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FY2017 State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Budget Request: In Brief

February 19: FY2017 Budget and Appropriations August 4, 2016 (R44391)

Overview

On February 9, 2016, the Obama Administration submitted to Congress its FY2017 budget request that includestotaling $52.78 billion in new budget authority for the State Department, Foreign Operations, and Related Appropriations (SFOPS) accounts. Of the total request, $17.05 billion1 is for programs funded through the State operationsState Operations and related agencies (a 3.6 % increase over FY2016 estimates), and $35.74 billion is for foreign operations (-1.8 Foreign Operations (-1.8% compared with FY2016 estimates that include emergency Ebola funds).

On June 29, 2016, the Senate Appropriations Committee introduced and reported the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (S. 3117/S.Rept. 114-290). It would provide a total of $52.24 billion, after rescissions and including funds designated for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO). This level is $542.04 million (or 1%) below the President's request. For State Operations and related agencies, it would provide $16.88 billion and for Foreign Operations, $35.52 billion.

On July 15, 2016, the House Appropriations Committee introduced and reported its Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (H.R. 5912/H.Rept. 114-693). The measure would provide $52.24 billion, including OCO. This level is $546 million (or 1%) below the President's request, and about $4 million less than the Senate bill. Funding for State Operations and related agencies would be $16.29 billion, nearly $600 million below the Senate funding level. Its Foreign Operations funding level of $35.95 billion is $432 million above the Senate-recommended level.

% compared with FY2016 estimates that include emergency Ebola funds). This report provides an overview and highlights of the request with an account-by-account comparison of the FY2017 request to the FY2016 estimates and FY2015 actualsHouse and Senate committee-passed bills and FY2016 estimates in Appendix A. Appendix B provides the International Affairs 150 function funding levels. Table 1. Status of State-Foreign Operations Appropriations, FY2017

(funding in billions of current U.S. dollars)

302(b) Allocationsa

Committee Action

Floor Action

Conference/Agreement

Public Law

House

Senate

House

Senate

House

Senate

House

Senate

Agreement

 

7/14/16

4/14/2016

7/15/16

6/29/16

           

$52.24

$52.08

$52.24

$52.24

            a. The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 established a congressional budget process. The act, as amended, includes a requirement that the House and Senate allocate funds to the Appropriations Committee, which are then divided among the 12 subcommittees, as required by Section 302(b).

b. The Senate 302(b) allocation report total does not appear to include $159 million in mandatory spending for the Foreign Service Retirement account, which is included in the House allocation and the House and Senate committee totals.

 in Appendix A. Appendix B provides the International Affairs 150 function funding levels.

The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and State-Foreign Operations Appropriations

The FY2017 appropriations process is shaped by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA, H.R. 1314; P.L. 114-74) that Congress passed at the end of October 2015. The law raised the overall revised discretionary spending limits set by the Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA, P.L. 112-25) from $1.039 trillion to $1.069 trillion for FY2017. The law also increased non-security funding security funding levels from $536.1 billion to $551.1 billion and nonsecurity funding (that includes SFOPS funding) from $503.5 billion to $518.5 billion for FY2017. It also established for SFOPS a minimum of $14.895 billion in OCO funding and established a $14.895 billion minimum for SFOPs OCO funding for FY2017.2

FY2017 Enduring and Overseas Contingency Operations Request

Funds

In the FY2017 request, as every year since FY2012, the Administration distinguishes between enduring costs versusand those to support "overseas contingency operations" (OCO), described in earlier . OCO-designated funds, which do not count toward discretionary budget allocations established each year by appropriators, were initially described in budget documents as "extraordinary, but temporary, costs of the Department of State and USAID in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan."3 ,"3 but have been used for a broader range of countries and activities, including counterterrorism efforts. The OCO designation gained increased significance in August 2011 with enactment of the BCA thatBudget Control Act, which specified that emergency orand OCO funds do not count toward the budget caps established by the act. For FY2017, to meet the BBA minimum requirement, $14.895 billion, or about 28% of the SFOPS request, is designated as OCO. The FY2017 OCO request is the same as the FY2016 level, which was also set by the BBA, but represents an increase of 59% compared with the FY2015 estimate that included funds for the three frontline states, "other areas of unrest," anti-terrorism activities, and operations to counter the Islamic State (IS). (See Table 1.)

Table 1 for FY2011-FY2021 and enforced by across-the-board cuts called sequestration. Use of the OCO designation expanded further with enactment of the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA) in 2015, which established a minimum annual OCO funding level for FY2016 and FY2017 SFOPs appropriations that was significantly higher ($14.89 billion) than SFOPs OCO spending in prior years. As a result of the BBA, the Administration request and House and Senate SFOPs bills all call for the same OCO funding level for FY2017, which is level with the FY2016 OCO funding but represents an increase of 59% from the FY2015 funding. (See Table 2.) Table 2. State-Foreign Operations Appropriations, FY2008-FY2017

(in billions of current U.S. dollars)

 

FY08

FY09

FY10

FY11

FY12

FY13

FY14

FY15

FY16 est.

FY17 req.

Enduring $

34.52

50.30

49.44

48.80

41.80

39.75

42.91

41.01

37.97

37.89

OCO/Supp $

5.66

1.83

2.34

0.00

11.20

10.82

6.52

11.89

14.89

14.89

Total

40.18

52.13

51.78

48.80

53.00

50.57

49.43

52.90

52.86

52.78

Sources: Congressional Budget Justification Department of State and Foreign Operations, Fiscal Year 2017; CRS appropriations reports; CRS calculations.

Note: Supp includes funds for Iraq and Afghanistan prior to OCO first requested and appropriated=emergency supplemental funds, largely used for Iraq and Afghanistan before the OCO designation was first used in FY2012. FY2015 OCO/Supp includes $9.2637 billion for OCO and $2.53 billion for emergency Ebola funds.

Key Issues for Congress

Within the broad range of activities supported by the SFOPS budget are several programs and focus areas that may be of particular interest to Congress as a result of their size, recent funding or policy changes, or relation to current world events.

State Department Operations

Operations in Frontline States. Operations in the challenging environments of the three countries termed "frontline states"—Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq—continue to be a focus of attention by the department. Together, these three countries alone make up roughly 22% of the department's overall request for operational funding. As the Department confronts a more challenging security environment in Afghanistan and transitions to a civilian lead as U.S. troops draw down, the FY2017 request for operations there seeks a 29% increase above FY2016 estimated levels to $1.24 billion to provide more secure housing for staff in Kabul, among other facilities upgrades. FY2017 funding requested for operations in Iraq—a total of $1.26 billion—represents growth of 49% over the FY2016 estimated levels, and would address previously deferred maintenance, and additional aviation and life support costs. Last year, the request for State operations in Pakistan sought a 21% increase over FY2015 levels, in order to continue "normalizing" operations in that country while taking into account the U.S. military drawdown in neighboring Afghanistan. This year, by contrast, the department seeks 7.7% less than FY2016 estimated levels, or a total of $117.6 million; diplomatic posts would rely more on the local economy and support than is possible in Iraq or AfghanistanAdministration of Foreign Affairs. The Administration of Foreign Affairs funds salaries and expenses, including security funding, for the Diplomatic and Consular Programs (D&CP) account, embassy security and construction, and educational and cultural exchanges, among other activities. The Administration is requesting a total of $12.06 billion, compared with $11.98 billion in the Senate bill (S. 3117) and $11.86 billion in the House bill (H.R. 5912), all including OCO funds of which both House and Senate include more than requested. The House bill would provide $167.29 million less for D&CP and nearly $37 million less for exchange programs, while the Senate bill would fund $11.08 million less for D&CP and $67.1 million less for exchanges.

Cuba. In order to support implementation of its new Cuba policy, $3.8 million is requested within the Diplomatic & Consular Programs account (D&CP)D&CP account for infrastructure improvements to the U.S. embassy in Havana (converted from an Interests Section last year). The departmentState Department's funding request would support up to 10 additional U.S. citizen positions (at least 8 foreign service officers and one civil servant), as well as refurbishing workspace, securing communications and updating vehicles for the motor pool.

Contribution for International Peacekeeping Activities. While the FY2016 request sought a jump of 29% in the International Organizations accounts, the FY2017 proposal contemplates a 0.1% increase from FY2016 estimated levels, to $3.93 billion. The House bill (H.R. 5912) includes language prohibiting funds from being used for the establishment of a United States diplomatic presence in Cuba or to facilitate the establishment or operation of a diplomatic mission of Cuba in the United States beyond that which was in existence prior to December 17, 2014, with certain exceptions and limitations.

The Senate bill (S. 3117) has no comparable provision.

Contribution for International Organizations and Peacekeeping Activities. The Contributions to International Organizations (CIO) account funds the U.S. share of the assessed budgets of 44 international organizations, including the U.N. regular budget and U.N. specialized agencies. The FY2017 CIO request is $1.39 billion, a 4% decrease from the FY2016 estimated level. The reduction is tied to a decrease in the U.N. regular budget projection, as well as the winding down of United Nations Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda.

H.R. 5912 would provide $41.14 million less than requested and S. 3117 would provide $11.81 million less.

The Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities (CIPA) request, which funds U.N. peacekeeping missions and the two international war crimes tribunals, is $2.39 billion, a decrease of 2.7% from the FY2016 level. The request is based on the U.N. peacekeeping assessment for the United States of 28.56% (rather than the amount recognized by U.S. law of 27.14%). It also reflects the possible closure of the U.N. Mission in Liberia. In addition, the Administration's FY2017 request includes $150 million for a Mechanism for Peace Operations Response (MPOR), a repeat proposal from the FY2015 and FY2016 requests intended to support urgent—but as yet undefined—peacekeeping needs. The proposal was not funded by Congress in prior years.

The House would provide $1.95 billion or $445.4 million less than requested for CIPA. The Senate measure would fund CIPA at $2.37 billion, nearly the level of the request.

Diplomatic Security. The FY2017 request for Worldwide Security Protection (WSP), which supports the Diplomatic Security Bureau's functions around the world, would grow by 9.4% over FY2016 estimated levels to $3.71 billion. Much of the increase in requested funding is for security measures in Afghanistan and Iraq. Physical security upgrades at diplomatic facilities, which are mostly funded through Worldwide Security Upgrades (WSU) under the Embassy Security, Construction and Maintenance (ESCM) account, are managed by the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations. The WSU request for FY2017 is for $1.6 billion, an 11% increase from FY2016 estimated levels. Within the ESCM request is $1.0 billion to provide for the Department of State's share of the Capital Security Cost Sharing (CSCS) program, which is an interagency-shared shared-funding mechanism designed to ensure each U.S. government agency represented abroad is paying its fair share of construction costs for new and more secure facilities; it is unclear whether other agencies are fulfilling their commitments under the program.

The House and Senate bills would provide the same total as requested. The Senate, however, would designate more of the total as OCO funds, while the House funding is the same as the Administration's request.

Cuts to NED, Asia Foundation, East-West Center. The FY2017 request repeats the administrationAdministration's FY2015 and FY2016 request for deep budgetary cuts to a number of State Department-funded institutions. An overall cut of 43% to these accounts would mean significant reductions in funding for, among other institutions, the East-West Center, the Asia Foundation, and the National Endowment for Democracy (cuts of 35%, 29%, and 39% respectively).

Both House and Senate bills would maintain the FY2016 funding levels for all three organizations for FY2017.

Passport Surge. The departmentPassport Surge. The Department anticipates a 37% increase over FY2015 in passport applications in the coming year, or an estimated 20 million requests. The increased load is due to the 10-year expiration of some 18 million passports issued in 2007 as the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) was being implemented. That measure for the first time required passports for Americans returning by air from Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean, and Bermuda. Nearly 10 years later, those passports are beginning to expire, increasing demand for passport renewals. The Department issued 14 million passports in 2014 and the increased demand is expected to continue through 2018.

Passport Services Enhancement Act of 2005 authorized the department to charge a fee to cover the costs of increased passport demand from the WHTI, and the Administration request includes an extension of this authority through FY2017.

The House bill does not address this issue. The Senate provides the Secretary of State with the authority to collect a surcharge on passport fees to cover any costs of meeting increased demand for passports.

Foreign Operations

Foreign Operations accounts, which fund foreign assistance activities, would total about $35.74 billion under the FY2017 request, comprising about two-thirds of the international affairs budget. As in recent years, the FY2017 funding would be allocated largely to major Obama Administration foreign aid initiatives and support to strategic allies. In addition, notable focus areas within the FY2017 request include countering ISIS, humanitarian assistance, responding to Russian aggression, and Central American migration, and food aid reforms. The House committee-passed bill, H.R. 5912, includes $35.95 billion for Foreign Operations accounts, and the Senate committee-passed bill, S. 3117, includes $35.52 billion for these accounts. In this section, references to H.R. 5912 and S. 3117 include both the bills and their accompanying reports (H.Rept. 114-693 and S.Rept. 114-290, respectively).

Administration Initiatives. The Obama Administration's four broad foreign assistance initiatives would continue to play a major role under the FY2017 foreign operations request and the House and Senate proposals, accounting for about 30% of the total foreign operations request.

  • For the Global Health Initiative, the request is $8.58577 billion, about a 0.9% increase from the FY2016 estimate. The request would continue to focus resources primarily on HIV-AIDS treatment and prevention (70%), as well as maternal and child health, and stopping infectious diseases. The Administration proposes boosting malaria funding by about 11% in FY2017, compared to FY2016 estimates, in part by seeking authority to reprogram unobligated emergency funds appropriated for Ebola response in FY2015, and includes $275 million for GAVI, the vaccine alliance, a 17% increase over the FY2016 estimate.
  • H.R. 5912 includes $8.917 billion for global health programs, including $275 million for GAVI, but would boost spending for maternal and child health (+22%) and malaria (+13%) relative to the request while reducing funds for family planning and reproductive health (-15%).
  • S. 3117 provides $8.665 billion for global health and matches the Administration's request for GAVI and malaria programs while boosting funding for tuberculosis (+26%) and nutrition (+15%) relative to the request.
    • Feed the Future    , the Administration's food security initiative, would receive $1 billion under the FY2017 request, level with FY2015 funding (a FY2016 estimate is not available). Funds would be focused on accelerating the impact of programs demonstrating progress in reducing poverty and stunting in focus countries.
  • Global Climate Change Initiative funding would increase 62% from the FY2015 funding level to $1.33 billion in FY2017, consistent with the FY2016 requestH.R. 5912 provides $1.001 billion for agricultural development and food security activities.
  • S. 3117 provides $1.053 billion for agricultural development and food security.
    • Global Climate Change Initiative funding would total $1.33 billion in FY2017 under the request, level with the FY2016 request and a 62% increase from the FY2015 funding level. The increase is largely attributable to a proposed contribution ($750 million) to a multilateral Green Climate Fund (GCF), to which the Administration pledged $3 billion in November 2014. This request would be partially offset by the ending of U.S. contributions to the Strategic Climate Fund (funded at $60 million in FY2016) and the Clean Technology Fund (which received $171 million in FY2016). U.S. commitments to both funds were fulfilled with FY2016 appropriations. The Administration made the same request in FY2016, but Congress appropriated no funds for the GCF. Compared with FY2015, the request would increase funding for clean energy programs (+11%) while decreasing funds for sustainable landscapes (-14%).
  • Africa initiatives would also grow significantly under the request, together totaling $596 million, more than double the FY2015 funding level (an FY16 estimate is not available). Most of the increase would be for Power Africa, for which $300 million is requested ($291.3 within State and USAID), a 120% increase over FY2015 funding. Trade in Africa would receive $77 million and the Young African Leaders Initiative $10 million. The Administration also requests $119 million for the African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership and $83 million for the Security Governance InitiativeH.R. 5912 does not specify a funding level for GCCI or for environmental programs generally, but includes a provision prohibiting contributions to the GCF.
  • S. 3117 recommends no less than $1.385 billion for environment programs, including no more than $500 million for the GCF.
  • Power Africa. The Administration requested $300 million ($291.3 within State and USAID) for its initiative to expand access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa, a 120% increase over FY2015 funding (an FY2016 funding estimate is not available).
  • H.R. 5912 does not specify a funding level for this initiative.
    • S. 3117 recommends $291 million for Power Africa.

Top Country Recipients. In the FY2017 request, top foreign assistance recipients would not differ much from FY2015 (FY2016 country allocations are not yet available). Israel would continue to be the top recipient, with a requested $3.1 billion (level with FY2015) in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) funds, followed by Egypt, for which $1.46 billion is requested (almost level with FY2015), primarily in FMF to support shared security interests. Afghanistan would receive $1.25 billion (+11% from FY2015), primarily to help build sustainable institutions and help the newly elected government protect development gains, and Jordan would receive $1.0 billion (1% below FY2015) to promote security and stability in the region as well as address economic and security strains related to the crisis in Syria. Pakistan would get $742 million (a 7.6% cut from FY2015), to continue ongoing efforts to increase stability, counter violent extremism, and support economic growth. Other top recipients would include Kenya ($626 million), Nigeria ($606 million), and Tanzania ($575 million), all of which are top recipients of global health funds. Ethiopia would receive $514 million, a mix of security, development, and governance assistance. Iraq would re-joinrejoin the top recipient list in FY2017, after a few years absence, with a requested $510 million (more than double FY2015 funding) for security and stabilization activities, as well as support for a $1 billion sovereign loan guarantee.

Neither the House nor Senate bill details comprehensive country allocation, but both bills and their accompanying reports specify aid funding levels for select countries. H.R. 5912 allocates $3.1 billion for Israel, $1.275 billion to Jordan, and explains that no funding levels are provided for Afghanistan and Pakistan because of the evolving situation in those countries. S. 3117 provides allocations for many countries, with top recipients including Israel ($3.4 billion), Egypt ($1.38 billion), Jordan ($1.0 billion), Afghanistan ($725 million), Pakistan ($642 million), and Iraq ($510 million).

Focus Areas. In addition to foreign assistance initiatives and support to strategic allies, there are a number of priority issues and objectives identified in the FY2017 Foreign Operations request.

  • Syria/Counter-ISIL. The FY2017 request identifies $4.05 billion, a 19% increase over FY2015, for activities to counter ISIL and respond to regional instability stemming from the crisis in Syria. About half of this funding is to address humanitarian needs, with the rest to address development and security challenges in Jordan, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon.
  • H.R. 5912 authorizes funding for both humanitarian and non-lethal economic assistance within Syria and neighboring countries to stop the advance of ISIL and address the needs of refugees, but does not specify a funding level.
  • S. 3117 recommends $238 million for Syria within development assistance accounts for non-lethal assistance to promote stability and economic development, build civil society, and meet the needs of those impacted by the conflict. In addition, an unspecified amount of humanitarian assistance, as well as economic assistance to refugee host countries in the region, is made available to meet the needs of refugees and internally displaced persons in the region.
    • and Lebanon.
  • Humanitarian assistance. The total humanitarian assistance request is for $6.156 billion, including $4.805 billion within the foreign operations account,4 which is about 19which is about 20% less than the FY2016 estimate, in part because FY2016 funding was relatively high, and because the responseresponses to current high -level crisiscrises in Yemen and South Sudan are expected to be scaled back in FY2017.
  • H.R. 5912 would continue funding humanitarian assistance accounts at the FY2016 level.
  • S. 3117 would provide $5.503 billion for SFOPs humanitarian assistance accounts, about 15% more than the request and about 7% less than the current year estimate.
    • Ukraine/Countering Russian Aggression    . Total funding identified by the Administration for the purpose of "countering Russian aggression" would decrease about 22% from FY2015, to $952 million, under the FY2017 request. The decrease is the result of loan guarantees not being requested for Ukraine, as they were in FY2015. Aside from loan guarantees, bilateral and regional assistance to Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova would increase by about 25%.
  • H.R. 5912 makes available a total of $663 million for Ukraine, of which $325 million is contingent on a report from the Administration that it is necessary to continue economic and political reforms or to address vulnerabilities caused by Russian aggression. The latter could be used to support a loan guarantee.
  • S. 3117 provides $295 million for Ukraine, the amount requested by the Administration, and $100 million for Georgia. It also provides $20 million in Europe and Eurasia regional funding to counter Russian aggression.
    • Central America    . As in FY2016, the Administration is again requesting increased funding to support the U.S. Strategy for Engagement in Central America. The $751 million requested (+34% from FY2015), would focus on addressing the underlying causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.
  • H.R. 5912 would provide up to $750 million to implement the U.S. Strategy for Engagement with Central America, but conditions all aid to the governments of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador on certification that they are taking steps to address a number of U.S policy priorities.
  • S. 3117 allocates $651 million for the Strategy, conditioning 25% of aid to the governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras on certification that they are making continued progress on a number of issues.
  • Democracy, Human Rights and Governance (DRG). The request includes $2.72 billion for DRG assistance, a 41% increase over FY2015 and 18% over a FY2016 congressional directive. The increase would be spread across several regions and be used to promote government accountability, empower democratic voices, and respond to and support democratic transitions.
  • H.R. 5912 provides no less than $2.309 billion for democracy programs across all accounts, the same as the FY2016 funding.
  • S. 3117 recommends no less than $2.576 billion for democracy programs from specified economic assistance accounts, in addition to $170 million for the National Endowment for Democracy and $150.5 million for the Democracy Fund, and provides regional allocations for this assistance.
    •  and Honduras.
  • Democracy, Human Rights and Governance (DRG). The request includes $2.72 billion for DRG assistance, a 41% increase over FY2015 and 18% over a FY2016 congressional directive. The increase would be spread across several regions and be used to promote government accountability, empower democratic voices, and respond to and support democratic transitions.
  • Countering Violent Extremism (CVE). The request includes $187 million across several accounts for the purpose of countering violent extremism, a category that has not been highlighted in previous budget requests. The request is more than double the $92.2 million attributed to this purpose in FY2015. CVE activities include addressing conditions that drive terrorist recruitment, mitigating political and social marginalization, and countering violent extremist propaganda, among other things.

  • H.R. 5912 authorizes the use of funds for countering violent extremism and extremist organizations, but does not specify a funding level.
  • S. 3117 authorizes the use of funds to support the May 2016 State and USAID Joint Strategy on Countering Violent Extremism, but does not specify a funding level.
    •

    Appendix A. State-Foreign Operations Appropriations, by Account

    Table A-1. State Department, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY2015-FY2017 Request

    FY2016 Actual and FY2017 Request and House and Senate Proposals

    (in millions of current U.S. dollars)

    16,288.38

    11,856.08

    Payment American Institute Taiwan

     

     

    FY2015FY2016 Actual

    2016 Estimate

    2017 Request

    FY2017 Request

    % change FY16 vs. FY17 Req.

    Senate Bill (S. 3117)

    FY2017 House Bill (H.R. 5912)
     

    Total

    Enduring

    OCO/Ebola Emergency

    Total

    Enduring

    OCO

    Total

    Enduring

    OCO

    Total

    		 

    Title I. State, Broadcasting & Related Agencies, TOTAL

    16,457
    14,206.62.96

    11,788
    1,767.16.07

    5,260
    36.42 EE.19

    17,048
    16,010.19.26

    11,175.19

    11,250.81

    632
    5,282.78.74

    883
    16,457.96.55

    11,788.07

    5,260.19

    17,048.26

    +3.6%

    11,121.31

    5,167.07

    Administration of Foreign Affairs, Subtotal

    11,438
    9,603.13.49

    8,635
    1,683.50.90

    3,425
    36.42 EE.95

    12,061
    11,323.05.85

    8,062.23

    8,034.93

    948
    3,376.26.5

    983
    11,438.49.43

    8,635.90

    3,425.95

    12,061.85

    +5.4%

    8,151.99

    3,704.09

    Diplomatic & Consular Program

    8,183
    6,556.07.98

    6,539
    1,350.80.93

    2,132
    36.42 EE.25

    8,672
    7,943.29.18

    6,006
    5,622.17.30

    654
    2,561.81.80

    661
    8,183.98.10

    094
    6,539.93.50

    410
    2,132.25.39

    8,672.18

    504
    + 6.0%.89

    (of which Worldwide Security Protection)

    [2,128.123,395.10]

    [989.711,899.48]

    [3,117.821,815.21]

    [1,428.473,714.69]

    [1,966.63604.76]

    [3,395.102,109.93]

    [1,899.483,714.69]

    [1,815.21899.48]

    [3,714.691,815.21]

    [3,714
    (+9.4%).69]

    Capital Investment Fund

    5666.40

    		 

    12.60

     

    56.40

    12
    66.40.60

    		 

    12.60

     

    66.40

    12.60

    		 

    12.60

     

    12.60

    12
    -81.0%.60

    Embassy Security, Construction & Maintenance

    221
    2,063.45.75

    1,117
    260.8.86

    1,238
    2,324.25.80

    2,356
    1,473.90.66

    1,117
    747.85.86

    1,238
    2,221.75.80

    2,356
    1,117.86.66

    117
    1,238.80.86

    1,238
    2,356.66.80

    2,356
    +6.1%.66

    (of which Worldwide Security Upgrades)

    [1,240.50424.00]

    [250.00358.65]

    [1,490.50228.00]

    [688.801,586.65]

    [735.20358.70]

     

    [1,424.00]

    [358.6570]

    [1,228.00358.70]

    [1,586.65228.00]

    [1,586
    (+11.4%).70]

    Conflict Stabilization Operations

    —
    22.73

    —
    15.00

    —
    37.73

    —

    		 

    —

    —

    —

    		 

    —

    —

    —

    —

    Ed. & Cultural Exchanges

    590
    594.92.90

    		 

    639.77

     

    594.92

    639
    590.90.77

    		 

    572.67

     

    590.90

    572
    639.77.67

    		 

    602.79

     

    639.77

    602
    +8.3%.79

    Office of Inspector General

    139
    73.40.30

    87
    56.9.07

    54
    130.30.90

    141
    72.70.97

    87
    66.60.07

    54
    139.30.90

    141
    87.07.97

    87
    54.90.07

    54
    141.97.90

    141
    +1.9%.97

    Representation Expenses

    8.03

    		 

    8.26

     

    8.03

    26
    8.03

    		 

    8.03

     

    8.03

    03
    8.26

    		 

    8.03

     

    8.26

    8
    +2.9%.03

    Protection of Foreign Missions & Officials

    30.04

    		 

    30.34

     

    30.04

    34
    30.04

    		 

    30.34

     

    30.04

    30.34

    		 

    30.04

     

    30.34

    30
    0%.04

    Emergency-Diplomatic & Consular Services

    7.90
    7.90

    		 

    7.90

    7.90

    		 

    7.90

    7.90

    		 

    7.90

    0%

    Repatriation Loans

    1.30

    		 

    1.30

    1.30

    		 

    1.30

    1.30

    1.30     		 

    1.30

    0%

    Payment American Institute Taiwan

    30.00

    		 

    2.30  

    2.30

    30.00

    31
    30.00.96

    		 

    31
    30.00.96

    31.96

    31.96     		 

    31.96

    +6.5%

    30.00  

    30.00

    Foreign Service Retirement (mandatory)c

    158.90

    		 

    158.90

     

    158.90

    158.90

    158.9

    158.90

    158.90

     

    158.90

    0%

    158.90  

    158.90

    International Orgs, Subtotal

    906
    3,540.95.85

    2,097
    74.40.82

    1,834
    3,615.35.24

    3,932
    2,011.03.06

    1,895.82

    2,061.01

    1,684
    3,906.85.24

    3,745
    2,097.82.25

    1,834.24

    3,932.06

    1,843.25

    1,452.28

    +0.1%

    3,295.53

    Contributions to Int'l Orgs

    446
    1,422.16.19

    1,290
    74.40.89

    96
    1,496.56.24

    387
    1,334.46.13

    101.73

    1,279.08

    96
    1,446.19.24

    375
    1,290.89.32

    96.24

    1,387.13

    1,279.38

    66.61

    -4.1%

    1,345.99

    Contributions, International Peacekeeping

    460
    2,118.79.66

     

    806.93

    1,588
    2,118.79.00

    2,394
    666.57.93

    1,794.09

    781.93

    1,588
    2,460.66.00

    8062,369.93

    1,588.00

    2,394.93

    563.87

    1,385.67

    -2.7%

    1,949.54

    Peacekeeping Response Mechanism

    —

    —

    150
    —.00

    150
    —.00

     

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —
    150.00

    —
    150.00

     

    International Commission subtotal (Function 300)

    72
    122.95

     

    121.29

     

    122.95

    121
    122.72.29

     

    126.29

     

    122.72

    121126.29

     

    121.29

    123.65

     

    -1.2%

    123.65

    Int'l Boundary/U.S.-Mexico

    77
    73.71

     

    76.53

     

    73.71

    76
    73.77.53

    76.53

     

    76
    73.77.53

    76.53

     

    74.71  

    74.71

    American Sections

    12.33

    12
    76.53.26

    +3.8%

    American Sections

     

    26
    12.56

    12.26

     

    26
    12.56

    12.33

     

    12.26  

    12.26

    International Fisheries

    36
    12.33.68

    32
    12.26.50

     

    32
    12.26.50

    -0.6%

    International Fisheries

    37.50  

    37
    36.68.50

     

    36.68

     

    36.68

    International Broadcast, Subtotal 

    749
    36.68.59

    777
    36.68.84

     

    777
    36.68.84

    772.69

     

    32.50

     

    772.69

    32.50

    767.15

    10.70

    -11.4%

    777.85

    International Broadcast, Subtotal 

    Broadcasting Operations

    744
    734.66.79

    768
    9.25.14

     

    743.91

    768
    738.89.14

    762.99

     

    10.70

    762
    749.59.99

    777.84

     

    758.27

    10.70

    768.27

    Capital Improvements

    4
    777.84.80

    +3.8%

    Broadcasting Operations

    9.70
     

    726.66

    70
    9.25

    9.70

     

    735.91

    9
    734.09.70

    10.70

    8.88  

    8.88

    Related Approps, Subtotal 

    240
    744.79.31

    155
    768.14.22

     

    155
    768.14.22

    +3.1%

    Capital Improvements

    243.42  

    243
    8.00.42

     

    222.82

     

    222.82

    Asia Foundation

    817.00

    12
    4.80.00

     

    12
    4.80.00

    9.70

    17.00  

    17
    9.70.00

    +102.1%

    17.00  

    17.00

    Related Approps, Subtotal 

    U.S. Institute of Peace

    35
    204.93.30

     

    37.88

     

    204.93

    37
    240.31.88

    37.88

      

    37
    240.31.88

    155.22

     

    35.30  

    35.50

    Center for Middle East-West Dialogue-Trust & Program

    0.12

    0
    155.22.12

    -35.4%

    Asia Foundation

     

    0
    17.00.12

    0.12

     

    0
    17.00.12

    17.00

     

    0.12  

    0.12

    Eisenhower Exchange Programs

    0
    17.00.40

    0
    12.00.35

     

    0
    12.00.35

    -29.4%

    U.S. Institute of Peace

    0.35  

    0
    35.30.35

     

    0.35

     

    0.35

    Israeli Arab Scholarship Program

    0
    35.30.05

    0
    35.30.05

     

    0
    35.30.05

    37.88

    0.05  

    0
    37.88.05

    +7.3%

    Center for Middle East-West Dialogue-Trust & Program

    0.05  

    0.05

    East-West Center

    16
    0.11.70

     

    —

     

    0.11

    —a
    0.12

    16.70

      

    16
    0.12.70

    0.12

     

    --  

    --

    National Endowment for Democracy

    170.00

    103
    0.12.50

    0%

    Eisenhower Exchange Programs

     

    103
    0.27.50

    170.00

     

    170
    0.27.00

    0.40

     

    170.00  

    170.00

    International Chancery Center

    74
    0.40

    1
    0.35.32

     

    1
    0.35.32

    -12.5%

    Israeli Arab Scholarship Program

    1.32  

    1
    0.02.32

     

    [1.32]

     

    [1.32]

    Other Commissions, Subtotal 

    12
    0.02.26

    12
    0.05.47

     

    12
    0.05.47

    0.05

    12.47  

    12
    0.05.47

    0%

    East-West Center

    12.47  

    12.47

    Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad

    0
    16.70.68

     

    0.89

     

    16.70

    0
    16.70.89

    0.89

     

    0
    16.70.89

    —

     

    0.89  

    0.89

    International Religious Freedom

    3.50

    3
    —a.50

    -100%

    National Endowment for Democracy

     

    3
    135.00.50

    3.50

     

    3
    135.00.50

    170.00

     

    3.50  

    3.50

    Security & Cooperation in Europe

    2
    170.00.58

    2
    103.50.58

     

    2
    103.50.58

    -39.1%

    International Chancery Center

    2.58  

    2
    0.53.58

     

    2.58

     

    2.58

    Congressional-Exec Commission on People's Republic of China

    2
    0.53.00

    2
    0.74.00

     

    2
    0.74.00

    1.32

    2.00  

    2
    1.32.00

    +77.7%

    FOREIGN OPERATION, TOTAL

    2.00  

    2.00

    U.S.-China Economic and Security Review

    3
    26,859.82.50

    3
    7,598.08.50

     

    2,489.96 EE

    3
    36,947.86.50

    3.50  

    26,793.03

    3
    9,612.23.50

    3.50

     

    3.50

    FOREIGN OPERATION, TOTAL

    36,405.25

    26,101.85

    9,634.80

    35,736.65

    -1.8%

    Title II. Admin of Foreign Assistance
    26,091.10

    9,427
    1,275.94.26

    35,518
    125.46.36

    24.66 EE

    26,222.60

    9,727.93

    35,950.53

    Title II. Admin of Foreign Assistance

    517
    1,426.06.18

    440
    1,377.91.09

    232
    139.26.30

    672
    1,517.18.39

    355
    1,440.09.67

    286
    232.30.72

    1,672642.39

    +10.2%

    1,452.01

    98.46

    1,550.47

    USAID Operating Expenses

    282
    1,090.84.88

    1,306
    125.46.34

    98
    19.07 EE.46

    404
    1,235.34.80

    221
    1,143.61.93

    152
    139.26.88

    374
    1,282.88.81

    1,306.34

    98.46

    1,404.80

    +9.5%

    1,184.42

    98.46

    1,282.88

    USAID Capital Investment Fund

    168
    130.82.30

     

    66.15

    133
    130.82.84

    168.30

     

     199
    .99

    66
    168.30.15

    133
    66.15.84

    199
    133.84.99

    199.99

    199.99  

    +18.8%

    199.99

    USAID Inspector General

    66
    54.29.00

    67
    5.63 EE.60

     

    59.91

    67
    66.00.60

     

    67.60

     

    66.00

    67.60

     

    67.60

    67.60

     

    +2.4%

    67.60

    Title III. Bilateral Economic Assistance

    24,124
    16,707.86.16

    5,757.65

    16,531
    2,460.00 EE.02

    7,502
    24,925.51.76

    24,033
    17,159.38.78

    16,507
    6,964.78.12

    7,283
    24,124.16.15

    23,790
    16,531.02.27

    7,502.76

    24,033.78

    17,061.53

    7,121.57

    -0.4%

    24,183.10

    Global Health Programs (GHP), State + USAID

    503
    8,458.11.45

    8,576
    312.00 EE.50

     

    8,770.11

    576
    8,503.45.50

     

    8,665.00

     

    8,503.45

    8,576.50

     

    8,576.50

    665.00

    8,916.50

     

    +0.9%

    8,916.50

    GHP (State Dept.)

    [5,670.00]

     

    [5,670.00]

    [5,670.005,670.00]

     

    [5,670.00]

    [5,670.00]

     

    [5,670.00]

    +0.0%

    GHP (USAID)

    [2,788.11]

    [312.00] EE

    [5,670.00]  

    [5,670.00]

    GHP (USAID)

    [3,100.112,833.45]

    [2,833.452,906.50]

     

    [2,833.452,906.50]

    [2,906.50995.00]

     

    [2,906.50995.00]

    +2.6%

    Development Assistance

    2,507.00

     

    [3,246.50]  

    [3,246.50]

    Development Assistance

    780
    2,507.00.97

    959
    2,780.97.57

     

    959
    2,780.97.57

    2,959.57

     

    2,959.57

    +6.4%

    2,780.97  

    2,780.97

    International Disaster Assistance (IDA)

    2,794
    560.00.18

    1,335125.00

    832
    1,436.27 EE.00

    1,957
    3,331.27.00

    874474.76

    1,919.42

    2,794394.18

    125.00

    1,832.00

    1,957.00

    -30.0%

    909.06

    1,885.13

    2,794.19

    Transition Initiatives

    4767.00

    2015.00

    62
    67.00.60

    77
    30.00.60

    3730.00

    6737.00

    1567.00

    62.60

    77.60

    40.60

    37.00

    +15.8%

    77.60

    Complex Crises Fund

    2030.00

    3010.00

    5020.00

    1030.00

    2010.00

    3020.00

    1030.00

    —

    —
    20.00

    —
    30.00

    0.0%

    Development Credit Authority –—Admin

    8.12

     

    8.12

    10
    8.12.00

     

    10
    8.12.00

    10.00

     

    10.00

    +23.2%

    Development Credit Authority Subsidy

    [40.00]

     

    8.12  

    8.12

    Development Credit Authority Subsidy

    [40.00]

    [4060.00]

     

    [4060.00]

    )
    [(60.00]

     

    [60.00]

    +50.0%

    [40.00]  

    [40.00]

    Economic Support Fund

    4,302
    2,640.24.27

    2,245.54

    408
    711.73 EE.45

    3,672
    5,597.50.15

    6,080
    1,879.60.61

    1,576
    2,422.67.36

    2,735
    4,302.27.01

    4,311
    2,408.45.37

    3,672.15

    6,080.61

    1,601.56

    2,422.67

    +41.3%

    4,024.23

    Democracy Fund

    .50
    130150.50

     

    —
    130.50

     

    150.50

     

    —

    150.50

     

    —

     

    150.50

    —

    150.50  

    -100%

    150.50

    Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia

    984
    —.66

    —

     

    —

    —
    546.09

    291
    438.57.42

    404
    984.66.61

    696
    —.03

     

    —

    491.12

    438.57

    -100%

    929.69

    Migration & Refugee Assistance

    3,066
    931.89.00

    922
    2,127.11.60

    3,0591,876.00

    2,798
    938.89.60

    931
    2,127.11.89

    2,127
    3,066.00.11

    3,059
    922.60.00

    1,876.00

    2,798.60

    771.10

    2,287.90

    -8.7%

    3,059.00

    Emergency Refugee and Migration

    50.00

     

    10.00

    5040.00

    50.00

     

    5010.00

    1040.00

    4050.00

    50.00

    —

    50.00

    0.0%

    50.00

    Independent Agencies subtotal

    1,331.50

     

    1,331363.50

    460
    1,363.50.40

     

    460
    1,363.50.40

    367
    1,460.40.50

     

    367
    1,460.40.50

    +7.1%

    Inter-American Foundation

    22.50

     

    1,363.50  

    1,363.50

    Inter-American Foundation

    22.50

    20
    22.50

     

    20
    22.50

    50
    22.20

     

    50
    22.20

    -1.3%

    African Development Foundation

    30.00

     

    22.50  

    22.50

    African Development Foundation

    30.00

    28
    30.00.20

     

    28
    30.00.20

    30
    28.20.00

     

    30
    28.20.00

    -6.0%

    Peace Corps

    379.50

     

    30.00  

    30.00

    Peace Corps

    410
    379.50.00

    410.00

     

    410.00

    410.00

     

    410.00

    0.0%

    Millennium Challenge Corporation

    899.50

     

    410.00  

    410.00

    Millennium Challenge Corporation

    901
    899.50.00

    9011,000.00

     

    9011,000.00

    1,000905.00

     

    1,000905.00

    +11.0%

    Department of Treasury, subtotal

    23.50

     

    901.00  

    901.00

    Department of Treasury, subtotal

    23.50

    2333.50

     

    2333.50

    30
    33.50.10

     

    30
    33.50.10

    +42.6%

    Treasury Department Technical Assistance

    23.50

     

    28.50  

    28.50

    Treasury Department Technical Assistance

    23.50

    2333.50

     

    2333.50

    30
    33.50.20

     

    30
    33.50.20

    +42.6%

    28.50  

    28.50

    Title IV. Int'l Security Assistance

    8,831
    6,704.49.41

    6,206
    1,714.97.37

    1,899
    5.30 EE.74

    106
    8,424.76.12

    463
    6,323.23.38

    1,857
    2,508.19.40

    320
    8,831.41.78

    6,206.37

    1,899.74

    8,106.12

    -8.2%

    6,578.11

    2,508.20

    9,086.31

    International Narcotics Control & Law Enforcement

    1,211
    853.06.50

    813
    439.20.77

    324
    1,292.25.24

    1,138
    839.85.01

    780
    371.65.82

    304
    1,211.50.65

    1,085
    813.77.47

    324.24

    1,138.01

    1,003.57

    371.66

    -6.1%

    1,375.23

    Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining

    885
    586.26.47

    95.24

    454
    5.30 EE.20

    214
    686.80.25

    668
    506.38.45

    490
    379.09.20

    214
    885.47.25

    704
    454.20.45

    214.25

    668.45

    506.38

    379.09

    -24.5%

    885.47

    International Military Education & Training

    108
    106.07.12

     

    110.30

     

    106.07

    108.12

     

     110
    .30

    109
    108.12.50

     

    110.30

     

    109.50

    110.30

    110.30  

    +2.0%

    110.30

    Foreign Military Financing

    6,025
    5,014.11.70

    4,701
    851.84.81

    1,012
    5,865.95.15

    5,713
    4,737.52.96

    4,988
    1,288.18.37

    1,044
    6,025.70.55

    6,032
    4,701.81.92

    1,012.15

    5,713.96

    4,795.61

    1,288.18

    -5.2%

    6,083.79

    Peacekeeping Operations

    600
    144.99.63

    126
    328.70.29

    349
    473.69.10

    475
    131.36.39

    94
    469.27.50

    293
    600.63.94

    388
    126.29.44

    349.10

    475.39

    162.25

    469.27

    -20.9%

    631.52

    Title V. Multilateral Assistance

    2,770.81

     

    628
    2,770.81.97

    617
    2,628.97.92

     

    617
    2,628.97.92

    342
    2,617.92.53

     

    342
    2,617.92.53

    -0.4%

    1,741.91  

    1,741.91

    World Bank: Global Environment Facility

    168
    136.56.26

     

    146.56

     

    136.56

    146
    168.26.56

     

    146.56

     

    168.26

    146.56

     

    146.56

    146.56

     

    -12.9%

    146.56

    International Clean Technology Fund

    170
    201.24.68

     

    —

     

    201.24

    —
    170.68

     

    —

    —
    170.68

    —

     

    —

    —

    —

    -100%

    —

    Strategic Climate Fund

    59
    63.20.62

     

    —

     

    63.20

    —
    59.62

     

    —

    —
    59.62

    —

     

    —

    —

    —

    -100%

    —

    Green Climate Fund

    —

     

    —

    —250.00

     

    250
    —.00

    250263.00

     

    250263.00

    n.a.

    North American Development Bank

    —

     

    —

    —

    —

    North American Development Bank

    10
    —.00

    1045.00

     

    1045.00

    45.00

     

    45.00

    +350.0%

    10.00  

    10.00

    World Bank: Int'l. Development Association

    1,287.80

     

    197
    1,287.80.13

    384
    1,197.13.07

     

    384
    1,197.13.07

    113
    1,384.07.13

     

    113
    1,384.07.13

    +15.6%

    1,197.13  

    1,197.13

    Int. Bank Recon & Dev

    186.96

     

    186.96

    .96
    186

    		5

     

    1865.96

    5.96

     

    5.96

    -96.8%

    5.96  

    5.96

    Inter-Amer. Dev. Bank - capital

    102.02

     

    21.94

     

    102.02

    21
    102.02.94

     

    21.94

     

    102.02

    21.94

     

    21.94

    21.94

     

    -78.5%

    21.94

    IADB: Enterprise for Americas MIF

    —
    3.38

     

    —

     

    3.38

    —

     

     

    —

     

    —

     

    —

    n.a.

        

    Asian Development Fund

    104.98

     

    99.23

     

    104.98

    99
    104.98.23

     

    99.23

     

    104.98

    99.23

     

    99.23

    99.23

     

    -5.5%

    99.23

    Asian Development Bank – —capital

    5
    106.59.61

     

    —

     

    106.59

    —
    5.61

     

     

    5.61

     

    —

     

    —

    -100%

        

    African Development Fund

    175.67

     

    175.67

    175.67214.33

     

    214
    175.67.33

    214.33

     

    214.33

    +22.0%

    175.67  

    175.67

    African Development Bank - capital

    32.42

     

     34
    .12

    32.42

    34.12

     

    32
    34.12.42

    32.42

     

    32.42

    -5.0%

    32.42  

    32.42

    International Fund for Agricultural Development

    30.00

     

     31
    .93

    30.00

    31.93

     

    30
    31.93.00

    30.00

     

    30.00

    -6.0%

    30.00  

    30.00

    Global Agriculture and Food Security Program

    —

     

    —

    .00
    4343.00 23

     

    4323.00

    23.00

     

    23.00

    -46.5%

    23.00  

    23.00

    International Organizations & Programs

    339
    340.01.00

     

    332.90

     

    340.01

    332
    339.00.90

     

    347.95

     

    339.00

    347
    332.90.95

     

    332.90

    —

    —

    -1.8%

    —

    Central American and Caribbean Catastrophic Risk Insurance Facility

    —

     

    12.50

     

    —

    12

    —

    —.50

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

     

    —

    12.50

     

    12.50

    n.a.

    Global Infrastructure Facility

    —

     

    20.00

     

    —

    20

    —

    —.00

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

     

    —

    20.00

     

    20.00

    n.a.

    Title VI. Export Assistance

    (599.29696.46)

     

    (599.29)

    .55)
    (696.46

    		(693

     

    (696.46693.55)

    (693.55577.60)

     

    (693.55577.60)

    -0.4%

    Export-Import Bank (net)

    (425.87)

     

    (610.96)  

    (610.96)

    Export-Import Bank (net)

    (425.87473.25)

    (473.25433.40)

     

    (473.25433.40)

    (433.40414.30)

     

    (433.40414.30)

    -8.4%

    (417.75)  

    (417.75)

    Overseas Private Investment Corporation (net)

    )
    (233.42283.21)

     

    (233.42)

    (283.21340.85)

     

    (283.21340.85)

    (340.85244.00)

     

    (340.85244.00)

    +20.4%

    Trade & Development Agency

    60.00

     

    (258.21)  

    (258.21)

    Trade & Development Agency

    60.00

    80
    60.00.70

     

    80
    60.00.70

    7
    80.70

     

    7
    80.70

    +34.5%

    65.00  

    65.00

    State, Foreign Ops & related Programs, TOTAL

    41,066.43

    52,863.21

    9,365.24

    2,526.38 EE

    37,889.93

    14,894.99

    52,928.05

    784.92

    37,968.21

    37,341.90

    14,895.01

    15,060.00

    52,863.21

    401.90

    37,889.93

    343.91

    14,894.99

    895.00

    52,784.92

    -0.1%

    238.91

    Add Ons/ Rescissionsb

     

    (30.00)

     

     

    (30.00)

     

     

    6.00

     

    (165.00)

     

    (159.00)

     

     

       

    State-Foreign Ops Total, Net of Rescissions

    41,036.43

    52,863.21

    9,365.24

    2,526.38 EE

    37,889.93

    14,894.99

    52,928.05

    784.94

    37,968.21

    353.90

    14,895.01

    00

    52,863.21

    242.90

    37,889.93

    343.91

    14,894.99

    895.00

    52,784.94

    -0.1%

    238.91

    Source: Congressional Budget Justification, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Fiscal Year 2017; CRS calculations.

    Notes: EE = Ebola Emergency request. Shaded columns indicate fiscal year totals. Figures in brackets are subsumed in the larger account above and are not counted against the total. Figures in parentheses are negative numbers. "Enduring" funding is also sometimes referred to as "base" or "ongoing" funding in budget documents. Numbers may not add due to rounding.

    a. The request includes $10.8 million for the East-West Center under the Educational and Cultural Exchanges account.

    b. FY2015 rescission is from the Export-Import Bank account; $6 million add-on in the FY2017 Senate bill was in title VII, for special immigrant visas; the $165 million rescission in the FY2017 Senate bill is from the ESF-OCO account..

    c. This account is mandatory spending, so State Operations and SFOPS totals in this table differ from budget totals in the International Affairs Congressional Budget Justification that include only discretionary spending.

    Appendix B. International Affairs (150) Function Account, FY2015 Actual, FY2016 Estimate, and FY2017 Request

    and Legislation The International Affairs budget, or Function 150, includes funding that is not in the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs appropriation: foreign food aid programs (P.L. 480 Food for Peace and McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Programs) are in the Agriculture Appropriations, and the Foreign Claim Settlement Commission and the International Trade Commission are in the Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations. In addition, the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs appropriation measure includes funding for certain international commissions that are not part of the International Affairs Function 150 account. Table B-1. International Affairs Budget, FY2015, FY2016, and FY2017 Request and House and Senate Proposals

    Table B-1. International Affairs Budget, FY2015-FY2017 Request

    (in millions of current U.S. dollars)

       
     

    FY2015 Actual

    FY2016 Estimate

    FY2017 Request

    % change FY2017 vs. FY2016

    FY2017 Senate Bills

    FY2017 House Bills

    State-Foreign Operations, excluding commissionsa

    52,805.10

    52,740.49

    52,663.65

    -0.1%

    52,116.61

    52,115.26

    Commerce-Justice-Science

    		  

    		  

    		  

    		  

    Foreign Claim Settlement Commission

    1.99

    2.37

    2.41

    1.7%

    2.37

    2.37

    Int'l Trade Commission

    85.38

    88.84

    92.87

    4.5%

    88.50

    90.00

    Agriculture

    		  

    		  

    		  

    		  

    P.L. 480

    1,466.00

    1,716.00

    1,350.00

    -21.3%

    1,600.00

    1,466.00

    McGovern-Dole

    191.63

    201.63

    182.05

    -9.7%

    201.63

    201.63

    Local/Regional Procurement

    —

    —

    15.00

    n.a.

    0.00  

    Total International Affairs (150)

    54,550.10

    54,749.33

    54,305.98

    -0.8%

    54,009.11

    53,875.26

    Source: Congressional Budget Justification, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Fiscal Year 2015, amended requests of June 26, 2014, November 5, and 10, 2014, P.L. 113-235,2017; S. 3117; H.R. 5912; H.Rept. 114-531; S.Rept. 114-259; H.Rept. 114-605; S.Rept. 114-239; and CRS calculations.

    a. Includes mandatory spending from the Foreign Service retirement account, and does not align with budget justification figures that only count discretionary spending. Funding for certain international commissions appropriated in the State-Foreign Operations bill are excluded here because they fall underunder function 300 of the budget, not function 150 (International Affairs).

    b. The FY2017 Senate Agriculture appropriations bill provides $10 million for a local and regional procurement program, but does so through the McGovern-Dole account rather than a separate account as requested.

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    Footnotes

    1.

    This figure includes $158.9 million for the Foreign Service Retirement account, which is mandatory spending and therefore isn'tis not included in any State Operations data that only reflects discretionary spending (many budget documents)reflect only discretionary spending.
    2.

    The BBA also impacted the FY2016 appropriations cycle, raising the discretionary spending cap that year from $1.016 trillion to $1.066 trillion, increasing security funding from $523.1 billion to $548.1 billion and nonsecurity funding from $493.5 billion to $518.5 billion, and setting an SFOPS OCO minimum of $14.895 billion.
    3.

    Executive Budget Summary, Function 150 & Other International Programs, Fiscal Year 2013, p. 137.
    4.

    This includes the International Disaster Assistance (IDA), Migration and Refugee Assistance (MRA) and Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance (ERMA) accounts and excludes the Food for Peace account, which is humanitarian in nature but funded through the Agriculture appropriation.