ESF................................. ................ ................ -34,013 -34,013 -34,013
Rescission, section 7054, ESCM (OCO/GWOT)..................... ................ ................ -242,462 -242,462 -242,462
Rescission, section 7054, CCF (OCO/GWOT)...................... ................ ................ -40,000 -40,000 -40,000
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Total, title VII, General Provisions.................... -18,420 10,000 -316,475 -298,055 -326,475
Appropriations...................................... (5,000) (10,000) ................ (-5,000) (-10,000)
Rescissions......................................... (-23,420) ................ (-34,013) (-10,593) (-34,013)
Rescissions, overseas contingency operations........ ................ ................ (-282,462) (-282,462) (-282,462)
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OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM (OCO/
GWOT)
Diplomatic programs (OCO/GWOT)................................ 3,225,971 ................ ................ -3,225,971 ................
(Worldwide security protection) (OCO/GWOT)................ (2,626,122) ................ ................ (-2,626,122) ................
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Subtotal................................................ 3,225,971 ................ ................ -3,225,971 ................
Office of Inspector General (OCO/GWOT)........................ 54,900 ................ ................ -54,900 ................
Contributions to int'l organizations (OCO/GWOT)............... 96,240 ................ ................ -96,240 ................
Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities (OCO/ 988,656 ................ ................ -988,656 ................
GWOT)........................................................
Operating expenses of USAID (OCO/GWOT)........................ 158,067 ................ ................ -158,067 ................
USAID Office of Inspector General:
International Disaster Assistance (OCO/GWOT).............. 584,278 ................ ................ -584,278 ................
Transition Initiatives (OCO/GWOT)............................. 62,043 ................ ................ -62,043 ................
Economic Support Fund (OCO/GWOT).............................. 1,172,336 ................ ................ -1,172,336 ................
Migration and Refugee assistance (MRA) (OCO/GWOT)............. 1,404,124 ................ ................ -1,404,124 ................
International narcotics control and law enforcement...........
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related........
Peacekeeping Operations [PKO] (OCO/GWOT)...................... 325,213 ................ ................ -325,213 ................
Foreign Military Financing program (OCO/GWOT)................. 229,372 ................ ................ -229,372 ................
Rescission, section 8004 (OCO/GWOT)........................... -301,200 ................ ................ +301,200 ................
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Total, OCO/GWOT......................................... 8,000,000 ................ ................ -8,000,000 ................
Overseas contingency operations..................... (8,000,000) ................ ................ (-8,000,000) ................
Rescissions......................................... ................ ................ ................ ................ ................
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Grand Total............................................. 54,376,900 43,507,498 55,158,900 +782,000 +11,651,402
Appropriations...................................... (46,400,320) (43,613,498) (47,192,913) (+792,593) (+3,579,415)
Overseas contingency operations..................... (8,000,000) ................ (8,282,462) (+282,462) (+8,282,462)
Rescissions......................................... (-23,420) (-106,000) (-34,013) (-10,593) (+71,987)
Rescissions, overseas contingency operations........ ................ ................ (-282,462) (-282,462) (-282,462)
(Limitation on administrative expenses)............. (75,000) (70,000) (75,000) ................ (+5,000)
(Limitation on callable capital).................... (507,861) (1,421,270) ................ (-507,861) (-1,421,270)
(By transfer)........................................... (82,500) (50,000) (50,000) (-32,500) ................
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