Department of State, Foreign Operations, and
August 5, 2022
Related Programs: FY2023 Budget and
Emily M. Morgenstern
Appropriations
Analyst in Foreign
Assistance and Foreign
Each year, Congress considers 12 distinct appropriations measures to fund federal programs and
Policy
activities. One of these is the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs

(SFOPS) appropriations bill, which includes funding for U.S. diplomatic activities, cultural
Cory R. Gill
exchanges, development, security, humanitarian assistance, and participation in multilateral
Analyst in Foreign Affairs
organizations, among other international activities. On March 28, 2022, the Biden Administration

released its proposed FY2023 budget request, which called for $66.00 billion in new budget
authority for SFOPS accounts ($65.94 billion after rescissions of prior year funding).

The FY2023 request, including rescissions, represented a 17.2% increase from FY2022 enacted base appropriations
(excluding emergency funding to address crises in Afghanistan and Ukraine) and a 22.8% decrease from total FY2022
enacted appropriations (this calculation has changed and may continue to change with the enactment of supplemental
FY2022 appropriations). Consistent with previous budget requests and annual SFOPS appropriations measures, the budget
request divided SFOPS into two main components:
 Department of State and Related Agency. These accounts, which are provided in Title I of the SFOPS
bill, primarily support Department of State diplomatic and security activities. The FY2023 proposal
included $18.58 billion for Title I accounts, which represented a 7.9% increase from FY2022 enacted base
appropriations and a 3.0% increase from total FY2022 enacted levels.
 Foreign Operations and Related Programs. These accounts, which are provided in Titles II-VI of the
SFOPS bill, fund most foreign assistance activities and would have seen a total of $47.42 billion for
FY2023, a 15.8% increase when compared to FY2022 enacted base levels and a 31.6% decrease when
compared to total FY2022 enacted levels.
On June 29, 2022, the House Appropriations Committee approved its FY2023 SFOPS bill, which would provide a total of
$65.18 billion in new budget authority for SFOPS accounts ($64.73 billion after rescissions). Of that total, the bill provides
$18.01 billion for Department of State and Related Agency accounts and $47.16 billion for Foreign Operations and Related
Programs accounts. On July 28, 2022, a FY2023 SFOPS bill, S. 4662, was introduced in the Senate; no further action has
been taken to date.
Appendix A provides an account-by-account comparison of the FY2023 request to FY2022 enacted and FY2021 actual
funding levels. Appendix B offers a similar comparison focused specifically on the International Affairs budget. Both
appendices will be updated to reflect congressional action. Appendix C depicts the SFOPS account structure.
This report tracks SFOPS budget requests and appropriations, comparing funding levels for accounts and purposes. It does
not provide extensive analysis of international affairs policy issues. For in-depth analysis and contextual information on
international affairs issues, please consult the wide range of CRS reports on specific subjects, such as global health,
diplomatic security, and U.S. participation in the United Nations. For more information on SFOPS accounts, see CRS Report
R40482, Department of State, Foreign Operations Appropriations: A Guide to Component Accounts, by Nick M. Brown and
Cory R. Gill.

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Overview
Annual Department of State, Foreign
A Note on Numbers
Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS)
The Biden Administration prepared its FY2023 budget
appropriations support a range of U.S.
request prior to passage of FY2022 ful year
activities around the world, including the
appropriations; it is unclear how it prepared FY2022
operation of U.S. embassies; diplomatic
“estimates” presented in the budget request. As such,
and to remain consistent with prior year analyses, CRS
activities; development, security, and
is comparing the FY2023 SFOPS request and
humanitarian assistance; U.S. participation in
subsequent appropriations bil s to FY2022 enacted
multilateral organizations; and certain U.S.
funding levels and/or FY2021 actual funding.
export promotion activities. The SFOPS
Unless otherwise indicated, CRS is using the FY2023
appropriation closely aligns with the
SFOPS Congressional Budget Justification for FY2021
International Affairs budget function (150),
“actuals,” and P.L. 117-43, P.L. 117-70, P.L. 117-103,
and P.L. 117-128 for FY2022 enacted levels.
which typically represents about 1% of the
annual federal budget (Figure 1).1
Figure 1. International Affairs as a Portion of the Federal Budget, FY2023 Estimate

Source: Prepared by CRS using Office of Management and Budget FY2023 Budget Historical Table 5.1.
The Biden Administration’s budget request for FY2023, released on March 28, 2022, proposed
$66.00 billion in new budget authority for SFOPS accounts, or $65.94 billion when including
proposed rescissions of prior year funding.2 The total request, including rescissions, represented a
17.2% increase from FY2022 enacted base appropriations and a 22.8% decrease from total
FY2022 enacted appropriations (including emergency supplemental funds to address crises in
Afghanistan and Ukraine). The request was lower than the Biden Administration’s FY2022
request but higher than every other SFOPS request from the past decade in current U.S. dollars
(Table 1).

1 The SFOPS budget aligns closely but not exactly with the International Affairs budget (Function 150). The primary
differences are that international food aid programs are part of Function 150 but funded through the Agriculture
appropriation, and that SFOPS includes funding for international commissions that are part of the Function 300 budget.
2 Rescissions of prior year funding do not affect new budget authority but are considered when calculating budget totals
for purposes such as compliance with Appropriations Committees’ 302(b) allocations or statutory spending caps.
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Table 1. SFOPS Request vs. Actual/Enacted Funding, FY2014-FY2023
(In billions of current U.S. dollars)

FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Request
51.96
55.01
54.83
60.21
40.21
41.66
43.10
44.12
71.37
66.00
Actual/Enacted
50.89
54.39
54.52
59.78
54.18
54.38
57.37
71.38
85.45

Difference
-2.1%
-1.1%
-0.6%
-0.7%
34.7%
30.5%
33.1%
61.8%
19.7%

Sources: Annual SFOPS Congressional Budget Justifications (CBJs) prepared by the Department of State and
U.S. Agency for International Development; P.L. 117-43; P.L. 117-70; P.L. 117-103; P.L. 117-128.
Notes: Includes supplemental and emergency funds and rescissions. FY2022 figures are enacted, while FY2014-
FY2021 figures are actual.
Emergency Funds
Congress periodically has appropriated funding designated as “emergency” to address a range of
activities outside of pre-established budget caps. From FY2012-FY2021, SFOPS appropriations
included funding designated as “Overseas Contingency Operations” (OCO), emergency funding
initially used by Congress in the “frontline” states of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq.3 OCO was
also one of the mechanisms by which Congress sought to fund various activities while still
adhering to discretionary spending caps established by the Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA;
P.L. 112-25). Congress and successive Administrations expanded OCO’s use considerably in
funding level and scope, with OCO funds supporting a broader range of programs, including
those that were considered to be base budget programs in the later years. The BCA discretionary
caps expired in FY2021; the Administration did not request and Congress did not enact any
OCO-designated funding in FY2022.
Congress has also enacted emergency funds outside of OCO to address unanticipated situations
both during the regular budget cycle in annual appropriations bills and in off-cycle supplemental
measures. In FY2021 and FY2022, Congress enacted emergency SFOPS funding as part of
annual omnibus appropriations, three off-budget supplemental funding measures, and two
Continuing Resolutions (Table 2). Such funding was enacted primarily to address needs related to
the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic abroad; humanitarian assistance for
Afghanistan and Afghan refugees; and security, humanitarian, and economic assistance for
Ukraine.

3 For more on OCO, see CRS In Focus IF10143, Foreign Affairs Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) Funding:
Background and Current Status, by Emily M. Morgenstern.
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Table 2. Emergency Supplemental Funds, FY2021-FY2022 Enacted
(In millions of current U.S. dollars)
FY2021
FY2022
P.L. 116-260,
P.L. 117-2,
P.L. 117-103,
P.L. 117-128,
Div. K,
Title X
P.L. 117-31,
P.L. 117-43,
P.L. 117-70,
Div. N
Title V

Title IX
(ARPA)
Title IV
Div. C
Div. B
(USAA)
(AUSAA)
Diplomatic Programs

204.00

44.30
125.00
190.00
Capital Investment Fund

10.00
Consular & Border Security
300.00

Programs
Emergencies in the Diplomatic &

276.90
36.00

Consular Services
Office of Inspector General

4.00
4.00
Embassy Security, Construction

110.00
and Maintenance
Sudan Claims
150.00

International Broadcasting

25.00

Operations
Total, State, Broadcasting &
450.00
204.00
—
276.90
80.30
154.00
314.00
Related Agencies
USAID Operating Expenses

41.00

25.00
17.00
USAID Office of Inspector

4.00
1.00
General
Global Health Programs
4,000.00

International Disaster Assistance

400.00

2,650.00
4,348.00
Transition Initiatives

120.00

Economic Support Fund
700.00
8,675.00

647.00
8,766.00
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia

1,120.00

and Central Asia
Migration & Refugee Assistance

500.00
100.00
415.00

1,400.00
350.00
Emergency Refugee & Migration

500.00
1,076.10
1,200.00

Assistance
Dept. of the Treasury Debt
120.00

Restructuring
Int’l Organizations & Programs

580.00

Int’l Narcotics Control & Law

30.00
400.00
Enforcement
Nonproliferation, Anti-

100.00
Terrorism, Demining and Related
Programs
Foreign Military Financing

650.00
4,000.00
European Bank for

500.00
Reconstruction & Development
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FY2021
FY2022
P.L. 116-260,
P.L. 117-2,
P.L. 117-103,
P.L. 117-128,
Div. K,
Title X
P.L. 117-31,
P.L. 117-43,
P.L. 117-70,
Div. N
Title V

Title IX
(ARPA)
Title IV
Div. C
Div. B
(USAA)
(AUSAA)
Global Agriculture and Food

150.00
Security Program
Total Foreign Operations
4,820.00
9,796.00
600.00
1,819.10
1,200.00
6,646.00
18,632.00
SFOPS Total
5,270.00
10,000.00
600.00
2,168.00
1,280.30
6,800.00
18,946.00
Sources: P.L. 116-260; P.L. 117-2; P.L. 117-31; P.L. 117-43; P.L. 117-70; P.L. 117-103; P.L. 117-128.
Notes: USAA = Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act; AUSAA = Additional Ukraine Supplemental
Appropriations Act. Because OCO-designated funding was largely indistinguishable from base (also referred to as
enduring) funding in FY2021, it is not included in this table. For more on SFOPS supplemental funds for Ukraine,
see CRS Insight IN11877, Supplemental Funding for Ukraine: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs (SFOPS), by Emily M. Morgenstern.
Emergency and OCO-designated funding for SFOPS accounts has fluctuated from year to year, at
times accounting for a significant portion of total annual SFOPS appropriations (Figure 2). In
FY2017, OCO-designated SFOPS funding peaked at $20.80 billion, or 36.1% of SFOPS funds
that year. In FY2021, OCO and emergency supplemental funds totaled $23.51 billion,
representing 32.9% of SFOPS funding that year. Thus far for FY2022, appropriated emergency
supplemental funding totals $28.7 billion, representing 33.8% of total appropriated SFOPS
funding.
Figure 2. SFOPS Funding, FY2012-FY2023

Sources: CRS using data from annual SFOPS Congressional Budget Justifications, P.L. 117-43, P.L. 117-70, P.L.
117-103, and P.L. 117-128.
Congressional Action
House Legislation. On June 29, 2022, the House Appropriations Committee approved its
FY2023 SFOPS bill, which would provide a total of $65.18 billion in new budget authority for
SFOPS accounts ($64.73 billion after rescissions). Of that total, the bill provides $18.01 billion
for Department of State and Related Agency accounts and $47.16 billion for Foreign Operations
and Related Programs accounts.
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Senate Legislation. FY2023 SFOPS legislation, S. 4662, was introduced in the Senate on July
28, 2022. The proposal has not been considered or approved by Congress at any level, and is not
included in the tables and figures in this report, with the exception of Table A-1 in Appendix A.
State Department Operations and Related Agency
Funding Highlights
The Biden Administration’s FY2023 request sought $18.58 billion in funding for the Department
of State and Related Agency appropriations accounts. This totaled 3.0% more than the FY2022
enacted funding level of $18.04 billion (including all base and emergency funding). When
considering base budget funding only, the Administration’s request was 7.9% above the FY2022
funding total. The Biden Administration identified several key priorities it intended to fund
through these accounts in FY2023, including
 enabling the State Department to meet critical staffing gaps and attract and retain
a diverse workforce;
 ensuring the safety and security of the overseas workforce;
 paying U.S. assessed contributions to international organizations and
international peacekeeping missions on time and in full; and
 modernizing the State Department’s information technology to improve
efficiency, collaboration, data analysis capabilities, and information security.4
House Legislation. H.R. 8282, the FY2022 House SFOPS appropriations bill, would provide
approximately $18.02 billion for the State Department and Related Agency appropriations
accounts. This funding level totals about 4.7% more than the base funding Congress provided in
FY2022, 0.1% less than FY2022 total funding (which includes OCO and emergency funds), and
3.0% less than the Biden Administration’s FY2023 request for these accounts.
Table 3. State Department and Related Agency: Selected Accounts, FY2021-FY2023
(In millions of current U.S. dollars; includes OCO and emergency funds)
FY2023
FY2023
Request
Request
as %
as %
Change
Change
from
from
FY2021
FY2022
FY2023
FY2022
FY2022
FY2023
Account
Actual
Enacteda
Request
Base
Total
House
Diplomatic Programs
8,963.14
9,538.09
9,637.80
5.0%
1.0%
9,637.71
Worldwide Security Protection
3,903.60
3,788.20
3,813.71
0.7%
0.7%
3,813.71
Embassy Security, Construction & Maintenance
1,950.45
2,093.15
1,957.82
-1.3%
-6.5%
1,957.82
Educational & Cultural Exchange Programs
740.30
753.00
741.30
-1.6%
-1.6%
773.00
International Organizations
2,962.14
3,161.54
3,985.47
26.1%
26.1%
3,457.24
U.S. Agency for Global Media
802.96
885.00
840.00
-2.3%
-5.1%
862.00

4 U.S. Department of State, Congressional Budget Justification: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs, Fiscal Year 2023, pp. i-iii; U.S. Department of State, FY2023 Budget Request, slide presentation, March 28,
2022, pp 5-6.
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FY2023
FY2023
Request
Request
as %
as %
Change
Change
from
from
FY2021
FY2022
FY2023
FY2022
FY2022
FY2023
Account
Actual
Enacteda
Request
Base
Total
House
State and Related Agency Total
17,233.05
18,038.68
18,577.45
7.9%
3.0%
18,016.23
(includes Function 300 funding and other
commissions)
Sources: FY2023 SFOPS Congressional Budget Justification; P.L. 117-43; P.L. 117-70; P.L. 117-103; P.L. 117-128;
CRS calculations. State and Related Agency totals include additional funding for accounts not listed above.
Notes: Percentage changes may not reflect numbers included in this table due to rounding.
a. Includes supplemental funding provided in P.L. 117-43, P.L. 117-70, and P.L. 117-128.
Diplomatic Programs
The Diplomatic Programs account is the State Department’s principal operating appropriation and
funds several programs and functions, including
 most domestic and overseas Foreign Service and Civil Service personnel salaries;
 the State Department’s recruitment, training, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and
access programs;
 public diplomacy programs;
 operating costs at U.S. overseas posts, including embassies and consulates; and
 the operations and programs of the State Department’s strategic and managerial
units, including the Bureaus of Budget and Planning, Information Resource
Management (the State Department’s information technology bureau), and
Legislative Affairs, as well as the new Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy.5
The Biden Administration’s FY2023 request for the Diplomatic Programs account totaled $9.64
billion, or about 1% more than the $9.54 billion Congress appropriated in FY2022 (including all
base and supplemental funding). The Biden Administration requested that Congress make the
entirety of this appropriation (with the exception of the Worldwide Security Protection, or WSP,
component, which Congress generally makes available until expended) available for expenditure
for two fiscal years (also known as “two-year funding”). For FY2022, Congress made 15% of this
appropriation (excluding WSP and supplemental funding) available for two fiscal years, with
budget authority for the remainder of the funds expiring at the end of the fiscal year for which
they were appropriated. However, the Biden Administration cited “ongoing crises, future of work,
and domestic facilities projects, and the endemic posture due to COVID-19” to justify its request
that Congress make all FY2023 funds available as two-year funding.6
The Biden Administration’s request expanded on its ongoing efforts to strengthen the State
Department’s workforce.7 It sought resources for an additional 629 Foreign Service and Civil

5 U.S. Department of State, Congressional Budget Justification, pp. 14-24.
6 Ibid., p. 15.
7 For more detail on these efforts as they pertain to the Biden Administration’s FY2022 request, see CRS Report
R46935, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2022 Budget and Appropriations, by
Cory R. Gill, Marian L. Lawson, and Emily M. Morgenstern, pp. 6-8.
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Service positions, 619 of which the Administration intended to fund through the Diplomatic
Programs account.8 Focus areas of newly funded positions included implementation of the
Administration’s Indo-Pacific Strategy and countering the malign influence of state and non-state
actors.9 Also within the request was funding for an additional 250 Foreign Service and Civil
Service positions to expand the State Department’s Professional Development and Training Float
(“training float,” or component of employees participating in training and professional
development programs rather than serving in policy assignments).10 Expansion of the training
float might enable the State Department to provide opportunities for more staff to participate in
training and learning modules while maintaining the personnel strength needed to advance U.S.
national security and foreign policy interests.
The Biden Administration also sought $65.6 million within its request for Diplomatic Programs
for diversity, equity, inclusion, and access (DEIA) programs for staff in support of several
executive orders President Biden has issued that are intended to advance DEIA in the federal
workforce. Such programs included a new initiative to modernize the State Department’s
recruitment practices to better ensure the department is able to attract a diverse workforce,
increased paid internship opportunities, and a new Civil Service diversity fellowship program.
Furthermore, the Administration requested 30 additional State Department positions focused on
DEIA efforts.11
House Legislation. H.R. 8282, if enacted, would provide $89,000 less for the Diplomatic
Programs account than the Biden Administration requested.12 The bill does not implement the
Biden Administration’s request that all non-WSP Diplomatic Programs funding be made available
as two-year funding. Instead, it mirrors the FY2022 appropriations law (Division K of P.L. 117-
103) in making 15% of the Diplomatic Programs appropriation available for two fiscal years,
with budget authority for the remaining funds expiring at the end of FY2023.13 H.R. 8282 fully
funds the Administration’s request for additional State Department Foreign Service and Civil
Service positions and the expansion of the State Department’s training float. The House
Appropriations Committee report accompanying this bill expressly prioritizes staffing increases
in areas including Central America sanctions issues, management and oversight of security
assistance programs, and cybersecurity.14 The committee report also states that the bill includes
funding for “not less than the budget request” to expand the State Department’s DEIA
programming, including recruitment, retention, and professional development initiatives.15 The
report specifically allocates not less than $18 million for paid internships (a figure which equals
the Biden Administration’s request), while also requiring the State Department to submit reports

8 U.S. Department of State, FY2023 Congressional Budget Justification Appendix I: Department of State Diplomatic
Engagement, pp. 7-8.
9 U.S. Department of State, Congressional Budget Justification, p. 15.
10 Ibid., p. 16.
11 Ibid., pp. 15-16.
12 The Biden Administration’s request for Diplomatic Programs totaled $9,637,796,000. If enacted, the House bill
would provide $9,637,707,000 for Diplomatic Programs.
13 See Diplomatic Programs heading in Title I of H.R. 8282 and Division K, Title I of P.L. 117-103.
14 U.S. Congress, House Committee on Appropriations, State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Bill, 2023, report to accompany H.R. 8282, 117th Cong., 2nd sess., H.Rept. 117-401, (Washington, DC:
GPO, 2022), p. 12.
15 Ibid.
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to Congress describing all of its workforce diversity activities and separately, barriers to equity in
Foreign and Civil Service staff promotions.16
Diplomatic Security
The WSP allocation within the Diplomatic Programs account and the Embassy Security,
Construction, and Maintenance (ESCM) account are often referred to as the “diplomatic security
accounts” within SFOPS. WSP funds the Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS), which is tasked
with implementing the State Department’s security programs to protect U.S. embassies and other
overseas posts, diplomatic residences, and domestic State Department offices.17 Other bureaus
that receive funding through WSP include the Bureau of Information Resource Management,
which shares responsibility with DS for protecting the State Department’s information technology
assets. The ESCM account funds the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, which is
responsible for providing U.S. diplomatic and consular missions overseas with secure, safe, and
functional facilities abroad.18
The Biden Administration requested approximately $5.77 billion for the diplomatic security
accounts: $3.81 billion for WSP and $1.96 billion for ESCM. The Administration’s request was
1.9% less than the funding Congress provided for these accounts in FY2022 (including
supplemental funding, see Table 4 and footnote below).19
Table 4. Diplomatic Security Annual Appropriations, FY2021-FY2023
(In millions of current U.S. dollars, includes OCO and emergency funds)
FY2023
FY2023
Request
Request
as %
as %
Change
Change
from
from
FY2021
FY2022
FY2023
FY2022
FY2022
FY2023
Account
Actual
Enacteda
Request
Base
Total
House
Worldwide Security Protection
3,903.60
3,788.20
3,813.71
0.67%
0.67%
3,813.71
Embassy Security, Construction,
1,950.45
2,093.15
1,957.82
-1.30%
-6.5%
1,957.82
and Maintenance
Diplomatic Security (total)
5,854.05
5,881.35
5,771.53
0.00%
-1.9% 5,771.53
Sources: FY2023 SFOPS Congressional Budget Justification; P.L. 117-43; P.L. 117-70; P.L. 117-103; P.L. 117-128;
H.R. 8282; CRS calculations.
Notes: Sums and percentage changes may not reflect numbers included in this table due to rounding. Annual
appropriations data do not reflect available carryover funds.20
a. Includes supplemental funding provided in P.L. 117-128.

16 Ibid, pp. 14-15, 18.
17 U.S. Department of State, Congressional Budget Justification, p. 19.
18 Ibid., p. 37.
19 The FY2022 enacted appropriation for the diplomatic security accounts totaled $5,771,348,000. The FY2023 request
for these accounts totaled $5,771,528,000.
20 Over the past several years, Congress provided no-year appropriations for both WSP and ESCM, thereby authorizing
the State Department to indefinitely retain appropriated funds beyond the fiscal year for which they were appropriated.
As a result, the department has carried over balances of unexpired, unobligated WSP and ESCM funds each year that it
is authorized to obligate for purposes including multiyear construction projects and unexpected security contingencies.
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For FY2023, the Biden Administration sought WSP funding for 64 additional positions, including
30 new Civil Service positions to focus on areas including security clearance processing and
cybersecurity initiatives.21 The request also identified several cybersecurity initiatives and
enhancements, including enterprise vulnerability scanning and network intrusion detection
modernization, which the Biden Administration intends to prioritize. While the request reflected a
$538 million reduction due to suspended operations at the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan, it also
called for nearly $42 million to implement an agreement the United States reached with Qatar to
provide some consular services to U.S. citizens in Afghanistan and monitor the condition of U.S.
diplomatic facilities there.22 With regard to ESCM, the request included the State Department’s
$940 million ESCM funding share of the Capital Security Cost Sharing and Maintenance Cost
Sharing Programs (CSCS/MCS), which fund the construction and maintenance of U.S.
diplomatic posts. The Administration maintained that this request, when combined with
contributions from other agencies with overseas personnel, would fund these programs at the $2.2
billion level recommended by the State Department Accountability Review Board convened after
the 2012 terrorist attack against U.S. personnel in Benghazi, Libya.23
House Legislation. The FY2023 House SFOPS bill funds the diplomatic security accounts at
levels equal to the Biden Administration’s request. While the bill does not directly address many
of the security programs the Biden Administration has prioritized, the committee report notes that
WSP resources are intended to support “enhanced high threat protection, security technology,
[and] cyber and information security,” along with protective services for senior State Department
officials and foreign dignitaries visiting the United States.24 The bill also provides funding equal
to what the Biden Administration requested for WSP salaries, which may allow the State
Department to move forward with creating additional WSP positions described in the FY2023
request.25 The committee report allocates $940 million provided within ESCM for the State
Department’s CSCS/MCS funding requirements, which equals the Biden Administration’s
request.26 The House bill further includes notification and reporting requirements similar to those
included in past SFOPS appropriations laws to enable Congress to conduct oversight of ongoing
overseas diplomatic facility construction projects.27
Assessed Contributions to International Organizations and
Peacekeeping Missions
The Contributions to International Organizations (CIO) account is the funding vehicle for the
United States’ payments of its annual assessed contributions (membership dues) to 43
international organizations. These include the United Nations (U.N.) and organizations in the

21 U.S. Department of State, Congressional Budget Justification, p. 37.
22 Ibid., p. 19; Humeyra Pamuk and Jonathan Landay, “Blinken says Qatar to act as U.S. diplomatic representative in
Afghanistan,” Reuters, November 12, 2021.
23 Ibid., p. 37.
24 House Committee on Appropriations, State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, 2023,
p. 11.
25 U.S. Department of State, Congressional Budget Justification, p. 22; see paragraph (1) under the Diplomatic
Programs heading in Title I of H.R. 8282.
26 House Committee on Appropriations, State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, 2023,
p. 11.
27 See Section 7004 of H.R. 8282 and House Committee on Appropriations, State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs Appropriations Bill, 2023, pp. 23-25.
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U.N. system (among them the World Health Organization, or WHO, and the Food and Agriculture
Organization, or FAO) and regional organizations such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO).28 Separately, the United States pays its assessed contributions to U.N. peacekeeping
missions through the Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities (CIPA) account.29
The United States provides additional funding to international organizations through various
SFOPS humanitarian and multilateral assistance accounts.
The Biden Administration’s FY2023 SFOPS request included a combined $3.99 billion for these
accounts. This request comprised a 26.1% increase from the FY2022 enacted funding level. Table
5 illustrates recent funding for each account.
Table 5. U.S. Payments of Assessments to International Organizations and
Peacekeeping Missions, FY2021-FY2023
(In millions of current U.S. dollars; includes OCO funds)
FY2023
Request
as %
Change
from
FY2021
FY2022
FY2023
FY2022
FY2023
Account
Actual
Enacted
Request
Total
House
Contributions to International
1,505.93
1,662.93
1,658.24
-0.28%
1,659.74
Organizations
Contributions for International
1,456.21
1,498.61
2,327.24
55.29%
1,797.50
Peacekeeping Activities
Total
2,962.14
3,161.54
3,985.47
26.06%
3,457.24
Sources: FY2023 SFOPS Congressional Budget Justification; P.L. 117-43; P.L. 117-70; P.L. 117-103; H.R. 8282;
CRS calculations.
Note: Percentage changes may not reflect numbers included in this table due to rounding.
Among other priorities, the Biden Administration’s request sought $150 million to begin paying
U.S. arrears (overdue assessed contributions) to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) with the intention of rejoining the organization. The United
States previously withheld funding to UNESCO after the organization admitted the Palestinians
as a member in 2011 pursuant to U.S. laws prohibiting funding to U.N. entities that take such
actions. The United States later withdrew from UNESCO in 2018.30 The Biden Administration
also sought a waiver to allow it to expend these funds, which Congress previously refrained from
providing when the Administration included funding for UNESCO in its FY2022 request.31 The
FY2023 request further called for nearly $58 million to support increased funding for NATO’s
civil budget, which funds personnel expenses, operating costs, and program expenditures at the
NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.32 The Biden Administration asserted that increased

28 U.S. Department of State, Congressional Budget Justification, pp. 48-50.
29 Ibid., pp. 52-55.
30 For additional detail, see CRS Insight IN10802, U.S. Withdrawal from the United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), by Luisa Blanchfield.
31 U.S. Department of State, FY2023 Budget Request, slide presentation, pp. 37, 50. CRS Report R46935, Department
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2022 Budget and Appropriations, by Cory R. Gill, Marian L.
Lawson, and Emily M. Morgenstern, p. 12.
32 U.S. Department of State, Congressional Budget Justification, p. 49; North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),
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funding for the civil budget would enable NATO to “maintain its technological and operational
edge in the evolving strategic and security environment that includes threats and challenges such
as a more aggressive and assertive Russia and China, the need for strengthened cybersecurity, and
threats posed by emerging and destructive technologies.”33
With regard to CIPA, the Biden Administration maintained that its FY2023 request would
advance its intention to fund the United States’ U.N. peacekeeping commitments at its current
assessed rate of 26.94%. This assessment exceeds the enacted 25% cap on U.S. contributions
Congress has kept in place since the 1990s due to concerns that assessed rates are too high.34 The
Administration also once again requested language to authorize the State Department to pay
assessed contributions above the 25% statutory cap; Congress refrained from including such a
measure in the FY2022 SFOPS appropriations law despite the State Department’s request.35 The
FY2023 request also included $620 million for the State Department to pay some peacekeeping
arrears accrued from FY2017 to FY2020 due to the 25% cap and an additional $110.3 million to
pay arrears from the 2021-2022 peacekeeping year (also due to the cap).36 The Biden
Administration similarly sought additional funding as part of its FY2022 request for CIPA to pay
down arrears accumulated over the previous four years, yet Congress funded CIPA at a level
much closer to the FY2021 appropriation for that account.37
House Legislation. The House SFOPS bill includes a combined $3.46 billion for CIO and CIPA,
or about 13.3% less than the Biden Administration’s request and 9.4% more than the FY2022
funding provided by Congress. This lower overall figure relative to the Administration’s request
is attributable entirely to CIPA, as the House bill funds CIO slightly above (about 0.09% more)
the request. The House bill includes waiver authority similar to what the Administration requested
that, if exercised, would allow the State Department to begin paying U.S. arrears to UNESCO.38
While neither the bill nor the committee report directly address NATO in the context of CIO, the
bill’s provision of slightly more funding than the Biden Administration requested for this account
appears to allow the State Department to fund NATO’s civil budget at requested levels. With
regard to CIPA, the committee report notes that this bill includes “more than $200 million” to

Funding NATO, April 1, 2022. The Administration notes that this request is an estimate subject to the final outcome of
2023 NATO budget negotiations that will conclude in June 2022.
33 U.S. Department of State, Congressional Budget Justification, p. 49.
34 Over the years, the gap between the actual U.S. assessment and the cap led to funding shortfalls. The State
Department and Congress often covered these shortfalls by raising the cap for limited periods and allowing for the
application of U.N. peacekeeping credits (excess U.N. funds from previous missions) to fund outstanding U.S.
balances. For several years, these actions allowed the United States to pay its peacekeeping assessments in full.
However, since FY2017 Congress has declined to raise the cap, and in mid-2017, the Trump Administration allowed
for the application of peacekeeping credits up to, but not beyond, the 25% cap—which has led to the accumulation of
about $920 million in U.S. arrears from FY2017 to FY2020. For more information, see CRS In Focus IF10354, United
Nations Issues: U.S. Funding to the U.N. System, by Luisa Blanchfield.
35 U.S. Department of State, FY2023 Budget Request, slide presentation, p. 52; CRS Report R46935, Department of
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2022 Budget and Appropriations, by Cory R. Gill, Marian L.
Lawson, and Emily M. Morgenstern, p. 12.
36 U.S. Department of State, Congressional Budget Justification, p. 52.
37 For additional detail, see CRS Report R46935, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs:
FY2022 Budget and Appropriations, by Cory R. Gill, Marian L. Lawson, and Emily M. Morgenstern, pp. 10-12.
38 Section 7071 of H.R. 8282. While operatively similar to the language included the State Department included in its
request, this waiver authority includes several conditions that the State Department did not make part of its requested
language. To review the State Department’s requested language, see the State Department requested Section
7025(i)(11) language at U.S. Department of State, FY2023 Congressional Budget Justification Appendix I: Department
of State Diplomatic Engagement, p. 39.
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enable the State Department to begin paying down peacekeeping arrears.39 This appears lower
than the $620 million the Biden Administration requested for this purpose. H.R. 8282 further
includes language similar to what the Biden Administration requested that would authorize the
State Department to pay assessed peacekeeping contributions above the 25% statutory cap, which
the committee report maintains will enable the State Department to use FY2023 funds to pay the
full share of the United States’ assessed peacekeeping costs.40 The bill also requires that any State
Department payment of peacekeeping arrears shall be subject to prior consultation with Congress,
while also stipulating that no CIPA funding may be used for the procurement of Russian
equipment unless the Secretary of State reports to Congress on a case-by-case basis that this
prohibition “would pose a substantial risk to human health or welfare.”41
Foreign Operations Highlights
SFOPS Foreign Operations accounts comprise the majority of U.S. foreign assistance included in
the international affairs budget; the remainder is enacted in the Agriculture appropriations bill,
which provides funding for the Food for Peace Act, Title II (FFP) and McGovern-Dole
International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Programs.42 The FY2023 request for
Foreign Operations totaled $47.42 billion, an increase of 15.8% over FY2022 enacted base
funding and 31.6% below total FY2022 enacted funding. The total foreign assistance request,
including food aid provided for in the agriculture appropriation, was $49.39 billion. See Table 6
for a more detailed breakdown of foreign assistance funding by type.
Table 6. Foreign Assistance by Type, FY2021-FY2023
(In millions of current U.S. dollars)
FY2023
FY2023
Request as %
Request as %
FY2021
FY2022
FY2023
Change from
Change from
FY2023
Type
Actuala
Enactedb
Request
FY2022 Base
FY2022 Total
House
USAID Administrationc
1,752.45
2,021.15
2,112.95
7.03%
4.54%
2,087.35
Global Health Programs
13,195.95
9,830.00
10,576.00
7.59%
7.59%
10,976.50
Global Health Programs, Mandatory

6,500.00

(non-add)d
Non-Health Development
17,797.04
20,110.19
10,644.49
12.55%
-47.07%
10,622.09
Assistancee
Humanitarian Assistancef
11,467.46
20,601.85
10,451.36
22.13%
-49.27%
9,895.10
Independent Agenciesg
1,393.50
1,404.50
1,431.50
1.92%
1.92%
1,437.50
Security Assistance
9,004.03
14,079.35
8,999.78
1.13%
-36.08%
8,996.98

39 House Committee on Appropriations, State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, 2023,
p. 28.
40 See the final clause under the “Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities” heading under Title I of H.R.
8282 and proposed legislative language under the same heading at U.S. Department of State, FY2023 Congressional
Budget Justification Appendix I: Department of State Diplomatic Engagement, p. 35. See also House Committee on
Appropriations, State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, 2023, p. 28.
41 To review this language, see “Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities” heading under Title I of H.R.
8282
42 For more on international food assistance programs, see CRS Report R45422, U.S. International Food Assistance:
An Overview, by Alyssa R. Casey and Emily M. Morgenstern.
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FY2023
FY2023
Request as %
Request as %
FY2021
FY2022
FY2023
Change from
Change from
FY2023
Type
Actuala
Enactedb
Request
FY2022 Base
FY2022 Total
House
Multilateral Assistance
2,620.82
3,024.46
4,726.72
99.06%
56.28%
4,671.51
Export Promotion
264.99
323.80
451.05
39.30%
39.30%
540.63
Foreign Assistance Total
57,496.24
71,395.30
49,393.85
15.07%
-30.82%
49,227.67
Sources: SFOPS Congressional Budget Justification for FY2023; P.L. 117-43; P.L. 117-70; P.L. 117-103; P.L. 117-
128; and H.R. 8282.
a. Totals include base, OCO, and Title IX emergency supplemental funds from the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260), emergency funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-
2), and emergency supplemental funds from P.L. 117-31.
b. Totals include base and emergency supplemental appropriations from the Consolidated Appropriations Act
2022 (P.L. 117-103) and emergency supplemental funding from the FY2022 Extending Funding and
Emergency Assistance Act (P.L. 117-43), the FY2022 Further Extending Government Funding Act (P.L. 117-
70), and the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 117-128).
c. Includes USAID Operating Expenses, Capital Investment Fund, and the USAID Inspector General.
d. Historically, funding for all Foreign Operations appropriations accounts has been discretionary;
Administration budget requests for SFOPS have remained consistent with that approach. For FY2023,
however, the Biden Administration is requesting $6.5 bil ion in mandatory budget authority for Global
Health Programs. This mandatory line is considered a “non-add” in the budget request and therefore is not
included in the total. For more information, see “Global Health Programs (GHP)” below.
e. Includes Treasury Technical Assistance (appropriated in SFOPS) and the McGovern-Dole International Food
for Education and Child Nutrition Program (appropriated in Agriculture appropriations).
f.
Includes Food for Peace Act, Title II funds appropriated in annual Agriculture appropriations.
g. Includes the Peace Corps, Mil ennium Challenge Corporation, Inter-American Foundation, and the U.S.
African Development Foundation.
The Administration asserted that the FY2023 budget request would, among other priorities,
support U.S. efforts to combat COVID-19 abroad, invest in climate mitigation and adaptation
programs, lead global humanitarian assistance vis-a-vis other donors in countries such as Ukraine
and Afghanistan, address root causes of migration, and defend democratic institutions globally.43
The request also included funding to increase USAID Direct Hire staff by 200 (100 Civil Service
and 100 Foreign Service) and invest in agency systems to support the proposed overall increase in
funding and program operations. For more detail on selected sectors, see “Foreign Operations
Sectors” below.
House Legislation. The House SFOPS bill for FY2023 would provide a total of $49.2 billion for
foreign assistance, nearly level with the Administration’s request. The bill includes a 20%
increase in funding for export promotion and a nearly 12% increase for global health programs.
All other types of foreign assistance would see level funding or modest decreases (-5% for
Humanitarian Assistance and -1% for both USAID Administration and Multilateral Assistance)
compared to the Administration’s request. When compared to FY2022 enacted base funding, the
House bill represents a nearly 15% overall increase with the largest increases provided to
Multilateral Assistance (+96.7%) and Export Promotion (+67.0%). When compared to the
FY2022 total enacted level, including emergency supplemental funding, the House bill represents
a decrease of 31.0% with three foreign assistance types severely reduced (-52.0% for
Humanitarian Assistance, -47.2% for Non-Health Development Assistance, and -36.1% for
Security Assistance).

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Global Health Programs (GHP)44
The Administration requested $10.98 billion for Global Health Programs (GHP) funding for
FY2023. This represented an 11.7% increase from FY2022 enacted funding levels. The largest
increases were for family planning and reproductive health programs (+9.2%), raising U.S.
contributions to the multilateral Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (Global
Fund, +28.2%), and bolstering global health security (+42.9%)—the latter of which included
strengthening health systems worldwide and enhancing their capacity to fight diseases with
pandemic potential, such as COVID-19.45 The Administration maintained historical practices of
requesting the bulk (73%) of GHP funds for fighting HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria
through the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the Global Fund
(see Table 7). The Administration sought decreases in five subaccounts: bilateral HIV/AIDS
funding through the State Department (-0.5%), Maternal and Child Health (-1.2%), Nutrition (-
3.2%), Tuberculosis (-5.8%), and Vulnerable Children (-9.1%).
Notably, the request included a proposal to make available $6.5 billion in “mandatory” funding
“to make transformative investments in global health security and pandemic and other biological
threat preparedness” over five years.46 The Administration did not count these funds in its
FY2023 international affairs budget request total. It is unclear from what subaccounts these funds
would be drawn and what portion of this funding would have needed to be appropriated given
references to related funding in previous fiscal years. For example, the budget proposal included
within the multi-year funding commitment pledges by the Administration to the Coalition for
Epidemic Preparedness and Innovation (CEPI) and other stakeholders in previous fiscal years,
and amounts provided through P.L. 117-2, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), subject to
Congressional approval. The Administration counted $1.05 billion of the FY2023 global health
security request ($775 million from USAID and $250 million from the Department of State)
towards the multi-year funding authority.
Table 7. Global Health Appropriations by Subaccount, FY2021-FY2023
(In millions of current U.S. dollars)
FY2023
Request as %
GHP
FY2021
FY2022
FY2023
Change from
FY2023
Subaccount
Enacted
Enacted
Request
FY2022 Total
House
HIV/AIDS
4,370.0
4,390.0
4,370.0
-0.46%
4,395.0
Global Fund
1,560.0
1,560.0
2,000.0
28.21%
2,000.0
GHS

250.0

Total, State-
5,930.0
5,950.0
6,620.0
11.26%
6,395.0
GHP
HIV/AIDS
330.0
330.0
330.0
0.00%
330.0
Tuberculosis
319.0
371.5
350.0
-5.79%
469.0

44 Tiaji Salaam-Blyther, Specialist in Global Health, contributed to this section.
45 The Administration proposes that the increases be used to “mitigate program losses ... due to COVID-19.” U.S.
Department of State, Congressional Budget Justification.
46 FY2023 SFOPS Congressional Budget Justification, p. 146.
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FY2023
Request as %
GHP
FY2021
FY2022
FY2023
Change from
FY2023
Subaccount
Enacted
Enacted
Request
FY2022 Total
House
Malaria
770.0
775.0
780.0
0.65%
820.0
MCH
855.0
890.0
879.5
-1.18%
890.0
Nutrition
150.0
155.0
150.0
-3.33%
160.0
Vulnerable
25.0
27.5
25.0
-9.09%
30.0
Children
FP/RH
524.0
524.0
572.0
9.16%
760.0
Other Public

10.0
Health Threats
NTDs
102.5
107.5
114.5
6.51%
112.5
GHS
190.0
700.0
755.0
7.96%
1,000.0
Total, USAID-
3,265.5
3,880.5
3,956.0
1.96%
4,581.5
GHP
Emergency GHP
4,000.0

Total, GHP
13,195.5
9,830.0
10,576.0
7.59%
10,976.5
Mandatory GHP

6,500.0

(non-add)
Sources: FY2023 SFOPS Congressional Budget Justification; P.L. 116-260; P.L. 117-103; H.R. 8282.
Notes: FY2021 emergency supplemental funding to combat COVID-19 abroad was enacted in Title IX of P.L.
116-260, but subaccount allocations were not specified. Table does not include funding for global health from
other appropriations vehicles (e.g., CDC funding for global health activities appropriated through Labor-HHS).
MCH = Maternal and Child Health; FP/RH = Family Planning and Reproductive Health; NTDs = Neglected
Tropical Diseases; GHS = Global Health Security. “Mandatory” GHP refers to a request from the Administration
to make available $6.5 bil ion for the Department of State and USAID over five years “to make transformative
investments in global health security and pandemic and other biological threats preparedness.”
House Legislation. The House SFOPS bill for FY2023 would provide a total of $10.976 billion
for Global Health Programs, an increase of 3.8% over the President’s request. The measure would
provide more than the President requested for most global health subaccounts, with the exception
of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), which would receive $2 million less than the budget
request. When compared to the FY2022 enacted level, the bill represents an increase of 11.7%
and provides level or increased funding for all subaccounts. While the House bill does not
mention the Administration’s request for mandatory spending, the report accompanying the bill
expresses the Committee’s support for CEPI and World Health Organization’s ACT-Accelerator
and urges USAID “to integrate global health security programming with other health
programming at the country level.”47 Additionally, the Committee notes that while it did not
establish a Health Resilience Fund as the Administration requested, it would provide the
requested $10.0 million under the “Other Public Health Threats” subaccount.

47 H.Rept. 117-401.
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Humanitarian Assistance48
The U.S. government consistently provides about one-third of total global humanitarian
assistance to support those affected by conflict and natural disasters. Such assistance is generally
appropriated through global humanitarian accounts administered by the State Department and
USAID, including the Migration and Refugee Assistance (MRA), Emergency Refugee and
Migration Assistance (ERMA), and International Disaster Assistance (IDA) accounts in the
SFOPS appropriation, and the Food for Peace, Title II account (FFP) in the Agriculture
appropriation.
The projected numbers of those displaced or requiring humanitarian assistance in 2022 are the
highest on record, and are expected to increase again with new emergencies like Ukraine.49 The
Biden Administration’s FY2023 budget request calls for $10.45 billion in humanitarian assistance
to support displaced and vulnerable persons and to invest in migration management, including
$4.70 billion for IDA, $3.91 billion for MRA, $1.74 billion for FFP, and $100 million for ERMA.
The request is about 4% above the Administration’s FY2022 budget request of $10.1 billion, and
nearly 50% less than the total FY2022 enacted funding level. It is common for the humanitarian
assistance request to be lower than prior year enacted funding, and also common for appropriators
to provide significantly more funding than is requested, often through emergency supplemental
appropriations. Base humanitarian funding enacted in FY2021 and FY2022 totaled $9.57 billion
and $8.56 billion, respectively; the total for each year increased with supplemental funding
(primarily in response to the Afghanistan and Ukraine crises) to $11.47 billion in FY2021 and
$20.46 billion in FY2022 (Figure 3 and Table 2).
Figure 3. Humanitarian Assistance by Account, FY2021-FY2023
(In billions of U.S. dollars)

Sources: CRS using data from the FY2023 SFOPS Congressional Budget Justification, P.L. 117-43, P.L. 117-70,
P.L. 117-103, P.L. 117-128, and H.R. 8282.
Notes: IDA = International Disaster Assistance; MRA = Migration and Refugee Assistance; ERMA = Emergency
Refugee and Migration Assistance; FFP = Food for Peace Act, Title II.

48 Prepared by Rhoda Margesson, CRS Specialist in International Humanitarian Policy.
49 The U.N. 2022 global humanitarian appeal for $41.00 billion is the highest ever and almost double the level from
five years ago. U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Global Humanitarian Overview 2022,
December 2, 2021. U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Global Trends Report, June 2022.
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House Legislation. The House SFOPS bill for FY2023 would provide a total of $8.1 billion for
global humanitarian assistance through the IDA, MRA, and ERMA accounts (and excluding FFP,
which is funded through the agriculture appropriation50). For these three SFOPS accounts, this is
roughly 8% less than the Administration’s FY2023 request and about 16% above the base
humanitarian funding enacted in FY2022 without emergency supplemental measures. The report
accompanying the bill highlights several issues related to children in humanitarian emergencies,
including child malnutrition, protection, and education. Under IDA, it also stresses the potential
use of air drops, support for programs addressing gender-based violence, the role of local and
national NGOs in the humanitarian response, and the continued use of the Emergency Food
Security Program. Under MRA, the Committee notes its support, but not specific funding
allocations, for aid to specific populations, including vulnerable migrants in Mexico; Rohingya,
Tibetan, and Uyghur refugees; and Venezuelan migrants and refugees.
Security Assistance
For FY2023, the Administration requested a total of $9.0 billion for security assistance accounts,
representing a 1.1% increase from FY2022 enacted base funding and a 36.1% decrease from
FY2022 total funding (Figure 4). The FY2022 enacted total included $5.2 billion in emergency
funding for security assistance for Ukraine and allies in the region, of which $4.65 billion was for
Foreign Military Financing (FMF), $430 million was for International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement (INCLE), and $100 million was for Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and
Related Programs (NADR). The largest proposed increase for FY2023 was for INCLE, which
would have seen a 5.4% increase from FY2022 enacted base funding but a 19.5% decrease from
total FY2022 enacted funding. The Administration asserted that the proposed funds would
support global programming that would “reflect a heightened emphasis on advancing U.S.
objectives on anticorruption and [would] consolidate important investments in combating
transnational organized crime (TOC) and other national security threats by addressing the opioid
crisis, financial crimes, cybercrime, wildlife trafficking, and police peacekeeping.”51
Figure 4. Security Assistance by Account, FY2021-FY2023
(In billions of current U.S. dollars)

Sources: CRS using data from the FY2023 SFOPS Congressional Budget Justification; P.L. 117-103; P.L. 117-128;
and H.R. 8282.

50 The House Agriculture Bill for FY2023, H.R. 8239, provides $1.8 billion for FFP.
51 U.S. Department of State, Congressional Budget Justification, p. 118.
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Notes: NADR = Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs; PKO = Peacekeeping
Operations; IMET = International Military Education and Training; FMF = Foreign Military Financing; INCLE =
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.
House Legislation. The House SFOPS bill for FY2023 would provide a total of $9.0 billion for
security assistance accounts, essentially level with the President’s request for FY2023 and
slightly higher than FY2022 enacted base funding. When compared to total enacted levels for
FY2022, though, the House measure represents a decrease of 36.1%.
Development Assistance, Export Promotion, and Related Assistance
Approximately one third of the FY2023 foreign operations request was for non-health
development sectors (e.g., education, food security, and the environment), independent agencies
(e.g., the Peace Corps and Millennium Challenge Corporation), multilateral assistance, and export
promotion and development finance agencies.
Non-Health Development Sectors
As in prior years, the Administration’s request for FY2023 did not specify dollar amounts for
many non-health development sectors but offered detail on program priorities within certain
sectors. (For FY2021 and FY2022 enacted levels for select development sectors, see Table 8).
Consistent with the Administration’s broader foreign operations priorities, focus areas within the
non-health development sectors for FY2023 included climate mitigation and adaptation,
addressing root causes of migration, defending democratic institutions, promoting education and
food security, and spurring economic growth, particularly in countries that experienced severe
economic downturns as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Table 8. Select Development Sectors, FY2021-FY2022
(In millions of current U.S. dollars)
Sector
FY2021 Enacted
FY2022 Enacted
FY2023 House
Democracy Programs (excluding NED)
2,417.00
2,600.00
2,800.00
Education (basic and higher)
1,235.00
1,200.00
1,235.00
Cooperative Development Programs
18.50
18.50
20.00
American Schools and Hospitals Abroad
30.00
31.50
33.00
(ASHA)
Food Security
1,010.60
1,010.60
1,200.00
Environment
986.66
1,295.00
1,860.00
Water and Sanitation
450.00
475.00
500.00
Gender
560.00
560.00
650.00
Trafficking in Persons
99.00
106.40
112.20
Reconciliation Programs
25.00
25.00
30.00
Micro and Small Enterprise
265.00
265.00
265.00
Sources: P.L. 116-260; P.L. 117-103; H.R. 8282.
Note: NED = National Endowment for Democracy.
House Legislation. The House bill for FY2023 would provide increases for all selected non-
health development sectors when compared to FY2022 enacted levels. The largest increases are
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provided for the Environment (+43.6%), Reconciliation Programs (+20%), Food Security
(+18.7%), and Gender (+16.1%) sectors.
Independent Agencies
The Biden Administration’s budget proposal for FY2023 included $1.43 billion for independent
agencies, a 1.9% increase from FY2022 enacted levels. Both the Peace Corps and Millennium
Challenge Corporation would have seen funding increases under the request (+4.9% and +2.0%,
respectively) when compared to FY2022 enacted levels, and the Inter-American Foundation
(IAF) and U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) would have seen funding decreases (-
9.5% and -17.5%, respectively).52
House Legislation. The House bill for FY2023 would provide a total of $1.44 billion for
independent agencies, which is nearly level with the President’s request. The bill includes level
funding for the Peace Corps as compared to the request, a moderate decrease for MCC (-1.6%),
and significant increases for IAF (+23.7%) and USADF (+36.4%). When compared to the
FY2022 enacted level, the House’s FY2023 bill would provide an overall increase of 2.4% for
independent agencies with IAF and USADF again receiving the greatest funding increases
(+11.9% and +12.5%, respectively).
Multilateral Assistance
The Administration proposed a near doubling of funding for multilateral assistance for FY2023
when compared to FY2022 base enacted levels and a 56.3% increase when compared to total
FY2022 enacted levels. The FY2022 enacted total included a total of $650 million in emergency
supplemental funds provided in the AUSAA (P.L. 117-128): $500 million for the European Bank
for Reconstruction and Development and $150 million for the Global Agriculture and Food
Security Program. The Administration’s proposed increase in multilateral funding for FY2023
was largely a result of requested investments in the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and Climate
Investment Funds, which the Administration contended would “accelerate progress toward
meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement by assisting developing countries in reducing
greenhouse gas emissions, adapting to climate change and building resilience, and investing in
sustainable infrastructure.”53 The Administration had proposed funding for both the GCF and
Climate Investment Funds for FY2022; both the House-passed and Senate drafted SFOPS bills
for FY2022 included funds for the GCF ($1.60 billion and $1.45 billion, respectively), however
the FY2022 consolidated appropriation did not include any funding for GCF or the proposed
Climate Investment Funds.54
The request included other substantial changes to multilateral assistance accounts when compared
to FY2022 enacted levels. These included a significant increase to the International Development
Association (+42.8%); significant decreases to the Asian Development Fund (-18.2%), African
Development Fund (-18.9%), and the International Monetary Fund (-80.4%); and a zeroing out of
the Global Agriculture and Food Security.

52 For more on the Peace Corps, see CRS Report RS21168, The Peace Corps: Overview and Issues, by Nick M. Brown.
For more on the Millennium Challenge Corporation, see CRS Report RL32427, Millennium Challenge Corporation:
Overview and Issues, by Nick M. Brown.
53 U.S. Department of State, Congressional Budget Justification, p. 135.
54 House-passed SFOPS was H.R. 4373, Senate-drafted SFOPS was S. 3075, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2022 was P.L. 117-103. The Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying P.L. 117-103 did not include details on the
decision not to fund GCF for FY2022.
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House Legislation. The House bill for FY2023 includes a total of $4.67 billion for multilateral
assistance accounts, a 1.2% decrease from the President’s request. The decrease is largely due to
the House bill not accepting the President’s proposed contributions to Climate Investment Funds;
all other multilateral accounts are funded at the President’s request, with the exception of
International Organizations and Programs, which would see a 29.5% increase. When compared to
FY2022 total enacted funding for multilateral assistance, the House measure provides a 54.5%
increase with the most significant increases to the Clean Technology Fund (+180.0%), the
International Development Association (+42.8%), and International Organizations and Programs
(+40.0%).
Regional Assistance
As with prior year budget requests, the Administration did not propose regional funding
allocations that captured all appropriations accounts. For example, funding for humanitarian
assistance was proposed for what are referred to as “global” accounts, wherein funding would be
allocated throughout the fiscal year based on assessed needs and U.S. humanitarian priorities.
The Administration, however, did propose regional funding for certain accounts. These included
GHP; DA; ESF; Assistance to Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia (AEECA); and all five security
assistance accounts. Compared to FY2021 actuals (including emergency funding), for FY2023,
the Administration proposed the largest increase in funding for the Western Hemisphere (58.4%),
followed by Europe and Eurasia, South and Central Asia, and East Asia and the Pacific; the
proposal reduces funding from FY2022 levels for both sub-Saharan Africa and the Near East
(Figure 5). The Administration also set out priorities for certain regions, including addressing the
root causes of migration and bolstering civil society and governance in Central America;
countering Russia’s malign influence and supporting Ukraine and other regional allies in Europe
and Eurasia; and advancing the Indo-Pacific strategy.
Figure 5. Regional Assistance, FY2021 Actual vs. FY2023 Request
(In billions of current U.S. dollars)

Source: CRS using FY2023 SFOPS Congressional Budget Justification.
Notes: FY2021 is the most recent year for which “actual” data are available. FY2021 Actual includes emergency
funding.
House Legislation. The House legislation and accompanying report do not provide
comprehensive regional allocations, but do specify assistance levels for several countries and
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regions. The legislation directs that $3.3 billion be made available for Israel, $1.7 billion for the
implementation of the Indo-Pacific Strategy, $1.4 billion for Egypt, $487.4 million for Colombia,
and $132.0 million for Georgia. Notably, the House bill does not include a designated funding
level for Ukraine as existed in previous fiscal years.
General Provisions
The SFOPS General Provisions (generally Title VII of the bill) set policy; direct, condition, and
restrict appropriated funding; and outline notification and reporting requirements among other
functions. As many SFOPS appropriations accounts do not receive regular reauthorization,
legislative language related to policy priorities is often found in the General Provisions title.
While some sections remain unchanged from year to year, others are dynamic, indicating
Members’ use of the General Provisions—and the SFOPS appropriations measure more
broadly—to address current and emerging global issues.
For FY2023, the Administration requested legislative language in a number of areas to address its
policy priorities. Selected examples of such requests included the following:
 Consular and Border Security Programs. The Biden Administration requested
General Provisions pertaining to consular fees the State Department collects and
deposits into the Consular and Border Security programs account to fund
consular services.55 One proposal would have authorized the State Department to
adjust machine-readable visa fees to account for the costs it incurs for consular
services for which there is currently no fee or surcharge collected, or for which
the State Department is required to remit the applicable fee or surcharge to the
Treasury. The State Department requested an additional General Provision that
would, among other measures, amend the fee collection and expenditure
authorities for passport and immigrant visa surcharges to encompass a broader
array of consular services.56
 Global Engagement Center Extension. The authorizing statute for the State
Department’s Global Engagement Center (GEC), which is responsible for
leading inter-agency efforts to recognize, understand, expose, and counter foreign
state and non-state propaganda and disinformation efforts aimed at the United
States and its allies and partners, currently provides that the GEC will terminate
on December 23, 2024.57 The Biden Administration requested a General
Provision that would extend this date to December 31, 2027.58
 Build Back Better World (B3W) Fund. The Administration requested that
Congress make available up to $350 million of Title III funds for a new B3W
Fund that would provide for “assistance, including through contributions, to
address climate, health and health security, digital connectivity, and gender
equity.”59 Such funds would have been in addition to SFOPS funding made
available for such purposes elsewhere in the bill.

55 The authorization statute for the Consular and Border Security Programs account can be accessed as codified at 8
U.S.C. §1715.
56 U.S. Department of State, FY2023 Budget Request, slide presentation, pp. 50-51.
57 See “Global Engagement Center” at 22 U.S.C. §2656 note and U.S. Department of State, “Global Engagement
Center.”
58 U.S. Department of State, FY2023 Budget Request, slide presentation, p. 54.
59 Office of Management and Budget, FY2023 Budget Appendix, p. 886.
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House Legislation. The House measure introduces new general provisions and makes
adjustments to a number of general provisions from prior year appropriations bills. Selected
examples include renaming funds previously appropriated for “Women’s Leadership” as the
“Madeleine Albright Women’s Leadership Program”; adjusting standard notification
requirements to include information not previously required; and requiring new or updated
reporting on topics such as activities related to democracy and gender equality, the prioritization
of funding to marginalized groups, and security assistance coordination. The House measure does
accept certain Administration proposals, including the aforementioned consular fee proposals, the
requested B3W Fund, and the extension of the GEC’s statutory mandate.
Outlook
It is unclear whether the House and Senate may take further action on individual SFOPS bills in
the coming months. The House may or may not consider H.R. 8282 as a stand-alone measure on
the House floor prior to the August recess.60 Reportedly, consistent with the past two fiscal years,
the Senate Appropriations Committee is planning to release draft bills in late July but is not
planning on marking up the measures.61 Congress aims to complete all 12 appropriations bills by
the start of FY2023—October 1, 2022. If that deadline is not met, Congress may pursue a
Continuing Resolution (or multiple CRs) to keep the government funded while it completes
negotiations.62
As Congress debates FY2023 SFOPS appropriations, issues that may feature in debates include
the following.
Ukraine. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affected consideration of FY2022 SFOPS appropriations
and is expected to remain a subject of debate in the FY2023 budget cycle. As the fighting in
Ukraine continues and the displacement and humanitarian crises worsen, Congress may consider
further supplemental appropriations to provide immediate aid to the region and/or regular
appropriations in anticipation of longer-term assistance to stabilize and rebuild the country after
the war’s conclusion.63 Congress has also expressed interest in the broader effects of the
conflict—for example on global food security—and may seek additional foreign assistance
resources to address such challenges.
COVID-19. Congress may continue to debate how, if at all, to address the global COVID-19
response in the FY2023 SFOPS bill. The FY2022 supplemental funding request included $4.25
billion for SFOPS accounts to “support the global COVID-19 pandemic response.”64 Such funds
were proposed to support the U.S. Government’s Global VAX initiative, procure and distribute
therapeutics and other related medical supplies, and provide humanitarian assistance to vulnerable
populations. The draft FY2022 omnibus included supplemental funds to address COVID-19,
including $5.00 billion for SFOPS accounts.65 However, prior to the bill’s passage, and reportedly

60 Aidan Quigley and Avery Roe, “House spending bills make headway as lawmakers eye exits,” CQ, July 19, 2022.
61 Paul M. Krawzak and Aidan Quigley, “Senate panel to skip fiscal 2023 appropriations markups,” CQ, July 12, 2022.
62 In the absence of a continuing resolution, the government would shut down.
63 Some have suggested that more needs to be done to invest in Ukraine’s long-term needs. For example, European
Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn reportedly announced on April 6th that Ukraine would need an “updated model
of the Marshall Plan.” “Ukraine needs new Marshall Plan after Russian invasion -EU Commission,” Reuters, April 6,
2022.
64 Letter from Shalanda Young, March 2, 2022.
65 Division M included $15 million for Diplomatic Programs, $35 million for USAID’s Operating Expenses, $4.45
billion for Global Health Programs, $425 million for International Disaster Assistance, and $75 million for Migration
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in response to a lack of bipartisan support for such funds, the COVID-19 funds were removed
from the measure.66 At an April 2022, event, Deputy Secretary of State Brian McKeon suggested
that the Administration would continue to advocate for additional funding to address COVID-19
abroad.67 If Congress does not enact such funds in a FY2022 supplemental funding measure, the
Administration and some Members of Congress may seek to bolster COVID-related funding in
FY2023.
Consular Operations Resources. The Consular and Border Security Programs (CBSP) account
funds many of the State Department’s core consular functions, including the adjudication of visa
and passport applications. While CBSP is typically funded through consular fees and surcharges
retained by the State Department rather than appropriations, fee collections declined considerably
amid global travel restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.68 Throughout the
pandemic, Congress has sought to ensure that the State Department maintains sufficient resources
for consular operations. For example, Congress has provided appropriations for the CBSP
account, directed the State Department to retain greater shares of the consular fees it collects
rather than remit them to the Treasury, and authorized the State Department to spend fee
collections on consular services generally rather than services related only to the collection of the
applicable fee.69 If international travel continues to recover, State Department fee collections will
increase, which may lead some to consider whether Congress should keep new fee-related
authorities in place (for examples of additional authorities of this kind that the Biden
Administration requested for FY2023, see the preceding “General Provisions” section).
Conversely, should COVID-19 cases around the world reach a degree of severity that once again
significantly impacts international travel, Congress may need to weigh whether it should provide
additional appropriations and/or flexible fee authorities to sustain consular operations.
State Department Information Technology Enterprise Modernization. As part of the
Administration’s “Modernization of American Diplomacy” initiative, Secretary of State Antony
Blinken is prioritizing enhancing the State Department’s information technology (IT)
infrastructure.70 The State Department has faced several cyberattacks and was among the federal
agencies targeted in the so-called “SolarWinds” cyber espionage campaign that the U.S.
government attributed to the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR).71 The State
Department’s Office of Inspector General has also identified “information security and

and Refugee Assistance.
66 For example, a March 2, 2022, letter from 36 Senators to President Biden noted that “before [they] would consider
supporting an additional $30 billion for COVID-19 relief, Congress must receive a full accounting of how the
government has already spent the first $6 trillion.” Letter from Senators Mitt Romney et al. to President Joseph R.
Biden, March 2, 2022.
67 Noted during the question and answer portion of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition’s April 6, 2022, event titled
Modernizing Foreign Aid: Building a State Department for the 21st Century. Event recording available at
https://www.usglc.org/events/modernizing-foreign-aid-building-a-state-department-for-the-21st-century/.
68 To review the statutory authorization for the CBSP account, see Division J, Title VII, Section 7081 of P.L. 115-31.
69 Congress provided a line item appropriation of $300 million for CBSP in Division K, Title IX of P.L. 116-260.
Additionally Section 7069(e) of Division K of P.L. 117-103 provided the State Department the authority to deposit
passport fees currently transferred to the General Fund of the Treasury to the CBSP account. Congress estimated in the
Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying that law that this measure will provide at least $340 million in additional
resources for consular operations in FY2022. Congress also extended other provisions intended to provide the State
Department more flexibility regarding spending consular fees within Section 7069 of that law.
70 U.S. Department of State, “Secretary Antony J. Blinken on the Modernization of American Diplomacy,” October 27,
2021.
71 White House Fact Sheet, “Imposing Costs for Harmful Foreign Activities by the Russian Government,” April 15,
2021.
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management” among the major management challenges the State Department faces in annual
reporting going back to at least FY2016. In addition to aforementioned funding for cybersecurity
requested for the Diplomatic Programs account (see above), the Biden Administration is
requesting $470.2 million for the State Department’s Capital Investment Fund (CIF) for IT
programs, or 57% more than Congress appropriated in FY2022. Stated uses for this funding
include modernizing the State Department’s IT systems, including financial, personnel, and
logistics systems; updating critical enterprise software licenses; and increasing cloud security.72
The House SFOPS appropriations bill, H.R. 8282, includes $350 million for the CIF, which totals
25.6% less than the Administration’s request.

72 U.S. Department of State, Congressional Budget Justification, p. 31.
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Table A-1. Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations: FY2021-FY2023
(In millions of current U.S. dollars; numbers in parentheses are the portion of the account totals designated as OCO or emergency funds)
FY2023
FY2023
Request as %
Request as %
Change
Change
from
FY2023
FY2021
FY2022
FY2023
from
FY2022
FY2023
Senate

Actuala
Enactedb
Request
FY2022 Base
Total
House
Introducedc
Title I. State, Broadcasting & Related Agencies TOTAL
17,233.05
18,038.68
18,577.45
7.92%
2.99%
18,016.23
18,243.83
(4,201.42)
(825.20)
(15.00)
Administration of Foreign Affairs, Subtotal
12,891.92
13,386.31
13,181.51
4.73%
-1.53%
13,092.94
13,158.57
(3,399.19)
(800.20)
(15.00)
Diplomatic Programs
8,963.14
9,538.09
9,637.80
5.00%
1.05%
9,637.71
9,652.80
(2,070.00)
(359.30)
(15.00)
of which Worldwide Security Protection
3,903.60
3,788.20
3,813.71
0.67%
0.67%
3,813.71
3,814.82
(2,226.12)
Consular and Border Security Programs
300.00

0.00
(300.00)
Capital Investment Fund
250.00
310.00
470.18
56.73%
51.67%
350.00
389.00
(10.00)
Office of Inspector General
145.73
139.46
133.70
1.71%
-4.13%
133.70
133.70
(54.90)
(8.00)
Educational & Cultural Exchanges
740.30
753.00
741.30
-1.55%
-1.55%
773.00
781.54
Representation Expenses
7.42
7.42
7.42
0.00%
0.00%
7.42
7.42
Protection of Foreign Missions & Officials
30.89
30.89
30.89
0.00%
0.00%
30.89
30.89
Embassy Security, Construction & Maintenance
1,950.45
2,093.15
1,957.82
-1.28%
-6.47%
1,957.82
1,957.82
(824.29)
(110.00)
of which Worldwide Security Upgrades
1,181.39
1,132.43
1,055.21
-6.82%
-6.82%
1,055.21
1,055.21
(824.29)
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FY2023
FY2023
Request as %
Request as %
Change
Change
from
FY2023
FY2021
FY2022
FY2023
from
FY2022
FY2023
Senate

Actuala
Enactedb
Request
FY2022 Base
Total
House
Introducedc
Emergencies in the Diplomatic & Consular Services
157.89
320.79
8.89
12.68%
-97.23%
8.89
8.89
(312.90)
Repatriation Loans Program
2.50
1.30
1.30
0.00%
0.00%
1.30
1.30
Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan
31.96
32.58
32.58
0.00%
0.00%
32.58
35.58
International Chancery Center
2.74
0.74
0.74
0.00%
0.00%
0.74
0.74
Sudan Claims
150.00
0.00

0.00
(150.00)
Foreign Service Retirement (mandatory)
158.90
158.90
158.90
0.00%
0.00%
158.90
158.90
International Organizations, Subtotal
2,962.14
3,161.54
3,985.47
26.06%
26.06%
3,457.24
3,566.44
(802.23)
Contributions to International Organizations
1,505.93
1,662.93
1,658.24
-0.28%
-0.28%
1,659.74
1,604.21
(96.24)
Contributions to International Peacekeeping
1,456.21
1,498.61
2,327.24
55.29%
55.29%
1,797.50
1,962.24
(705.99)
International Commissions, Subtotal (Function 300)
176.62
180.85
168.71
-6.72%
-6.72%
182.05
189.89
International Boundary/U.S. Mexico
98.77
103.00
101.74
-1.23%
-1.23%
103.00
110.97
American Sections
15.01
15.01
13.20
-12.02%
-12.02%
16.20
13.20
International Fisheries
62.85
62.85
53.77
-14.45%
-14.45%
62.85
65.72
Agency for Global Media, Subtotal
802.96
885.00
840.00
-2.33%
-5.08%
862.00
887.42
(25.00)
Broadcasting Operations
793.26
875.30
830.30
-2.35%
-5.14%
852.30
877.72
(25.00)
Capital Improvements
9.70
9.70
9.70
0.00%
0.00%
9.70
9.70
Related Programs, Subtotal
385.12
410.67
387.39
-5.67%
-5.67%
407.47
428.14
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FY2023
FY2023
Request as %
Request as %
Change
Change
from
FY2023
FY2021
FY2022
FY2023
from
FY2022
FY2023
Senate

Actuala
Enactedb
Request
FY2022 Base
Total
House
Introducedc
Asia Foundation
20.00
21.50
20.00
-6.98%
-6.98%
22.00
22.00
U.S. Institute of Peace
45.00
54.00
47.25
-12.50%
-12.50%
54.00
55.00
Center for Middle East-West Dialogue
0.20
0.18
0.18
-1.67%
-1.67%
0.18
0.18
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship
0.09
0.17
0.18
2.94%
2.94%
0.17
0.18
Israeli-Arab Scholarship
0.12
0.12
0.09
-23.53%
-23.53%
0.12
0.09
East-West Center
19.70
19.70
19.70
0.00%
0.00%
21.00
25.70
National Endowment for Democracy
300.00
315.00
300.00
-4.76%
-4.76%
310.00
325.00
Other Commissions, Subtotal
14.30
14.30
14.36
0.44%
0.44%
14.53
13.37
Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad
0.64
0.64
0.66
2.02%
2.02%
0.82
0.67
International Religious Freedom
4.50
4.50
4.50
0.00%
0.00%
4.50
3.50
Security & Cooperation in Europe
2.91
2.91
2.91
0.00%
0.00%
2.91
2.91
Cong.-Exec. on People’s Republic of China
2.25
2.25
2.30
2.22%
2.22%
2.30
2.30
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review
4.00
4.00
4.00
0.00%
0.00%
4.00
4.00
Foreign Operations, TOTAL
54,726.24
69,318.30
47,423.73
15.81%
-31.59%
47,162.67
52,855.07
(19,733.58)
(28,369.10)

(5,935.00)
Title II. Administration of Foreign Assistance
1,752/45
2,021.15
2,112.95
7.03%
4.54%
2,087.35
2,132.08
(41.00)
(47.00)
(35.00)
USAID Operating Expenses
1,418.75
1,677.95
1,743.35
6.57%
3.90%
1,743.35
1,778.35
(41.00)
(42.00)
(35.00)
USAID Capital Investment Fund
258.20
258.20
289.10
11.97%
11.97%
263.50
273.23
USAID Inspector General
75.50
85.00
80.50
0.63%
-5.29%
80.50
80.50
(5.00)
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FY2023
FY2023
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Change
Change
from
FY2023
FY2021
FY2022
FY2023
from
FY2022
FY2023
Senate

Actuala
Enactedb
Request
FY2022 Base
Total
House
Introducedc
Title III. Bilateral Assistance
41,083.95
49,869.54
31,133.24
13.72%
-37.57%
30,866.19
36,344.81
(18,210.46)
(22,492.10)
(5,900.00)
Global Health Programs
13,195.95
9,830.00
10,576.00
7.59%
7.59%
10,976.50
16,334.50
(4,000.00)
(5,825.00)
of which USAID
7,265.95
3,880.00
3,956.00
1.96%
1.96%
4,581.50
9,414.50
(4,000)
(5,275.00)
of which State
5,930.00
5,950.00
6,620.00
11.26%
11.26%
6,395.00
6,920.00
(550.00)
Global Health Programs (mandatory, non-add)

6,500.00

0.00
Development Assistance
3,500.00
4,140.49
4,769.79
15.20%
15.20%
4,769.79
4,753.40
International Disaster Assistance
4,395.36
11,303.46
4,699.36
20.33%
-58.43%
4,395.00
4,480.46
(1,914.04)
(7,398.00)
Transition Initiatives
92.04
200.00
102.00
27.50%
-49.00%
93.00
102.00
(120.00)
Complex Crisis Fund
30.00
60.00
40.00
-33.33%
-33.33%
60.00
60.00
Economic Support Fund
12,526.96
13,512.00
4,122.46
0.57%
-69.49%
4,128.27
4,122.46
(9,375.00)
(9,413.00)
Democracy Fund
290.70
340.70
290.70
-14.68%
-14.68%
345.70
367.20
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia & Central Asia
770.33
1,620.00
984.43
96.89%
-39.23%
850.33
850.00
(1,120.00)
Migration & Refugee Assistance
4,032.00
5,077.19
3,912.00
34.33%
-22.95%
3,700.00
3,712.19
(2,301.42)
(2,165.00)
(75.00)
Emergency Refugee & Migration Assistance
500.10
2,276.20
100.00
99900.00%
-95.61%
0.10
0.10
(500.00)
(2,276.10)
Independent Agencies, Subtotal
1,393.50
1,404.50
1,431.50
1.92%
1.92%
1,437.50
1,452.50
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House
Introducedc
Peace Corps
410.50
410.50
430.50
4.87%
4.87%
430.50
430.50
Mil ennium Challenge Corporation
912.00
912.00
930.00
1.97%
1.97%
915.00
930.00
Inter-American Foundation
38.00
42.00
38.00
-9.52%
-9.52%
47.00
47.00
U.S. Africa Development Foundation
33.00
40.00
33.00
-17.50%
-17.50%
45.00
45.00
Dept. of the Treasury, Subtotal
357.00
105.00
105.00
0.00%
0.00%
110.00
110.00
(120.00)
International Affairs Technical Assistance
33.00
38.00
38.00
0.00%
0.00%
38.00
38.00
Treasury Debt Restructuring
324.00
67.00
67.00
0.00%
0.00%
52.00
52.00
(120.00)
Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation

20.00
20.00
Title IV. International Security Assistance
9,004.03
14,079.35
8,999.78
1.13%
-36.08%
20.00
8,862.86
(902.12)
(5,180.00)
International Narcotics Control & Law Enforcement
1,385.57
1,821.00
1,466.00
5.39%
-19.49%
8,996.98
1,473.80
(430.00)
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining
889.25
1,000.00
900.25
0.03%
-9.98%
1,450.00
961.55
(100.00)
Peacekeeping Operations
440.76
455.00
463.56
1.88%
1.88%
920.25
452.06
(325.21)
International Military Education & Training
112.93
112.93
112.93
0.00%
0.00%
460.76
112.93
Foreign Military Financing
6,175.52
10,690.42
6,057.05
0.28%
-43.34%
112.93
5,862.53
(576.91)
(4,650.00)
Title V. Multilateral Assistance
2,620.82
3,024.46
4,726.72
99.06%
56.28%
4,671.51
4,755.52
(580.00)
(650.00)
International Organizations & Programs
967.50
423.00
457.20
8.09%
8.09%
592.00
481.00
(580.00)
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Int'l Bank for Reconstruction & Development
206.50
206.50
206.50
0.00%
0.00%
206.50
206.50
Global Environment Facility
139.58
149.29
150.20
0.61%
0.61%
150.20
150.20
International Development Association
1,001.40
1,001.40
1,430.26
42.83%
42.83%
1,430.26
1,430.26
Asian Development Fund
47.40
53.32
43.61
-18.22%
-18.22%
43.61
43.61
African Development Bank
54.65
54.65
54.65
0.00%
0.00%
54.65
54.65
African Development Fund
171.30
211.30
171.30
-18.93%
-18.93%
171.30
171.30
Green Climate Fund
0.00
0.00
1,600.00

1,600.00
1,600.00
Climate Investment Funds
0.00
0.00
550.00

0.00
0.00
Clean Technology Fund
0.00
125.00
0.00
-100.00%
-100.00%
350.00
550.00
International Monetary Fund
0.00
102.00
20.00
-80.39%
-80.39%
20.00
20.00
International Fund for Agricultural Development
32.50
43.00
43.00
0.00%
0.00%
43.00
43.00
Global Agriculture & Food Security Program
2,620.82
155.00
0.00
-100.00%
-100.00%
10.00
5.00
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
0.00
500.00
0.00

0.00
0.00
Title VI. Export Assistance
264.99
323.80
451.05
39.30%
39.30%
540.63
759.80
Export-Import Bank (net)
54.80
-74.50
-202.09
171.26%
171.26%
47.50
68.30
U.S. Development Finance Corporation (net.)
130.69
318.80
555.13
74.13%
74.13%
406.13
593.50
Trade and Development Agency
79.50
79.50
98.00
23.27%
23.27%
87.00
98.00
SFOPS Total
71,959.29
87,356.98
66,001.18
13.48%
-24.45%
65,178.90
71,098.90
(23,935.00)
(29,194.30)
(5,950.00)
Rescissions, net
-580.53
-1,903.78
-65.00
-96.59%
-96.59%
-445.00
-430.00
(-425.12)
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Total
House
Introducedc
SFOPS Total, Net of Rescissions
71,378.76
85,453.20
65,936.18
17.20%
-22.84%
64,733.90
70,668.90
(23,509.88)
(29,194.30)
(5,950.00)
Sources: SFOPS Congressional Budget Justification for FY2023; P.L. 117-43; P.L. 117-70; P.L. 117-103; P.L. 117-128; H.R. 8282; S. 4662.
Notes: Figures in parentheses are amounts designated as Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) or supplemental emergency funding and are subsumed in the larger
account number above them. Numbers may not add due to rounding.
a. Totals include base, OCO, and Title IX emergency supplemental funds from the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260), emergency funding from the
American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2), and emergency supplemental funds from P.L. 117-31.
b. Totals include base and emergency supplemental appropriations from the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2022, (P.L. 117-103) and emergency supplemental
funding from both the FY2022 Extending Funding and Emergency Assistance Act (P.L. 117-43), the FY2022 Further Extending Government Funding Act (P.L. 117-
70), and the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act (AUSAA, P.L. 117-128).
c. Titles VIII and IX of S. 4662 would include a total of $5.95 bil ion in emergency supplemental funds “to support global pandemic preparedness and health security,
and for the global COVID-19 response.” Senate Committee on Appropriations, “Summary State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Fiscal Year 2023
Appropriations Bil , Chairman’s Mark,” press release, July 28, 2022.

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Appendix B. International Affairs Budget
The International Affairs budget, or Function 150, includes funding that is not in the Department
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) appropriation; in particular,
international food assistance programs (Food for Peace Act, Title II (FFP) 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 SFOPS
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: FY2021-FY2023
(In millions of current U.S. dollars; numbers in parentheses are the portion of the account totals
designated as OCO or emergency funds)
FY2023
FY2023
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as %
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FY2021
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Actuala
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Total
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State-Foreign
71,202.14
85,272.35
65,767.48
17.28%
-22.87%
64,551.85
Operations, excluding
(23,509.88) (29,194.30)
Commissions
Commerce-Science-
105.37
112.43
109.32
-2.77%
-2.77%
124.90
Justice
Foreign Claims Settlement
2.37
2.43
2.50
2.71%
2.71%
2.50
Commission
Int’l Trade Commission
103.00
110.00
106.82
-2.89%
-2.89%
122.40
Agriculture
2,770.00
2,077.00
1,970.11
-0.35%
-5.15%
2,065.00
(800.00)
(100.00)
Food for Peace Act, Title II
2,540.00
1,840.00
1,740.00
0.00%
-5.43%
1,800.00
(800.00)
(100.00)
McGovern-Dole
230.00
237.00
230.11
-2.91%
-2.91%
265.00
Total International
74,077.50
87,461.78
67,846.91
16.64%
-22.43%
66,741.75
Affairs (150)
(24,309.8
(29,294.3
8)
0)
Sources: SFOPS Congressional Budget Justification for FY2023; P.L. 117-43; P.L. 117-70; P.L. 117-103; P.L. 117-
128; H.R. 8282.
Notes: Figures in parentheses are amounts designated as Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) or
supplemental emergency funding and are subsumed in the larger account number above them. Numbers may not
add due to rounding.
a. Totals include base, OCO, and Title IX emergency supplemental funds from the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260), emergency funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-
2), and emergency supplemental funds from P.L. 117-31.
b. Totals include base and emergency supplemental appropriations from the Consolidated Appropriations Act
2022, (P.L. 117-103) and emergency supplemental funding from both the FY2022 Extending Funding and
Emergency Assistance Act (P.L. 117-43), the FY2022 Further Extending Government Funding Act (P.L. 117-
70), and the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act (AUSAA, P.L. 117-128).
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Appendix C. International Affairs Components
Figure C-1. International Affairs Components

Source: Created by CRS.

Author Information

Emily M. Morgenstern
Cory R. Gill
Analyst in Foreign Assistance and Foreign Policy
Analyst in Foreign Affairs

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