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Calendar No. 215
108th Congress Report
SENATE
1st Session 108-106
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FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS
APPROPRIATION BILL, 2004
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July 17, 2003.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. McConnell, from the Committee on Appropriations,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany S. 1426]
The Committee on Appropriations to which was referred the
bill (H.R. 0000), making appropriations for Foreign operations
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2003, and for other purposes, reports the same to the Senate
with an amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do
pass. deg.
The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 1426)
making appropriations for Foreign Operations and related
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for
other purposes, reports favorably thereon and recommends that
the bill do pass.
Amounts in new budget authority
Fiscal year 2003 appropriations......................... $23,718,563,000
Fiscal year 2004 budget estimate........................ 18,932,588,000
Amount of bill as reported to Senate.................... 18,136,859,000
Bill as recommended to Senate compared to:
2003 appropriations................................. -5,581,704,000
Budget estimate..................................... -795,729,000
C O N T E N T S
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Page
Summary of Total Budget Authority in the Bill.................... 4
Introduction..................................................... 4
Title I--Export and Investment Assistance:
Export-Import Bank of the United States...................... 5
Overseas Private Investment Corporation...................... 5
Trade and Development Agency................................. 6
Title II--Bilateral Economic Assistance:
Bilateral Assistance......................................... 7
Child Survival and Health Programs Fund...................... 7
Development Assistance....................................... 12
International Disaster Assistance............................ 35
Famine Fund.................................................. 36
Transition Initiatives....................................... 36
Development Credit Authority................................. 36
Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund 36
Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for
International Development.................................. 36
Capital Investment Fund...................................... 37
Operating Expenses of the Office of Inspector General........ 37
Other Bilateral Economic Assistance:
Economic Support Fund.................................... 37
Global AIDS Initiative................................... 42
Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States...... 42
Assistance for the Independent States of the Former
Soviet Union........................................... 43
Independent Agencies:
Inter-American Foundation................................ 47
African Development Foundation........................... 48
Peace Corps.............................................. 48
Department of State:
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...... 48
Andean Counterdrug Initiative............................ 49
Migration and Refugee Assistance......................... 51
Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund.......... 52
Nonproliferation, Antiterrorism, Demining, and Related
Programs............................................... 52
Department of the Treasury:
International Affairs Technical Training................. 54
Debt Restructing......................................... 54
Title III--Millennium Challenge Assistance:
Funds Appropriated to the President: Millenium Challenge
Assistance................................................. 56
Title IV--Military Assistance:
International Military Education and Training................ 57
Foreign Military Financing................................... 57
Peacekeeping Operations...................................... 59
Title V--Multilateral Economic Assistance:
International Financial Institutions Summary................. 60
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development:
Global Environment Facility.............................. 61
International Development Association.................... 61
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency..................... 61
Inter-American Development Bank:
Inter-American Investment Corporation.................... 61
Multilateral Investment Fund............................. 61
Asian Development Bank: Asian Development Fund............... 61
African Development Bank: African Development Fund........... 61
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development:
International Fund for Agricultural Development.......... 62
International Organizations and Programs................. 62
Title VI--General Provisions..................................... 63
Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of
the Sen-
ate............................................................ 66
Compliance With Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules
of the Senate.................................................. 66
Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of
the
Senate......................................................... 67
Budget Impact Statement.......................................... 68
SUMMARY TABLE: AMOUNTS IN NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY
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Committee
recommendation
Committee compared with
Item Budget request recommendation budget estimate
increase (+) or
decrease (-)
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Export Assistance....................................... -$103,020,000 -$115,220,000 -$12,200,000
Bilateral Economic Assistance........................... 12,565,580,000 11,877,929,000 -687,651,000
Military Assistance..................................... 4,600,600,000 4,560,600,000 -40,000,000
Multilateral Assistance................................. 1,869,428,000 1,813,550,000 -55,878,000
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INTRODUCTION
In fiscal year 2003, the Committee appropriated
$23,718,563,000 for foreign operations and related programs,
including supplemental appropriations. This year, the Committee
has provided $18,136,859,000, of which $18,093,000,000 is for
discretionary spending and $43,859,000 is for mandatory
spending.
TITLE I
EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE
Export-Import Bank of the United States
INSPECTOR GENERAL
Appropriations, 2003....................................................
Budget estimate, 2004................................... $1,200,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,000,000
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $67,856,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 75,394,668
Committee recommendation................................ 74,395,000
As a result of a new methodology to measure international
credit risk that reduced the average subsidy cost, the
administration did not request, and the Committee did not
provide, a subsidy appropriation for the Export-Import Bank for
fiscal year 2004. The Committee understands that the Export
Import Bank will have sufficient carryover from fiscal year
2003 to increase (under the new methodology) total credit
authorizations by $1,800,000,000 to $14,600,000,000 in fiscal
year 2004.
The Committee provides $1,000,000 for the Inspector General
of the Export-Import Bank.
The Committee provides $74,395,000 for administrative
expenses, which is $6,539,000 above the fiscal year 2003 level.
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
SUBSIDY APPROPRIATION
DIRECT LOANS
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $23,844,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 24,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 24,000,000
The Committee provides a subsidy appropriation for the
Overseas Private Investment Corporation [OPIC] for direct and
guaranteed loan credit programs of $24,000,000, which is equal
to the budget request and $156,000 above the fiscal year 2003
level.
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $39,626,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 42,385,000
Committee recommendation................................ 41,385,000
The Committee provides $41,385,000 for administrative
expenses. This level is $1,759,000 above the fiscal year 2003
level.
Trade and Development Agency
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $46,706,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 60,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 50,000,000
The Committee provides $50,000,000 for the Trade and
Development Agency [TDA], which is $3,294,000 above the fiscal
year 2003 level.
The Committee appreciates the nexus between aviation safety
and trade, and recommends that TDA increase support for
programs and activities such as technical and on-site workshops
and interactive employee training systems that help prepare
countries for International Civil Aviation Organization [ICAO]
audits and that correct safety and security deficiencies.
TITLE II
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $4,239,154,000
Emergency supplemental.................................. 258,300,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 4,617,759,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,739,959,000
The amounts listed in the above table for fiscal year 2003
appropriations, the fiscal year 2004 budget estimate and the
Committee recommendation, include funds appropriated or
requested under child survival and health programs, development
assistance, USAID operating expenses, USAID Inspector General
operating expenses, mandatory retirement expenses,
international disaster assistance, famine fund, transition
initiatives, and credit programs.
CHILD SURVIVAL AND HEALTH PROGRAMS FUND
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $1,824,563,000
Emergency supplemental.................................. 90,000,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 1,495,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,435,500,000
The Committee provides $1,435,500,000 for the Child
Survival and Health Programs Fund [CSHPF] of which $345,000,000
is for child survival and maternal health. This amount is
$23,000,000 above the fiscal year 2003 level. The Committee
notes that funding for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
Tuberculosis and Malaria, and UNICEF, have been moved out of
CSHPF which explains the apparent discrepancy between the text
and table above.
The CSHPF supports programs and activities to reduce child
mortality and morbidity, combat infectious diseases including
HIV/AIDS, and address a wide range of other public health
problems around the world. The Committee reiterates its strong
support for a comprehensive approach to global health, with an
emphasis on building local capacity in developing countries to
conduct effective surveillance and deliver basic health
services.
HIV/AIDS
The Committee commends the President for his commitment to
combat HIV/AIDS, and provides a total of $1,357,000,000 for
HIV/AIDS programs, which is $10,000,000 above the fiscal year
2004 budget request. The Committee notes that this funding
level will allow the President to meet his commitment to
provide a total of $15,000,000,000 for HIV/AIDS programs and
activities over the next 5 years.
The Committee is keenly aware that $3,000,000,000 is
authorized to be appropriated for each of the fiscal years 2004
through 2008 in Public Law 108-25. However, the Committee has
been informed that the administration intends to more gradually
ramp up HIV/AIDS spending in all accounts from $2,040,000,000
in fiscal year 2004 to $2,540,000,000 in fiscal year 2005,
$3,090,000,000 in fiscal year 2006, $3,690,000,000 in fiscal
year 2007, and $3,890,000,000 in fiscal year 2008.
The Committee has long recognized the national security
threats posed by unchecked HIV/AIDS infection rates, and the
absolute devastation caused to countries, communities, and
families by this pandemic. The Committee appreciates that the
budget request for HIV/AIDS in fiscal year 2004 alone exceeds
the total amount appropriated in fiscal years 1993 through
2001.
The $1,357,000,000 provided for HIV/AIDS programs and
related activities in this Act is drawn from the following
accounts: $500,000,000 from the Child Survival and Health
Programs Fund; an additional $105,000,000 from the CSHPF for
tuberculosis and malaria programs related to combating HIV/
AIDS; $700,000,000 from the newly established Global AIDS
Initiative [GAI]; $50,000,000 from Economic Support Fund [ESF],
Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States [SEED], and
Assistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet
Union [FSU]; and, $2,000,000 from Foreign Military Financing.
The Committee provides up to $250,000,000 for a U.S.
contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis,
and Malaria from the GAI. The Committee encourages other donors
to the Global Fund to bear their fair share and to fulfill
their pledges in order to maximize the contribution by the
United States. The Committee also provides $150,000,000 for the
International Mother and Child HIV Prevention Initiative under
this account.
The Committee recognizes USAID's efforts to provide a
steady and adequate supply of condoms to combat HIV/AIDS, and
expects that USAID and the Global HIV/AIDS Coordinator will
devote adequate financial resources and utilize mechanisms,
such as the commodity fund established last year at USAID, to
ensure the availability of such commodities in the future.
Media Programs.--The Committee believes that local media
can play an effective role in combating HIV/AIDS. USAID has
initiated a media program in Kenya and Nigeria to increase
knowledge about the pandemic through accurate and unbiased
media coverage of the causes and appropriate public responses
to HIV/AIDS. The Committee recommends that this program be
expanded to other countries and that USAID provide at least an
additional $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2004.
Microbicides.--The Committee is aware that women comprise
half of the HIV infections in the world, and that the typical
woman who is infected has only one partner, her husband.
Microbicides that are under development could play a major role
in protecting women from HIV. USAID's role in the development
of microbicides is especially important in the preclinical and
clinical evaluation of potential new products. The Committee
has included $22,000,000 for USAID for microbicide research and
development.
UNAIDS.--The Committee supports the work of UNAIDS, which
plays a key coordination role in the global effort to design
national AIDS plans, expand access to HIV drugs, set standards
for vaccine trials, and collect data that is critical in
combating the HIV/AIDS pandemic. In light of the significant
increases in funding for HIV/AIDS programs, the Committee urges
the administration to increase its contribution to UNAIDS.
Safe Blood.--The Committee encourages USAID to support the
efforts of Safe Blood for Africa, which assists African nations
through training and technical assistance, to develop systems
to ensure that blood supplies are screened for HIV/AIDS and
other communicable diseases.
Lott Carey International.--The Committee again recognizes
Lott Carey International's [LCI] work to establish programs to
help mitigate the devastation caused by HIV/AIDS in Africa and
the Carribean, including education, building health care
infrastructure, and caring for orphans, widows, and other
family members affected by HIV/AIDS. The Committee expects
USAID to consider and fund proposals from LCI in a timely
manner.
United Families International Stay Alive Program
[UFISAP].--The Committee urges USAID to consider supporting
proposals from UFISAP to combat HIV/AIDS in Africa.
Needle Safety.--The Committee recognizes that the use of
contaminated needles in developing countries contributes to the
spread of HIV/AIDS, and supports funding for programs and
activities that address this problem.
OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES
The Committee provides $185,000,000 for programs to combat
other infectious diseases, to strengthen disease surveillance,
and to reduce anti-microbial resistance in developing
countries. This amount is $29,500,000 above the fiscal year
2003 level.
Tuberculosis.--The Committee recommends not less than
$80,000,000 to combat tuberculosis [TB], including at least
$70,000,000 from the Child Survival and Health Programs Fund
and at least $10,000,000 from the ESF, SEED, and FSU accounts.
The Committee expects funds for TB from the ESF, SEED, and FSU
accounts to be obligated and disbursed rapidly. The Committee
supports DOTS TB programs and other multilateral efforts,
including the Global Fund to Combat TB. The Committee also
recommends USAID consider funding for the Global Tuberculosis
Drug Facility.
Malaria.--The Committee recommends not less than
$85,000,000 from the Child Survival and Health Programs Fund
for programs to combat malaria, a debilitating disease that
afflicts an estimated 500 million people each year, of whom one
million die, mostly African children. The Committee is aware of
Medicines for Malaria Venture, a public-private partnership to
develop new anti-malaria drugs, which are urgently needed. The
Committee recommends that USAID provide direct support to this
initiative. The Committee expects USAID to allocate
approximately 10 percent of its funding for malaria programs to
vaccine research and development, including $3,000,000 for the
Malaria Vaccine Initiative.
IMMUNIZATIONS
The Committee is aware that at least 3 million lives could
be saved each year if every child received immunizations. Last
year, the Senate recommended up to $60,000,000 for The Vaccine
Fund in support of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and
Immunization. Since The Vaccine Fund's inception 3 years ago,
nearly $1,000,000,000 has been committed for immunization
programs in 64 countries. The Committee supports continued
funding for this program, and recommends $60,000,000 for The
Vaccine Fund in fiscal year 2004.
The Committee recommends up to $1,000,000 to support the
Ukraine Childhood Immunization Information System pilot program
in the Kyiv Oblast proposed by the Altarum Institute. The
Committee expects the Government of Ukraine to contribute to
the pilot program and follow on activities.
IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS
Iodine deficiency disorder [IDD] is the leading preventable
cause of mental retardation in children. Private funds, raised
by Kiwanis International and implemented by UNICEF, are
preventing the mental retardation of millions of children
through programs to iodize salt. The Committee recommends a
total of $3,500,000 for the Kiwanis/UNICEF IDD program,
including $2,000,000 from the Child Survival and Health
Programs Fund and $1,500,000 from the SEED and FSU accounts.
VITAMIN A AND OTHER MICRONUTRIENTS
Each year, more than 2.8 million children under 5 years of
age die in the developing world from causes related to Vitamin
A deficiency. The Committee recommends that at least
$30,000,000 be provided for the overall USAID micronutrient
program, of which at least $20,000,000 should be for programs
relating to Vitamin A deficiency.
POLIO ERADICATION
The Committee again recommends $30,000,000 for the
multilateral effort to eradicate polio, an extraordinary
public-private effort which is in its final years of
completion.
BLIND CHILDREN
Worldwide, one child goes blind every minute. According to
the World Health Organization, 1.5 million children are blind
and 7 million suffer from low vision. The Committee recognizes
the work of Helen Keller Worldwide and other organizations to
assist blind children and children with low vision, and again
recommends $1,500,000 for such programs in fiscal year 2004.
DISPLACED CHILDREN AND ORPHANS FUND
The Committee again recommends $12,000,000 for the
Displaced Children and Orphans Fund, which is in addition to
other funding for HIV/AIDS orphans. The Committee has provided
authority to use up to $32,500 in program funds for displaced
and orphaned children and victims of war to enable the USAID
office responsible for the design and management of these
programs to monitor and oversee their implementation. USAID is
also encouraged to use other operating expense funds, as
necessary, to further the effectiveness of the oversight of
these programs.
FAMILY PLANNING/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
The Committee provides a total of $445,000,000 for family
planning/reproductive health programs, of which $375,500,000 is
made available under the Child Survival and Health Programs
Fund.
The Committee is aware that unchecked population growth is
a major cause of environmental degradation, and expects USAID
to develop performance goals and indicators which promote
cross-sectoral collaboration on community-based, population-
health-environment programs, and to consult with the Committee
regarding these goals and indicators.
CHILD SAFETY
The Committee supports the Asia Injury Prevention
Foundation's ``Helmets for Kids'' program and recommends USAID
provide up to $500,000 to support the expansion of this program
in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Cambodia and Nepal.
The Committee is aware of the work of the Global Peace
Initiative (GPI) to assist orphans and widows and encourage
USAID to consider proposals from GPI.
MATERNAL HEALTH
The Committee is aware that pregnancy-related deaths exceed
600,000 annually, most of which are preventable. The Committee
believes that far more should be done to address this urgent
need, and recommends at least $75,000,000 for maternal health
activities and that additional funding be made available
specifically to reduce pregnancy-related deaths.
HEALTH CARE INFRASTRUCTURE
The Committee is aware of the dire situation of the JFK
Memorial Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia, and urges USAID and the
State Department to consult with the Committee about options
for sustaining the operations of this facility.
PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
The Committee reiterates its strong support for programs
that address the needs of people suffering from physical and
mental disabilities in developing countries.
The Committee includes a provision to ensure that the needs
of persons with disabilities are fully taken into account by
USAID in the design and implementation of programs, projects,
and activities in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Committee also
expects USAID to develop, within 180 days after enactment of
this Act, standards for access for people with disabilities for
construction projects funded by USAID. The Committee recommends
that, in the interim, USAID should consider immediately
applying the standards contained in ``Accessibility for the
Disabled, A Design Manual for a Barrier Free Environment,''
prepared by the Urban Management Department of the Lebanese
Company for the Development and Reconstruction of Beirut
Central District.
The Committee commends Mental Disability Rights
International's work in Kosovo, and encourages USAID to support
its programs and activities.
The Committee provides $10,000,000 to continue support for
wheelchairs for needy persons in developing countries. Of this
amount, the Committee directs $5,000,000 be provided to
Wheelchairs for the World, and expects these funds to be
matched by private donations on a dollar-for-dollar basis. The
Committee encourages the remaining funds to be maximized by
matching, in-kind contributions from recipients.
The Committee notes the work of the Center for Mind-Body
Medicine [CMBM] to train mental health and other professionals
to treat conflict-related trauma in the Balkans. The Committee
requests USAID and the State Department to consider proposals
to expand CMBM programs to other regions.
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
The Committee supports the efforts of organizations and
individuals to improve healthcare facilities in developing
countries by providing medical equipment, medical supplies,
hospital linens, and medical textbooks. The Committee
recommends that USAID provide $500,000 to the International
Medical Equipment Collaborative for these purposes.
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $1,379,972,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 1,345,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,423,000,000
The Development Assistance account consists of a wide range
of poverty-reduction and long-term development activities
including democracy and the rule of law, free market
development, agriculture and rural development, urban programs,
environment and energy, basic education, and micro-credit.
WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT
The Committee recommends $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2004
for USAID's Office of Women in Development [WID], and expects
the Administrator of USAID to strengthen the WID Office. The
Office continues to play a key role in integrating gender
perspectives into USAID's programs and policies, and providing
technical support, research and implementation of initiatives
focused on women's economic status and legal rights, and girls'
education.
The Committee supports the mission of Women's Campaign
International [WCI], which works to enhance the status of women
through media, leadership, business, organizational, and
public-service training in developing countries. The Committee
recommends at least $2,500,000 for WCI in fiscal year 2004.
CHILDREN'S BASIC EDUCATION
Educating children in developing countries is fundamental
to long term development. The Committee believes that USAID
should significantly broaden its support for these activities,
and provides $220,000,000 for children's basic education in
fiscal year 2004. The Committee expects USAID to emphasize
programs that expand access and quality of education for girls,
enhance community and parental participation in schools,
improve teacher training, and build local management capacity.
AMERICAN SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS ABROAD
The Committee continues to recognize the important
contributions made to U.S. foreign policy by institutions
funded by the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad [ASHA]
program, and provides that not less than $20,000,000 should be
made available to support these institutions in fiscal year
2004. The Committee, once again, expects USAID to allocate
sufficient sums to administer the ASHA program from funds
provided for Operating Expenses, so it will not be necessary to
expend any program funds for administrative purposes.
Although the Committee understands that ASHA funds are
available for a variety of purposes, such as construction and
equipment, libraries, computer technology, curriculum and staff
support, and related expenses, the Committee reaffirms its
intention that this assistance is not to be presumed to offer
permanent budget support to ASHA recipients. The Committee
strongly encourages ASHA to give priority to organizations
which demonstrate a commitment to private fundraising to match
government support.
The Committee continues to be impressed with the
contributions to United States interests made by several
institutions and believes that they warrant further ASHA
support, including Lebanese American University, International
College; The Johns Hopkins University's Centers in Nanjing,
China and Bologna, Italy; the Tel Aviv University: American
Council; the Center for American Studies at Fudan University,
Shanghai; the Hadassah Medical Organization; EARTH University's
Center for Sustainability and Biodiversity in Cost Rica; the
American University of Beirut; the American University of
Cairo; and the Feinberg Graduate School of the Weizmann
Institute of Science.
VICTIMS OF TORTURE
The Committee recommends that USAID provide up to
$11,000,000 in fiscal year 2004 for programs and activities to
assist victims of torture, including for centers for victims of
torture that provide services consistent with the goals of the
Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 1999.
PATRICK LEAHY WAR VICTIMS FUND
The Committee continues to strongly support the Leahy War
Victims Fund, which, since 1989, has provided essential
orthopedic and related medical, surgical, and rehabilitation
assistance for persons who are disabled as a result of civil
strife or armed conflict. In addition to enabling amputees and
other people with disabilities to regain mobility, the
Committee supports USAID's efforts to increase their
accessibility to mainstream educational, recreational and
economic opportunities. The Committee expects USAID to provide
$12,000,000 for this program in fiscal year 2004.
The Committee continues to encourage the Fund to increase
its support for initiatives in conflict-affected countries that
will lead to appropriate disability laws and policies, and
improvements in and the expansion of appropriate services and
programs that are needed by people with conflict-related
physical disabilities.
COMMUNITY-BASED POLICE ASSISTANCE
The Committee expects USAID to comply with the annual
reporting requirement contained in section 582(b) of the fiscal
year 2003 Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related
Programs bill.
SPORTS PROGRAMS
The Committee is aware of the intrinsic value of sports in
enhancing child health and development and building
communities. Olympic Aid-Right to Play is an athlete-driven
organization using sport and recreation to achieve these goals
with programs in numerous countries around the world. The
Committee recommends USAID and the State Department provide up
to $5,000,000 to support Olympic Aid-Right to Play's programs.
The Committee also recognizes Special Olympics' efforts to
expand its international programs on behalf of the estimated
170 million people worldwide who suffer from mental
retardation, and urges USAID to support these programs.
COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION FOR STATES FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
The Committee reiterates its support for the work of the
Cooperative Association for States for Scholarships and expects
USAID to continue funding this program.
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
The Committee reiterates its strong support for the work of
the Institute for Liberty and Democracy [ILD], which has
successfully implemented a number of economic growth and
poverty reduction programs in developing countries. The
Committee recommends that up to $6,000,000 be made available to
support ILD programs and activities.
The Committee again recognizes the work of the
International Real Property Foundation [IRPF] to create private
real estate markets and promote property rights abroad. The
Committee provides that up to $3,000,000 should be made
available to support expansion of IRPF's activities to Latin
America, Asia, and Africa.
FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS
The Committee commends USAID for its work with faith based
organizations, and encourages an expansion of efforts with
groups ranging from the Alaska Interfaith Council in the
Russian Far East to St. Patrick's Church and School in Haiti.
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
The Committee strongly supports microenterprise development
programs for the poor, especially women, and recommends that
USAID provide at least $180,000,000 for these activities. The
Committee expects USAID to preserve the viability of leading
microfinance NGO networks, including faith-based networks, by
providing substantial funding to these entities so they may
increase the number of people they serve. The majority of
microenterprise development resources should be used to support
the direct provision of services to poor microentrepreneurs
through these networks. Funding for administrative,
procurement, research and other support activities not directly
related to the delivery and management of services should be
kept to a minimum.
The Committee supports the development, in conjunction with
micro-credit practitioners, of poverty measurement methods as a
means of verifying that at least half these resources are
targeted toward the world's poorest people. The Committee
requests that USAID report to the Committee no later than 90
days after the enactment of this Act on the status of the
development of these methods. The Committee recognizes the
positive impact that microcredit programs have on the lives of
women around the world.
The Committee strongly supports the volunteer activities of
the International Executive Service Corps [IESC], and believes
that USAID continues to underutilize IESC's capacity to promote
economic growth by assisting small and medium sized companies.
The Committee believes that aggressive use of volunteer
organizations such as IESC produces positive results in
development programs abroad, and shares the administration's
support for greater volunteerism in America. The Committee
expects USAID to provide not less than $1,500,000 to IESC.
The Committee recognizes the important mission of the
Office of Private and Voluntary Cooperation [PVC], including
its role as the Secretariat for the U.S. Advisory Committee on
Voluntary Foreign Aid. The Committee recommends USAID to
consider a substantial increase in funding for the PVC Office,
and suggests up to $10,000,000 for programs that address the
root causes of famine.
The Committee is aware of the efforts of the World Council
of Credit Unions to further develop credit union systems in
South Africa and Mexico in order to promote free-market
principles and increase the ability of poor people to access
credit and other banking services. The Committee recommends up
to $2,000,000 for this initiative.
The Committee provides $1,000,000 for the U.S.
Telecommunications Training Institute [USTTI]. USTTI is a
nonprofit joint venture between the public and private sectors
dedicated to providing tuition free communications and
broadcast training to professionals from around the world.
AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
The Committee supports USAID's renewed emphasis on
agriculture, as it has long believed that agricultural
development is critical to combating poverty. The Committee
provides that $40,000,000 should be made available for plant
biotechnology programs, with an emphasis on research projects
to improve food security and nutrition in Africa and Asia.
The Committee believes that sustainable agricultural
development is a key factor in reducing poverty and alleviating
food shortages, as well as promoting economic growth and
political stability in developing countries. The Committee
strongly supports USAID's investments in agriculture programs,
and encourages a central role for these programs in USAID's
future economic development and disaster relief strategies. The
Committee encourages increased funding for agricultural
development activities.
The Committee continues to believe that dairy development
is an important component of U.S. foreign assistance programs
and recommends that USAID increase funding above the current
level.
INTERNATIONAL COFFEE CRISIS
The Committee continues to be concerned with the impact of
the international coffee crisis on the livelihoods of poor
coffee farmers, as well as on United States counter-narcotics
and foreign assistance efforts. In fiscal year 2003, Congress
appropriated $500,000 for a contribution to the International
Coffee Organization [ICO] as one way to help address this
problem.
While pleased that the State Department appears to be
making a careful decision concerning ICO membership, the
Committee recognizes that this is only one aspect of finding a
solution to the coffee crisis. The Committee is disappointed
that little progress has been made in formulating a
comprehensive, multilateral strategy to address this issue--as
called for in S. Res. 368 and H. Res. 604, passed during the
107th Congress. The Committee, therefore, has included a
provision that requires the Secretary of State, in consultation
with the Administrator of USAID and the Secretary of the
Treasury, to report to Congress on progress in formulating such
a strategy.
The Committee also believes that finding alternative
sources of income for coffee farmers in Vietnam, some of whom
only recoup 40 percent of their costs, is key to a solution to
this crisis and urges USAID to immediately increase resources
to support these types of programs.
FERTILIZER DEVELOPMENT
The Committee continues to support the work of the
International Fertilizer Development Center [IFDC] and provides
that not less than $2,300,000 should be made available for its
core grant. The Committee also recommends an additional
$1,700,000 to support the research and development activities
of IFDC.
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH SUPPORT PROGRAMS
The Committee continues its strong support for the
Collaborative Research Support Programs [CRSPs], and recommends
that the CRSPs be considered for funding for a broad range of
development-related activities.
ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS
The Committee has consolidated biodiversity, energy and
natural resource management activities under a single heading
entitled ``Environment Programs.'' The Committee intends to
provide sufficient resources to enable the United States to be
at the forefront of these critical and complex global issues.
To that end, the Committee provides a total of $485,000,000 for
environment programs, of which not less than $325,000,000 is to
be funded within the Development Assistance account. A total of
$165,000,000 of Development Assistance funds is for
biodiversity conservation. A total of $185,000,000 of funds in
the Act is for energy conservation, energy efficiency, and
clean energy programs.
Biodiversity.--The Committee continues to believe that
USAID should give higher priority to biodiversity conservation.
The Congo Basin Forest Partnership [CBFP], a comprehensive,
multi-year, regional strategy to protect biodiversity in
central Africa, is an example of what can be achieved by
bringing together governments, timber companies, and NGOs to
protect biodiversity. The Committee urges USAID to support
proposals of the Jane Goodall Institute to expand its work with
African communities to protect forests and wildlife.
The Committee commends the work of the Global Environment
Facility [GEF], the World Conservation Union [IUCN] other NGOs
and local governments to protect the Amazon Basin region, which
is home to the largest and among the most biologically diverse
forests in the world as well as many culturally unique
indigenous groups. However, the Committee notes that an
estimated 7,000 square miles of Amazon forest are being cut
down each year, and believes that efforts to protect this area
should be coordinated and broadened into a comprehensive,
multi-year, regional action plan similar in approach to the
CBFP. The Secretary of State, after consultation with the
Administrator of USAID and other appropriate departments and
agencies, the GEF, the IUCN and other NGOs with relevant
expertise in biodiversity conservation and with the governments
of Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana,
Suriname, and French Guiana, is to submit to the Committees on
Appropriations, within 180 days after enactment of this Act,
such an action plan for biodiversity conservation in the Amazon
Basin. The Committee provides $10,000,000 for implementation of
the plan in fiscal year 2004. The Committee notes the effective
work of the Amazon Conservation Team [ACT] in strengthening the
capacity of indigenous groups, local environmental
organizations and law enforcement agencies in the Brazilian
Amazon to protect the biodiversity of indigenous reserves, and
provides $1,500,000 to support its work. The Committee intends
that total assistance for Brazil will be $34,233,000, including
the amount requested in the Act for Brazil in fiscal year 2004
plus the additional assistance through ACT.
The Committee notes that human impact is the primary cause
of environmental degradation and that unchecked population
growth and poverty are key contributors to rapid biodiversity
loss. The Committee continues to believe that integrated
approaches to health, family planning, and environmental
conservation are necessary to address the needs of communities
where biodiversity and endangered species are threatened. The
Committee supports the efforts of USAID's Office of Population
to support family planning in these areas, and expects USAID to
invest other global health (including HIV/AIDS), environment
and sustainable agriculture funds in the appropriate components
of integrated population-health-environment programs.
Energy.--The Committee continues to strongly support
renewable energy, energy efficiency, and clean energy programs,
and provides $185,000,000 for these activities. The Committee
expects these funds to be used to assist developing countries
to measure, monitor, report, verify, and reduce greenhouse
gases and related activities. The Committee is concerned that
the report on the administration's climate change programs,
required in section 555(b) of Public Law 108-7 to be submitted
``not later than 45 days after the date on which the
President's fiscal year 2004 budget request is submitted to
Congress,'' is long overdue. The Committee expects the report
to be submitted promptly. Like last year, the Committee
requires a report containing this same information for fiscal
year 2004.
The Committee recommends $15,000,000 for USAID's Office of
Energy and Information Technology.
The Committee recommends up to $2,000,000 to support
public-private partnerships utilizing American technology to
promote small and medium hydropower in developing countries.
These funds should be made available to USAID's Office of
Energy and Information Technology and USAID's Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
The Committee is aware of the Solar Electric Light Fund
[SELF], which provides solar power technology to remote
communities in Africa, Asia, and South America where other
energy technologies may be unavailable or impractical. These
low-cost, low-maintenance, non-polluting photovoltaic panels
generate electricity for lighting, water pumps, health clinics,
and internet access. The Committee urges USAID to support
SELF's work.
PARKS IN PERIL
The Committee continues to support the Parks in Peril
program, which matches USAID funds with private contributions
to support conservation of imperiled ecosystems in Latin
America and the Caribbean.
BIRDS OF PREY
Although best known for its efforts to recover the
Peregrine Falcon, The Peregrine Fund continues to build a
record of conserving birds of prey worldwide. A significant
undertaking in the pursuit of preservation is the establishment
of The Peregrine Fund's Neotropical Raptor Center in Panama.
From this location, The Peregrine Fund would conduct all of its
work in the neo-tropics. Like last year, the Committee
recommends $500,000 to support this goal, which the Committee
understands will be matched by private contributions.
INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
The Committee supports international conservation programs
that preserve endangered species and maintain their natural
habitats. The Committee recommends that USAID consider funding
conservation proposals and programs in Malaysia, Indonesia,
Namibia, Trinidad, and Brazil.
The Committee remains concerned with the destruction of
orangutan habitat in Indonesia, and expects USAID to provide at
least $2,500,000 for continued support through nongovernmental
organizations, including the Orangutan Foundation and others,
for activities to save the orangutan from extinction. The
Committee expects these funds to be used to work with local
communities to protect orangutan habitat in both Borneo and
Sumatra, including, if appropriate, to support law enforcement
activities, and requests to be consulted prior to the
obligation of these funds.
WATER CONSERVATION
The Committee is aware that many parts of the world do not
have access to reliable sources of drinking water, forcing
people to spend large amounts of time in search of clean water
to meet their most basic human needs. For a small amount of
funding and basic equipment, a local well can be drilled. The
Committee has provided $100,000,000 for these efforts, and
expects USAID to report no later than 90 days after enactment
of this Act on funding and implementation of its water
projects, including the number and location of wells drilled,
and the cost per well.
The Committee continues to support the efforts of
International Project WET. The Committee recommends that USAID
consider providing $500,000 to support International Project
WET's efforts to expand its research, development, and
implementation capabilities.
The Committee is aware of the work of Water Missions
International [WMI], a faith-based engineering nonprofit
organization that provides safe and sustainable water systems
for developing countries and disaster areas. The Committee
recommends that USAID provide $1,500,000 to WMI's water supply
project for hospitals in Honduras.
The Committee supports the Red Sea Marine Peace Park
Cooperative Program in the Gulf of Aqaba, a joint undertaking
by Jordan, Israel, and the United States to conduct research
and monitoring of the physical, chemical, and biological
oceanography of the northern Gulf of Aqaba and coral reef
environments. The Committee urges USAID to continue funding
this important program.
UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS
The Committee has, once again, received a large number of
requests to fund specific activities at or through American
institutions of higher education. The Committee strongly
supports activities that advance international development and
U.S. foreign policy goals. The Committee has reviewed the
concepts proposed for funding, and recommends that USAID and/or
the Department of State (as appropriate for the proposed
project) actively consider proposals submitted by the following
organizations.
Unless a proposal demonstrates a unique, innovative, or
proprietary capability, or demonstrates special considerations
that justify limited or non-competitive treatment, the
Committee expects that competitive procedures will be applied
with regard to the proposals on the list that follows. The
Committee also expects USAID to give priority to proposals that
have technical merit, realistic budgets, and achievable
objectives.
No later than 60 days after the submission of the report
required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act, USAID
should submit a report to the Committee on the status of each
activity identified below. Such a report should include: (1)
the status of the funding proposal by the organization
associated with each activity; (2) the degree to which the
proposal is consistent with and would advance international
development and U.S. foreign policy goals for the country or
region in which the activity would take place; (3) the degree
to which matching or other funds would be provided by the
organization to complement the Federal contribution; (4) to the
extent known at the time, any decision by USAID or the
Department of State on funding the activity, including the
funding level; and (5) any other relevant information deemed
important by USAID or the Department of State. The Committee
also expects to receive a second report on the status of these
proposals no later than July 1, 2004.
The Committee notes that USAID has not yet put in place
satisfactory procedures for responding to proposals submitted
by universities. The Committee continues to receive complaints
from Members of Congress and universities that USAID is not
devoting sufficient time and attention to these proposals. Too
often, the Committee has heard that USAID Washington has
referred a university to a USAID field mission, which in turn
has referred the university back to Washington. Months of delay
and frustration have ultimately caused these universities to
seek assistance from the Committee in obtaining consideration
of their proposals. The Committee expects USAID to immediately
rectify this situation. Otherwise, the Committee will modify
its approach for handling university proposals in fiscal year
2005.
With the foregoing in mind, the Committee recommends the
following proposals for USAID's active consideration:
Africa-America Institute.--A program by the African
Technology for Education and Workforce Development Initiative
[AFTECH] to establish a distance learning program between U.S.
universities and African universities.
Chestnut Hill College.--A collaborative distance learning
project on free markets and democracy with the Sterling
Educational Institutes and the International Center for
Education and Research Distance Learning Center in Kiev,
Ukraine.
Dartmouth College.--A joint proposal with the American
International Health Alliance to continue a primary medical
care development project in Kosovo that focuses on family
practice and preventative health care training.
Eastern Michigan University.--A proposal to establish a
center for Middle East Studies and Research.
Grambling University.--A program to provide independent
policy, research, and leadership training for domestic and
international students, community leaders, and government
officials.
Harvard University.--A proposal to develop future community
leaders, promote democracy and economic self-sufficiency, and
gender equality in Afghanistan through the Afghan Women's
Leadership Training Initiative.
Historically Black Colleges.--A proposal to support the
efforts of these institutions to develop a virtual university
consortium and establish an Institute for Emerging Democracies.
Idaho State University.--A proposal to study the
sociological, political and economic forces in the Pacific
region in order to deter terrorism.
Kansas State University.--A proposal for the Cereals
Comparative Genomics Initiative to use genomics technologies to
develop grain production.
Langston University.--A proposal for a collaborative
partnership with Oklahoma University and WorldSpace,
Incorporated, to design and deliver HIV/AIDS prevention and
education courses and learning materials to Nigeria's school
system.
La Roche College.--A proposal to expand programs to educate
young people from conflict, post-conflict, and developing
regions of the world.
Louisiana State University.--A proposal to expand trade and
commerce through a commercial law program with several Latin
American countries.
Louisiana State University.--A proposal to provide
independent media training to local governmental officials from
Central and Eastern Europe.
Louisiana State University.--A proposal to develop
aquiculture resources with the University of Namibia.
Norwich University.--A joint proposal of Norwich University
and Hibernia College, Dublin, to establish an online program in
criminology and policing, public administration, and
international security.
Oregon State University.--A proposal to establish the
Universities Partnership for Transboundary Waters, a consortium
aimed at managing conflicts over water issues.
South Dakota State University.--A proposal to enhance
research, exchanges and education with Russian, Chinese, and
Central Asian governments and non-governmental organizations on
agricultural development.
Temple University.--A proposal to expand judicial training
programs in the People's Republic of China.
Tulane University.--A collaborative partnership with Xavier
University to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS in the security forces
of Economic Community of West African States [ECOWAS] member
countries.
University of Alaska.--A program with Alaska Pacific
University and the North Slope Borough and the Northwest Arctic
Borough to provide training and technical assistance to
strengthen Chukotka's economy, develop market driven systems
and improve social conditions, particularly for indigenous
people in the region.
University of Arkansas Medical School.--A collaborative
effort with the Volgograd City Health Department, Volgograd
Medical Academy, and other public-private partners in the
community to enhance various health care delivery systems in
the region.
University of Kentucky.--A program relating to health
education in Romania.
University of Kentucky.--A proposal for coal mine safety
programs in the former Soviet Union.
University of Louisville.--A project relating to drinking
water systems management and maintenance in the Republic of
Georgia.
University of Louisville.--A collaborative program with the
University of Alabama-Birmingham, the Medical University of
South Carolina, and Clemson University for research on plant
materials in the Caribbean and Philippines.
University of Louisville.--A program to work with
impoverished communities in South Africa on economic reform and
public health.
University of Miami.--A proposal for the Cuba Transition
Project.
University of Montana.--A proposal for a demonstration rule
of law and legal training project in Kyrgyzstan.
University of Nebraska.--A proposal by the Medical Center
to provide internet-based education and training for health
professionals in developing countries.
University of Nebraska, Omaha.--A proposal to provide
vocational-education training programs in Afghanistan through
the Community-Based, Vocational-Education Project.
University of Notre Dame.--A proposal by the Kroc Institute
for International Peace Studies to promote institution building
in Muslim societies.
University of Northern Iowa.--A proposal concerning the
Global Health Corps program, which trains university students
to conduct community health programs in under-served areas in
developing countries.
University of Northern Iowa.--A proposal for the Russo-
American Institute to deepen cultural understanding and promote
professional collaboration through exchange programs with
Russian universities.
University of Northern Iowa.--A collaborative project to
promote physical activity and proper nutrition among youth in
underserved communities in Africa and Latin America through the
Fitness Diplomats Program.
University of Rhode Island.--A collaborative project with
Brown University and The George Washington University to foster
democratic, participatory, and accountable governance in
Liberia through the Liberian Peace-Building and Civic
Accountability Project.
University of South Alabama.--A proposal to enhance the
Birth Defects Monitoring Program in Ukraine, which will allow
additional monitoring of environmentally linked birth defects.
University of Wisconsin--Platteville.--A proposal to form a
partnership with Middle East Technical University in Ankara,
Turkey to create an engineering education program.
University of Wisconsin--Stevens Point.--A proposal to
enhance environmental and sustainable development programs in
Latin America.
Vermont Law School.--A proposal to establish centers for
environmental law education and advocacy in Russia, based on an
existing partnership with Petrozavodsk State University in
Karelia.
Vermont Law School.--A proposal to strengthen China's legal
system by improving legal education, particularly in the area
of environmental law, through expanding a partnership between
Vermont Law School and Sun Yat-sen University, involving
exchanges, training of Chinese law faculty, and the creation of
the first environmental law clinic in China.
Western Kentucky University.--A proposal for the continued
funding of an international journalist training program.
Western Kentucky University.--A project to develop and
promote safe coal use practices and karst water resources in
China, in order to protect vulnerable children.
COUNTRY ISSUES
AFGHANISTAN
The Committee provides a total of $600,000,000 for
assistance for Afghanistan in this Act, which is $49,450,000
above the budget request. While this falls short of the levels
authorized in the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002
(Public Law 107-327), the Committee is unable to make
additional contributions without making deep cuts in other
important international assistance programs.
The Committee notes that $365,000,000 for assistance for
Afghanistan was included in the fiscal year 2003 emergency
supplemental, which included $100,000,000 for the Kabul-
Kandahar road and $170,000,000 to train, equip, and support the
Afghan National Army.
The Committee commends the efforts of those individuals
involved in the reconstruction of Afghanistan, and remains
concerned with the tenuous security situation that stems from
external forces based in Pakistan and internal challenges from
local commanders and governors disloyal to President Karzai's
government. These security threats imperil humanitarian aid
workers and USAID contractors, and undermine progress on large
infrastructure projects, demining, and other activities
important to that country's development. The Committee
encourages all U.S. Government departments and agencies to
coordinate efforts, including with the United Nations and other
allies, to provide adequate security for the Afghan people and
those working to improve their lives. Continued insecurity
benefits only those internal and external forces who seek to
erode the authority of President Karzai.
The Committee supports the use of fiscal year 2004 funds to
continue training for the Afghan National Army and a national
police force, provide for the welfare of the Afghan people,
combat narcotics production and trafficking, and establish
democratic and representative institutions. The Committee
counsels Afghan leaders to carefully assess preparations and
funding commitments for anticipated elections in 2004, and to
weigh the implications to the country's development if less
than credible polls are held.
The Committee remains concerned with the situation of
Afghan women, who suffered extreme hardships under the Taliban
and continue to face major obstacles in protecting their rights
and participating in the economic and political life of the
country. The Committee believes that the Afghan Ministry of
Women's Affairs has a key role to play in addressing these
issues, and expects USAID to support its activities and to
provide technical and other assistance to the Ministry to
improve its capacity and effectiveness. The Committee also
believes that women-led Afghan NGOs play an indispensable role
in community development, and expects USAID to provide
technical and other assistance to improve the capacity of these
organizations and to support their activities.
The Committee also strongly supports the Afghan Human
Rights Commission and the Judicial Reform Commission. The Human
Rights Commission has a vital role to play in safeguarding the
basic rights and liberties of all Afghan citizens, through
public education, reporting, and advocacy. The Committee
particularly recognizes the need for the protection of women's
rights. The Committee recommends that funds be made available
for infrastructure for the Human Rights Commission's regional
offices and for radio transmission equipment.
As in the fiscal year 2002 Supplemental and the fiscal year
2003 Foreign Operations Act, the Committee again provides that
funds made available for relief and reconstruction in
Afghanistan shall be used for assistance for Afghan communities
and families that suffer losses as a result of the military
operations. The Committee appreciates the assistance of the
United States military in Afghanistan in helping to identify
Afghan communities where American ordnance mistakenly targeted
innocent civilians. The Committee intends that USAID and the
Department of State, in coordination with the Provincial
Reconstruction Teams and nongovernmental organizations, will
continue to seek to identify families of noncombatant Afghans
who were killed or injured or whose homes were damaged during
the military operations, and to provide appropriate assistance.
The Committee provides $2,500,000 for this purpose.
The Committee strongly supports demining and ordnance and
munitions removal programs in Afghanistan, and notes the work
of No Strings, an organization that uses theater and puppetry
to provide lifesaving education about landmines to Afghan
children.
The Committee requests the Secretary of State to provide a
report not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act on
impediments to reconstruction in Afghanistan, including
assistance provided by foreign nations or organizations to
local and regional Afghan warlords, and fulfillment of
commitments made by donors to Afghanistan.
BURMA
The Committee strongly condemns the May 30, 2003 assault on
democracy in Burma, and deplores the senseless loss of life,
injury and arrest of Burmese civilians by the repressive
military junta, the State Peace and Development Council [SPDC].
The Committee believes that the attack on democracy leader Daw
Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy's [NLD]
convoy underscores the complete disregard the junta has for the
welfare, human rights, and dignity of the people of Burma.
The Committee calls for the immediate release of Suu Kyi
and all other prisoners of conscience that continue to be held
by the junta, and demands justice for those killed and injured.
The Committee notes the Senate's recent 97-1 vote in support of
the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and counsels the
European Union and its acceding countries, the United Nations,
and regional neighbors to take similar, decisive measures to
support democracy in Burma.
The Committee intends to review the response of regional
neighbors to the crisis, and will consider restricting United
States foreign assistance to those countries which continue to
provide assistance and support to the SPDC. The Committee
reiterates that Burma's myriad problems--including HIV/AIDS,
drugs, and refugees--pose a clear and present security threat
to the entire region.
While the Committee supports the provision of HIV/AIDS
assistance to the people of Burma through nongovernmental
organizations and only after consultation with the NLD, the
Committee has included a reporting requirement to determine the
amount of funds expended by the SPDC on HIV/AIDS programs and
the extent to which nongovernmental organizations are able to
conduct HIV/AIDS programs throughout Burma without interference
from the SPDC. Given the ongoing crackdown against the NLD,
within 30 days after enactment of this Act the Committee
requests USAID and State to consult with the Committee on plans
to proceed with HIV/AIDS and other programs in Burma.
In addition, the Committee requests that within 60 days
after enactment of this Act, the State Department report on the
effects on public health stemming from the political crisis in
Burma. The Committee expects this report to be based on the
findings of the U.S. Embassy in Rangoon, and to include
information on how U.N. agencies whose portfolio includes
providing assistance on HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, and dysentery
will continue to provide such assistance during the crisis.
The Committee provides $15,000,000 in ESF funds to support
democracy activities in Burma, along the Burma-Thailand border,
for activities of Burmese student groups and other
organizations located outside Burma, and for the purposes of
supporting the provision of humanitarian assistance to
displaced Burmese along Burma's borders. The Committee expects
humanitarian assistance for displaced Burmese to be
supplemented by at least $10,000,000 from Migration and Refugee
Assistance.
CAMBODIA
The Committee continues restrictions on assistance to the
central Government of Cambodia, with a few exceptions, and
remains concerned with lawlessness and impunity in that
country. The Committee provides that $7,000,000 shall be made
available for assistance for democratic opposition political
parties in Cambodia.
The Committee permits the extension of International
Military and Education Training assistance to Cambodia only if
the Secretary of State provides to the Committee a list of
those individuals who have been credibly alleged to have
ordered or carried out extrajudicial and political killings
that occurred during the March 1997 grenade attack against the
Khmer Nation Party, the July 1997 coup d'etat, and election
related violence that occurred during the 1998, 2002, and 2003
elections. The Committee recommends the State Department to
consult with a broad range of organizations in creating this
list, including the Federal Bureau of Investigations, and
domestic and international human rights organizations.
The Committee also restricts funding to any Khmer Rouge
tribunal established by the Government of Cambodia unless the
Secretary of State certifies that the perpetrators of the March
1997 grenade attack and election-related killings have been
arrested and prosecuted. While the Committee fully supports
justice for crimes committed by Pol Pot and other Khmer Rouge
insurgents, it also remains concerned that corrupt Cambodian
courts and judges are incapable of delivering justice for
crimes committed today.
The Committee continues to strongly support the
Documentation Center of Cambodia, and recommends not less than
$275,000 to support its activities in fiscal year 2004. The
Committee requests USAID to work with the Center so this
assistance may be provided directly, rather than through a
third party organization.
The Committee commends Global Witness for its efforts to
monitor compliance with the forestry agreement entered into by
the Cambodian Government and international donors. The
Committee deplores the Cambodian Government's failure to honor
its commitments under the agreement, and its decision to
terminate Global Witness' monitoring role. The Committee was
also disappointed by the World Bank's handling of this matter.
The Committee believes that Global Witness continues to have an
important role to play in the protection of Cambodia's forests,
which are threatened by some of the same government officials
who are responsible for protecting them. The Committee expects
that not less than $250,000 in ESF funds will be provided to
support Global Witness' activities in Cambodia in fiscal year
2004.
CHINA
The Committee provides $35,000,000 for programs to support
democracy, human rights and the rule of law in China, Hong
Kong, Taiwan, and Tibet, of which not less than $15,000,000
shall be made available for programs in China to be
administered by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
at the State Department. These funds are in addition to such
sums provided to the Bureau in the President's fiscal year 2004
request. The Committee expects that of the remaining funds, up
to $10,000,000 will be provided to the National Endowment for
Democracy, and the balance will be provided to nongovernmental
and academic organizations to support programs relating to
China, Tibet, and Hong Kong. The Committee strongly endorses
activities targeted toward freedom of expression in the media
and on the internet, the rule of law, labor reform, and
grassroots elections in China.
The Committee is supportive of a number of important rule
of law programs implemented in China by nongovernmental
organizations, academic institutions, and other groups,
including the American Bar Association [ABA]. The Committee
urges USAID and the State Department to seriously consider
proposals by the ABA, and to give funding priority to those
organizations and groups with programmatic experience in China.
CYPRUS
The Committee provides $15,000,000 from the ESF account for
Cyprus to be used for scholarships, bicommunal projects, and
measures aimed at reunification of the island and designed to
reduce tensions and promote peace and cooperation between the
two communities on Cyprus. The Committee intends that these
resources be made available to maximize leverage to improve
prospects for a peaceful settlement in Cyprus and notes that
this amount is $7,500,000 above the budget request.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
The Committee is concerned with ongoing reports of human
rights violations in Ituri province and the eastern portion of
the Democratic Republic of the Congo [DRC]. The Committee
believes that, because of the mounting frequency and severity
of violations being committed by local and proxy militias, as
well as the politicization and arming of the population in the
region, immediate and sustained action by the international
community is necessary.
The Committee welcomes the decision of the United Nations
to deploy an Interim Emergency Multinational Force [IEMF] to
Bunia town but is concerned that this force will be unable to
intervene to prevent killings and massacres in Ituri province
as a whole. The Committee urges the State Department to
consider how best the United States can help address the
underlying causes of instability and insecurity there.
The Committee requests the Secretary of State to submit a
report, not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act,
describing any continuing links between Ugandan and Rwandan
security forces with the arming and mobilization of local
militias in the DRC.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF TIMOR-LESTE
Like last year, the Committee provides $25,000,000 in ESF
assistance for East Timor. The Committee intends that, in a
shift of emphasis from prior years, these funds will be used to
address conditions of poverty through programs to support
subsistence agriculture and other income generating
opportunities, expand basic education and vocational training
especially for unemployed youth, strengthen the judiciary,
promote good governance and the sustainable use of natural
resources, and improve health care and other basic human
services and physical infrastructure. The Committee is aware of
negotiations between East Timor and Australia over petroleum
reserves, which will be of critical importance to the future
economic development and security of East Timor. The Committee
urges both governments to engage in good faith negotiations to
resolve their maritime boundary expeditiously in accordance
with international legal principles. The Committee is aware of
concerns regarding accountability in East Timor for future
petroleum revenues, and supports the early establishment of
mechanisms to prevent corruption and ensure that these revenues
are used effectively to improve the lives of the people of East
Timor.
GUATEMALA
The Committee continues to be concerned with the unsolved
murders of American citizens in Guatemala, including Larry Lee,
Steven Michael Gartman, Juan Antonio Zimeri, David James Erf,
Robert Orville Edeleman, Sister Barbara Ann Ford, Carlos
Humberto Melgar, and Suzanne Spalding Hendricks. The Committee
again requests the State Department to make every effort to
obtain the cooperation of Guatemalan law enforcement
authorities in bringing to justice the perpetrators of these
crimes.
HAITI
The Committee notes the work of Aid to Artisans, which has
helped to improve the quality and increase sales of Haitian
arts and crafts, and believes that funding for this program
should be continued.
INDONESIA
The Committee appreciates the Indonesian Government's
efforts to combat terrorism, and deplores the recent bombing of
the Indonesian parliament. The Committee is pleased that
suspected Islamic militants continue to be apprehended and that
ammunition, chemicals and explosives were recently seized by
the Indonesian police. The Committee supports the continued
provision of counterterrorism [CT] assistance to a police CT
unit. The Committee recognizes the serious danger Jemaah
Islamiya poses to Indonesian and American interests in that
region.
The Committee remains concerned with the situation in Aceh
and reports of internally displaced persons that are being
prevented by the Indonesian military from receiving
humanitarian assistance from international relief
organizations. The Committee expects the State Department to
use its influence with the Indonesian government to ensure that
relief and human rights organizations receive unimpeded access
to this area. The Committee believes that this conflict will
only be resolved through a political process, and urges
Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri to use maximum
restraint in military operations in Aceh in order to safeguard
the lives of innocent civilians.
The Committee continues to closely follow progress in the
investigation into the attack in Papua on August 31, 2002 that
murdered Americans Ted Burgon and Rick Spier and Indonesian
Bambang Riwanto. The Committee expects President Megawati to
use the full authority of her office to bring to justice the
perpetrators of this crime. The Committee is also concerned
that the Ad Hoc Human Rights Court on East Timor has failed to
deliver justice for crimes committed by the Indonesian military
against the people of East Timor. The Committee expects the
Indonesian Government to cooperate with the U.N.-East Timor
Serious Crimes Unit.
The Committee is deeply disappointed by President
Megawati's lack of effort and interest to promote political,
economic, legal and military reforms in Indonesia. This failure
of leadership may empower segments of Indonesian society
disinterested in reforms, including Islamic extremists and the
Indonesian military, which could have adverse effects on
regional security and stability.
The Committee remains concerned that a large portion of the
Indonesian military's budget comes from business enterprises,
including illegal activities, which contributes significantly
to corruption within the armed forces. The Committee has
continued conditions on FMF and licenses for export of lethal
defense articles for the Indonesian armed forces.
The Committee expects the State Department to provide
increased assistance for democracy and rule of law programs in
Indonesia, and believes that President Megawati must not allow
upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections to become
missed opportunities in that country's political democratic
development.
IRAN
The Committee remains concerned with Iran's intention to
develop capabilities to produce weapon-grade fissile material
that could be used in nuclear weapons, and with reports of the
final testing of the Shahab-3 missile, which has a range that
endangers American troops in the Gulf and threatens the
security of Israel. The Committee strongly encourages the
administration to take effective measures to address this clear
and present danger.
The Committee is also concerned with Iran's potential
influence on emerging political processes in Iraq and on Iraqi
public opinion toward the Coalition. The Committee notes that a
stable and prosperous Iraq is in the interests of all Middle
East countries.
The Committee supports the efforts of those in Iran seeking
political and economic freedom, and has again provided the
authority for funding of programs and activities to advance
democracy and human rights in Iran.
IRAQ
The Committee provided $2,475,000,000 for relief and
reconstruction assistance for Iraq in Public Law 108-11. The
Committee provides authority to use ESF funds in this Act for
assistance for Iraq, and an additional $6,500,000 for democracy
programs for Iraq is made available from the Bureau of East
Asia and Pacific's ASEAN Regional and Regional Democracy
accounts. Given that Bureau's consistent lack of support for
democracy activities in Asia, the Committee believes that these
funds are better spent in Iraq.
The Committee directs the State Department to report within
90 days after enactment of this Act on plans to dispose of
equipment and other material assistance (for which title is
vested in the Government of the United States) provided through
previous Foreign Operations Appropriations Acts to opposition
Iraqi groups. The Committee believes that such equipment--or
proceeds from the sale thereof--may be useful to reconstruction
efforts in Iraq.
The Committee strongly believes that, to the maximum degree
possible, American companies and expertise should be utilized
in the reconstruction of Iraq. In awarding contracts and
subcontracts, USAID and its prime contractors should give
preference to American companies and should set aside a portion
of work for minority and disadvantaged businesses including
8(a) certified companies.
The Committee has included a provision which calls for the
use of funds appropriated for Iraq in this Act or prior
appropriations Acts for the removal and safe disposal in Iraq
of unexploded ordnance, low level radioactive waste such as
depleted uranium, and other environmental hazards. The
Committee believes that the health and environmental dangers
posed by these remnants of war should be promptly and properly
disposed of to avoid further casualties.
The Committee believes that vocational training for Iraqi
youth is an essential element in efforts to rebuild that
country's educational system, and to establish and maintain
stability in Iraq. The Committee notes that the U.S. Job Corps
program may serve as an appropriate and effective model in
preparing Iraqi youth for the workforce, and recommends that
USAID and the State Department consider support for vocational
training programs in Iraq.
KENYA
The Committee recommends at least $10,000,000 from the ESF
account for assistance for Kenya, and commends the democratic
transition taking place in that country. The Committee believes
that additional assistance is warranted to consolidate the
achievements of the December 2002 polls that brought in new
leadership committed to Kenya's democratic and economic
development--and to combat HIV/AIDS. The Committee directs that
additional assistance be provided for democracy and governance
programs and activities.
LAOS
The Committee recommends that USAID provide $2,000,000 in
Child Survival and Health Programs Fund and Development
Assistance to Laos--one of the world's poorest and most
repressive countries--through non-governmental organizations.
The Committee intends that these funds will not be used to
offset or substitute INL funding that would otherwise go to
Laos.
The Committee is concerned by the actions of the regime in
Laos, which continues to be responsible for serious human
rights abuses. The Committee is also concerned by the recent
detention and trial of an American citizen and two foreign
journalists in Laos. While the Committee is pleased that these
individuals have recently been released, it is deeply troubled
that the fate of four Laotian citizens accompanying the
journalists is still unknown.
LEBANON
The Committee believes that economic development in Lebanon
should be a priority for United States foreign policy in the
Middle East, and provides $35,000,000 in ESF assistance for
Lebanon. However, assistance for the central Government of
Lebanon is subject to prior notification.
The Committee supports the work of American educational
institutions in Lebanon and provides not less than $4,000,000
for scholarships and direct support of these institutions.
The Committee is deeply disappointed that past efforts to
secure the return of American children abducted to Lebanon have
been unsuccessful. The Committee is aware of cases in which the
Lebanese Government has failed to enforce the orders of the
Lebanese civil courts. These unresolved cases will continue to
be an obstacle to closer relations between the United States,
Lebanese and Syrian governments. The Committee calls on the
Lebanese Government to ensure that the rule of law is upheld.
LIBERIA
The Committee is disturbed by reports of al-Qaeda and other
Middle Eastern terrorists in Liberia for the purposes of buying
gemstones, and shares the widespread international criticism of
Liberian President Charles Taylor for his corrupt and
repressive rule. The Committee strongly supports programs and
activities that promote human rights, democracy and the rule of
law in Liberia, and encourages greater linkages between
Liberian opposition political parties and civil society and
American organizations and academic institutions. The Committee
notes the courageous work of NGOs in Liberia, such as the
Archdiocese of Monrovia and the Justice and Peace Commission
chaired by Archbishop Michael Kpakala Francis.
The Committee encourages the State Department to be
prepared to address a wide range of political and economic
development issues, should Charles Taylor abdicate power.
MOLDOVA
The Committee notes with concern irregularities that marred
recent elections in Moldova, including the arrest and
harassment of opposition candidates, intimidation and
suppression of independent media, and state run media bias in
favor of candidates backed by the Moldovan Government. The
Committee condemns efforts to reverse economic, political,
media and judicial reforms, and is wary of authoritarian
recidivism in Moldova.
The Committee requests the State Department to provide
increased assistance to democracy and media programs in
Moldova.
MONGOLIA
The Committee supports full funding for the budget request
for Mongolia, and intends to continue to closely follow
political developments in that country. The Committee is
troubled by the actions of the Mongolian Government late last
year to crack down on peaceful demonstrators in Ulaan Baatar
and to restrict freedom of the press.
The Committee observes with concern the economically
destabilizing demands by the Russian Federation on Mongolia to
settle inflated debt claims. The Committee views these demands
as an extortionate attempt to force Mongolia to pay for the
cost of its occupation by the former Soviet Union from 1922 to
1992.
NEPAL
The Committee condemns the acts of terrorism waged by
Maoist rebels against the people of Nepal, and calls for
continued efforts to secure a political solution to the ongoing
conflict. The Committee underscores the importance of providing
human rights education and training to military and police
personnel, and expects the Nepalese government to conduct
credible investigations and prosecutions of those responsible
for human rights violations against innocent civilians.
NICARAGUA
The Committee believes that President Enrique Bolanos of
Nicaragua deserves strong support for launching a courageous
anti-corruption campaign, including issuing indictments against
the former President, several of his closest relatives and
associates and many high ranking former government officials.
The Bolanos government has worked with the assistance of the
Department of Justice on several of these investigations.
Despite these welcome steps, Nicaragua remains among the most
severely impoverished countries in this hemisphere.
Unemployment is widespread. Subsistence farmers are facing
increased hardships. The collapse in coffee prices has
exacerbated an already dire situation. The Committee requests
USAID and the State Department to review United States
assistance programs for Nicaragua with a view toward more
substantially and effectively addressing these urgent needs,
and to consult with the Committee as it prepares its fiscal
year 2005 budget request for Nicaragua.
The Committee recognizes the important work of the Fabretto
Children's Foundation, which provides essential opportunities
for children in Nicaragua to escape poverty. The Committee
recommends that USAID provide up to $2,600,000 to support the
Fabretto Education for Employment Initiative.
NIGERIA
The Committee notes that the April 2003 presidential
elections in Nigeria marked the first transfer of power from
one civilian government to another in that country's history.
However, the Committee believes that this strategically
important West African nation has much progress to make in
entrenching democracy (as demonstrated by the widespread
reports of irregularities and fraud during the recent
elections), the rule of law and increasing respect for human
rights.
As few of Nigeria's nascent political parties were
established prior to 2002, the Committee directs USAID to
adequately fund programs that strengthen political parties in
Nigeria. In addition, the Committee supports activities
targeted toward the development of a vibrant civil society in
Nigeria that will promote transparency and accountability
within that country.
The Committee remains concerned with the human rights
situation in Nigeria, particularly with abuses committed by the
Nigerian armed forces. The Committee believes that progress by
the Nigerian Government to hold accountable those in the armed
forces responsible for violations would help demonstrate a
commitment to human rights and build confidence in the United
States-Nigerian security assistance relationship. The Committee
commends the administration's careful approach to security
assistance for Nigeria, in accordance with section 557 of
Public Law 108-7, and has included an identical provision in
this Act.
NORTH KOREA
The Committee condemns North Korea for its continued
belligerence, and recognizes the growing threat to the region
posed by North Korea's nuclear program, narcotics trafficking,
and proliferation of weapons and weapons technology. The
Committee directs the State Department to submit a report to
the Committee, in classified form if necessary, no later than
90 days after enactment of this Act on the extent of North
Korea's narcotics trafficking (including countries impacted or
directly, or indirectly, involved in the drug trade), a listing
of nations or organizations that have requested or received
North Korean weapons or weapons technology, and the
implications of a North East Asia nuclear arms race.
The Committee remains concerned with the plight of the
North Korean people, and directs the State Department to
increase assistance programs that provide humanitarian relief
to North Korean refugees. The Committee again recommends the
State Department and USAID to provide $10,000,000 to safeguard
the human rights and dignity of North Korean refugees and
asylum seekers, whether through the establishment of camps,
contributions to organizations, or other means.
PAKISTAN
The Committee appreciates the continued efforts of the
Government of Pakistan to combat international terrorism, and
encourages greater investment by Pakistan in programs that
deprive and undermine support for extremists. The Committee
notes that these activities include increased security and
patrolling of Pakistan's borders, and contributions to health,
education, good governance, democracy, and rule of law
programs.
While the Committee supports the budget request for
Pakistan, it recommends continued vigilance by USAID and the
State Department on the use of United States foreign assistance
in Pakistan.
The Committee is troubled by reports of Taliban activity
inside of Pakistan's borders, and shares the concerns of Afghan
President Hamid Karzai that cross-border attacks contribute to
an insecure environment in Afghanistan.
The Committee provides that, of the funds made available
under the heading Economic Support Fund, not less than
$10,000,000 should be made available to support programs and
activities conducted by indigenous organizations that seek to
further educational, health, employment, and other
opportunities for the people of Pakistan. The Committee
provides $4,000,000 for programs implemented by the Pakistan
Human Development Fund, and $1,000,000 for education programs
conducted by the Amanut Society.
SIERRA LEONE
The Committee notes that the United States has devoted
substantial resources to help bring stability and relief to
Sierra Leone through the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone
and Operation Focus Relief. Accordingly, the Committee believes
that this progress should be enhanced through additional
assistance for Sierra Leone, targeted to improve access to
education, reduce poverty, and combat corruption. The Committee
requests USAID to consult with the Committee on the feasibility
of establishing a mission in Sierra Leone to more effectively
implement and monitor United States assistance programs.
The Committee commends the work of the Special Court for
Sierra Leone, which has moved swiftly and efficiently to indict
key figures--including Charles Taylor--alleged to be
responsible for atrocities in Sierra Leone and to facilitate
the reconciliation process in that country. The Committee
continues to believe that Charles Taylor should be brought to
justice before the Special Court.
While the United States has fulfilled its contribution to
the Special Court, the Committee notes that the State
Department, in prior fiscal years, ignored directives from
Congress to accelerate the funding schedule for its
contribution in order to more effectively meet the front-loaded
costs of establishing the Court. As a result, there are key
areas, including security, transportation, and outreach, that
remain seriously under-funded. Because of this and the fact
that the Special Court could become a successful model for
prosecuting others accused of war crimes elsewhere, the
Committee has provided $2,500,000 to help meet these costs. The
Committee expects that these funds will not come from ESF funds
that would otherwise be available for Africa.
THAILAND
The Committee condemns the Thai Government's crack down on
Burmese democracy activists in Thailand, and deplores the
deportation of Burmese to Burma. The Committee is concerned
with the fate of these individuals at the hands of the
repressive military junta.
The Committee is alarmed at reports of Thai authorities
hampering the delivery of humanitarian assistance to Burmese
seeking refuge in Thailand. The Committee expects the State
Department to more aggressively engage the Thai Government in
order that the plight of people in Thailand who have fled
political, economic, and ethnic repression is more effectively
addressed.
While the manufacturing and trafficking of narcotics in
Burma directly and substantially contributes to Thailand's drug
crisis, the Committee shares the State Department's concern
with extra-judicial killings associated with Thailand's
campaign against narcotics traffickers and drug users. The
Committee counsels Thailand's elected leaders to respect the
rule of law in the conduct of anti-narcotics programs and
activities.
TIBET
The Committee recommends $3,000,000 in ESF assistance for
programs that provide training and education to Tibetans in
democracy and human rights, preserve cultural traditions, and
promote economic development and environmental conservation in
the Tibetan Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan communities
in China where such activities are underway. The Committee
believes that the Office of the Special Coordinator for Tibetan
Issues should be closely consulted on the allocation of these
funds. The Committee is aware of the unique role of the Bridge
Fund and the work that The Mountain Institute and other groups
have provided to support local livelihoods and educational,
cultural, and natural resource conservation projects in Tibet.
The Committee urges the administration to support the Bridge
Fund and other organizations with a proven track record working
in Tibet.
UGANDA
The Committee is aware of Uganda's support to combat
international terrorism, as well as its ongoing struggle
against the Lord's Resistance Army [LRA], which is designated
as a foreign terrorist organization by the State Department.
The Committee encourages the State Department to consider
providing non-lethal, counter-terrorism surveillance assistance
for Uganda.
The Committee commends efforts to formulate a strategy to
mitigate the humanitarian crisis in Northern Uganda which has
killed or displaced hundreds of thousands of Ugandan and
Sudanese civilians. The Committee recognizes that security
conditions have severely hampered humanitarian relief efforts
and urges the State Department to work with Acholi religious
leaders and others to help facilitate a peaceful resolution to
the 16-year old conflict. The Committee believes that, if
security conditions permit, USAID should significantly increase
funding from Disaster Assistance, the Famine Fund, and other
accounts to meet critical humanitarian needs. The Committee
requests to be consulted on this issue by USAID within 60 days
after enactment of this Act.
The Committee is increasingly concerned about the slow pace
of democratic reform in Uganda, and expects the administration
to make this a priority in its relations with the Museveni
government and to support the development of democratic
political parties in Uganda.
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $288,115,000
Emergency supplemental.................................. 143,800,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 235,500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 235,500,000
The Committee provides $235,500,000 for International
Disaster Assistance programs, which is equal to the budget
request. The Committee expects these funds to be used to meet
the urgent needs of humanitarian emergencies, including in
Afghanistan and Iraq.
The Committee is disappointed that USAID has done little to
implement section 3013 of Public Law 107-171 concerning the
nutrient content of United States food aid. The Committee notes
that USAID may be funding ``food aid development and
enhancement projects'' pursuant to section 3013, and is
concerned that these projects may have little to do with
improving standards and controls for nutrient quality and
content. The Committee believes that one approach to improving
performance is to have USAID's Office for Food for Peace
administer this program. The Committee also urges USAID to work
with SUSTAIN to follow up on the issues highlighted in the 2001
Compliance Review, which was specifically mentioned in section
3013.
FAMINE FUND
Appropriations, 2003....................................................
Budget estimate, 2004................................... $200,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 100,000,000
The Committee provides $100,000,000 for famine prevention
and relief, including for the mitigation of the effects of
famine.
TRANSITION INITIATIVES
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $49,675,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 55,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 55,000,000
The Committee continues to support the work of USAID's
Office of Transition Initiatives [OTI], which is on the ground
in countries around the world providing essential assistance to
bridge the gap between emergency relief and long-term
development.
The Committee recognizes OTI's important contributions to
reconstruction efforts in Iraq.
DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY
OPERATING EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $7,542,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 8,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 8,000,000
PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $45,200,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 43,859,000
Committee recommendation................................ 43,859,000
The Foreign Service retirement and disability fund is a
mandatory expense of USAID.
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $568,282,000
Emergency supplemental.................................. 24,500,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 604,100,000
Committee recommendation................................ 604,100,000
The Committee provides $604,100,000 for operating expenses
of the United States Agency for International Development. The
Committee remains concerned about USAID's deficient financial,
procurement, and personnel management systems, and recognizes
that solving these problems will be costly. The Committee is
also concerned that USAID is severely understaffed and is
unable to effectively implement its programs. The Committee
expects the fiscal year 2005 budget request to address this
problem.
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $42,721,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 146,300,000
Committee recommendation................................ 100,000,000
The Committee provides $100,000,000 for the Capital
Investment Fund. The Committee expects priority to be placed on
overseas requirements in Cambodia, Uganda, Guinea, Armenia, and
Mali.
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $33,084,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 35,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 35,000,000
The Committee provides $35,000,000 for operating expenses
of the Office of the Inspector General.
Other Bilateral Economic Assistance
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $2,255,244,000
Emergency supplemental.................................. 2,422,000,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 2,535,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,415,000,000
MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES
In 1998, the United States reached agreements with the
Governments of Israel and Egypt to reduce the levels of ESF
assistance for these countries over a 10-year schedule. In
accordance with this schedule, the Committee provides
$480,000,000 for Israel and $575,000,000 for Egypt for fiscal
year 2004. The Committee provides $250,000,000 for assistance
for Jordan, which reflects the amount requested by the
administration. The Committee supports $75,000,000 for
assistance to the Palestinian people in the West Bank and Gaza,
as requested by the administration, and notes that restrictions
on the use of funds provided under the Act remain unchanged
from prior years.
The Committee remains concerned with the situation in the
Middle East, and, in particular, with the welfare of the
Israeli and Palestinian people. The Committee encourages
continued efforts by all parties to achieve lasting peace in
the region.
The Committee believes that political, legal, and economic
reform programs should continue in the West Bank and Gaza. The
Committee recognizes that calls for reform already exist within
Palestinian civil society, and supports the provision of
assistance to those groups and associations, including from the
United States, advocating greater transparency, accountability,
and political pluralism. The Committee notes that rule of law
programs would enhance these reforms and provides that
$1,000,000 should be used to further legal reforms in the West
Bank and Gaza.
The Committee recognizes that Egypt is a vital and
strategic ally of the United States and plays an important role
in the Middle East peace process. However, the Committee
remains concerned with challenges to the rule of law, human
rights, and democracy in Egypt. The Committee commends the
State Department for undertaking a review of assistance
programs for Egypt.
The Committee regrets that the U.S.-Israel Cooperative
Development Program will no longer by funded, and urges USAID
to explore ways of continuing to utilize the expertise
accumulated by this program, including that of Israel's Center
for International Cooperation [MASHAV]. The Committee also
supports the ongoing Cooperative Development Research programs
and the CDR/Central Asian Republic program, and expects that
these activities will be funded at their current levels.
The Committee supports the efforts of the International
Arid Lands Consortium to make arid and semi-arid lands more
productive and habitable. The Committee recommends that up to
$2,500,000 be provided to the Consortium for programs in, among
other countries, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and India.
The Committee requests USAID to provide funding for the
First Regional Cooperative Program for Health to be conducted
by the Hebrew University's Kuvin Center and Al-Quds University.
MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE
The Committee supports the budget request of $145,000,000
for the Middle East Partnership Initiative, including for
scholarships for needy Muslim students at the American
University of Beirut.
DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS
The Committee strongly supports democracy programs and
activities conducted by nongovernmental organizations. In
particular, the Committee supports programs that strengthen
democratic political parties, develop an active civil society,
and promote legal reforms and free markets.
The Committee believes that linkages between democracy and
development are undeniable. While United States foreign
assistance serves many purposes, its uses are maximized when
foreign governments have the political will--checked by a loyal
opposition, active civil societies, and responsible press--to
apply that aid in an effective and transparent manner in which
it was intended to be used. The impact of any assistance,
however well intention or delivered, is severely restricted in
countries burdened by authoritarian and corrupt leadership--
such as in Zimbabwe, Burma and Cambodia. In those countries,
democracy promotion should be the top priority for both the
State Department and USAID.
The Committee recognizes that in addition to sufficient
funding, furthering freedom abroad requires long term
commitment and vigilance by donors and implementers. The role
of the State Department, in particular, is critical in ensuring
that voices calling for freedoms are not silenced in closed and
transitional countries. The Committee recommends that the State
Department and USAID more thoroughly include democracy
promotion in country strategies, and better coordinate
activities among various Bureaus to ensure consistency in the
implementation and support of these programs. The Committee
expects the State Department to take an active, principled,
forceful, and public position in those countries where
democracy activists are threatened.
As in fiscal year 2003, the Committee remains concerned
with the inconsistent application of democracy programs by the
State Department and USAID, and the lack of coordination of
these programs within, and between, the agencies. The Committee
again recommends that the State Department and USAID centralize
oversight and coordination of democracy programs within the
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. The Committee
also recommends that grants and cooperative agreements be the
preferred funding mechanism for democracy promotion efforts.
The Committee suggests that nongovernmental organizations
be utilized to a greater extent in the promotion of democracy
abroad, and recognizes the important contributions to the cause
of freedom made by, among other organizations, the National
Democratic Institute, the International Republican Institute,
the Center for International Private Enterprise, the
International Foundation for Elections Systems, the American
Center for International Labor Solidarity, the National
Endowment for Democracy, and Partners for Democratic Change.
The Committee notes the success of USAID's CEPPS mechanism
as a means of funding democracy programs, and recommends that
it be utilized to a greater extent in the future. The Committee
directs that CEPPS core funds be increased over prior year
levels in order to allow USAID to respond more quickly and
effectively to urgent democracy building opportunities. The
Committee requests USAID to report to the Committee not later
than 90 days after enactment of this Act on anticipated
contributions to the CEPPS funding mechanism from all accounts.
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
The Committee provides $15,000,000 in ESF and SEED funds to
support conflict resolution programs and activities which bring
together individuals of different ethnic, religious, and
political backgrounds from areas of civil conflict and war. The
Committee notes the strong bipartisan congressional and public
interest in programs which promote understanding and
reconciliation in the Middle East and elsewhere, and intends
that the State Department and USAID will establish an efficient
and effective mechanism for evaluating and funding proposals
for the use of these funds. The Committee believes that the
following organizations are among those deserving of
consideration and support--
--The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, which
manages programs that bring college age Arabs and
Israelis together to promote better relations and solve
common environmental problems;
--Seeds of Peace, a widely respected organization which
promotes understanding between teenagers in the Middle
East, Cyprus, and the Balkans;
--Jerusalem International YMCA, which brings together
Christian, Jewish and Muslim youth in a positive
environment that promotes peace, respect and
understanding;
--The International Crisis Group, whose reports analyze the
causes of conflict and whose recommendations assist in
the formulation of policies and programs by the United
States, United Nations, and others;
--Center for Human Dignity Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem (a
Simon Wiesenthal Center project), which will promote
greater awareness of racism, bigotry, anti-Semitism and
intolerance through both historical and contemporary
contexts; and
--Interns for Peace, which unites youth, women and diverse
ethnic groups in cooperative development in the Middle
East and elsewhere.
The Committee provides $3,000,000 to support the Foundation
for Security and Sustainability, a public institute chartered
to further understanding about resource scarcity and
environmental problems and provide opportunities to avert and
better prepare for potential crises.
TERRORISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
The Committee remains concerned with the ability of
terrorists to gain footholds in Muslim communities throughout
Southeast Asia, including in Indonesia, Malaysia, southern
Thailand, the Philippines, and Cambodia. The Committee strongly
recommends USAID and the State Department to fund programs that
bolster the efforts of Asian democratic political parties,
nongovernmental organizations and individuals to further
economic, political, social and legal reforms that may serve as
a bulwark against terrorism.
The Committee expects that not less than $2,000,000 be made
available to support the Alliance for Reform and Democracy in
Asia [ARDA]. The Committee commends the membership of ARDA for
their collective commitment to further freedom and liberty
throughout Asia.
WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS
The Committee continues to support the war crimes tribunals
in Yugoslavia, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone. The Committee expects
the administration to ensure that the tribunals have sufficient
budgets, staff, and equipment, and provides $30,000,000 in
drawdown authority for war crimes tribunals established or
authorized by the U.N. Security Council with U.S. support,
including the tribunal in Sierra Leone. The Committee also
urges the administration, where appropriate, to support
commissions or judicial bodies that complement the activities
of these tribunals. The Committee notes that drawdowns made
under this section are unrelated to the establishment of an
international criminal court.
The Committee notes that in Public Law 108-11, Congress
appropriated $10,000,000 for a contribution to an Iraq War
Crimes Tribunal or investigations into allegations of war
crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide committed by
Saddam Hussein or other Iraqis. The Committee requests the
State Department to inform the Committee about the status of
these funds no later than 30 days after enactment of this Act.
DEMOCRACY, TRANSPARENCY, AND THE RULE OF LAW IN ISLAMIC COUNTRIES
The Committee provides $25,000,000 for programs and
activities which foster democracy, human rights, civic
education, women's development, press freedoms, and the rule of
law in countries with a significant Muslim population. Of these
funds, the Committee provides $15,000,000 for the Human Rights
and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and
Labor and $5,000,000 for the National Endowment for Democracy.
The Committee again includes $3,000,000 for professional
training for journalists.
FREE AND INDEPENDENT MEDIA
The Committee continues to support programs to promote
free, independent and professional media in developing nations.
The Committee expects USAID and the State Department to fund
new, and bolster ongoing, media programs and activities in
predominately Muslim countries, including Iraq, Afghanistan,
Pakistan, Egypt and Indonesia. The Committee expects that
funding will be used primarily to support programs that provide
skills development and promote a deeper understanding of the
United States. The Committee believes that free, independent
and professional media will provide objective news and credible
information throughout the Muslim world, which may help to
counterbalance political and religious extremism and terrorism.
CONFLICT DIAMONDS
The Committee notes that important steps have recently been
taken, including the establishment of the Kimberley Process
Certification Scheme [KPCS] and the enactment of the Clean
Diamond Trade Act [CDTA], to curtail the flow of conflict
diamonds. Despite this progress, much more needs to be done to
fully implement the CDTA, ensure that the KPCS is effective and
prevent revenue from both rough and polished diamonds from
contributing to conflict.
The Committee believes that one of the immediate goals of
the United States and the international community should be to
strengthen KPCS, which is in need of resources to better
address issues central to the Kimberley process, including
monitoring, membership criteria, statistics collection, and
coordination. In fiscal year 2003, Congress provided funds to
help implement and enforce KPCS but believes that more
assistance will be required to make KPCS a viable mechanism to
effectively inhibit the flow of conflict diamonds. The
Committee provides $2,500,000 for this purpose for fiscal year
2004 and urges the administration to request funding for this
purpose next year.
The Committee urges foreign governments, the diamond
industry, and NGOs to make substantial contributions to ensure
the success of the KPCS and other measures to curb the trade in
conflict diamonds.
The Committee is aware that regulations pursuant to the
CDTA must be issued, implemented, and reviewed by the Kimberley
Process by July 31, 2003 in order for the United States to
effectively participate in the KPCS. The Committee believes
that is extremely important that this deadline is met.
PARTNERSHIP TO ELIMINATE SWEATSHOPS
The Committee supports the Partnership to Eliminate
Sweatshops, which facilitates cooperation among corporations,
consumers, non-governmental organizations, universities,
organized labor, and others to address unacceptable working
conditions around the world through a variety of approaches.
The Committee recommends that $3,000,000 be made available for
this program.
GLOBAL AIDS INITIATIVE
Appropriations, 2003....................................................
Budget estimate, 2004................................... $450,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 700,000,000
The Committee provides $700,000,000 for the Global AIDS
Initiative [GAI], of which up to $250,000,000 may be made
available for a United States contribution to the Global Fund
to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. This is an increase of
$150,000,000 above the budget request and equivalent to the
fiscal year 2003 level.
The Committee provides $150,000,000 for the International
Mother and Child HIV Prevention Initiative under this account.
Of the funds made available under the GAI, not more than
$8,000,000 is made available for administrative expenses of the
office of ``Coordinator of United States Government Activities
to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally'' at the State Department. The
Committee expects that the budget submission for the State
Department for fiscal year 2005 will include funding for the
administrative costs of the Coordinator's office as part of the
Department's request for ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs.''
ASSISTANCE FOR EASTERN EUROPE AND THE BALTIC STATES
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $521,587,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 435,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 445,000,000
The Committee provides $445,000,000 for Eastern Europe and
the Baltic States, which is $10,000,000 above the budget
request. While the Committee supports and encourages the
graduation of countries from receiving U.S. foreign assistance,
several countries in this region, which are vital to U.S.
interests, continue to require substantial support to further
implement critically needed democratic reforms and to promote
economic development.
INTERNATIONAL LEGAL AND ECONOMIC INITIATIVES
The Committee supports the efforts of the American Bar
Association [ABA] and its CEELI programs to strengthen
democracy and the rule of law in Central and Eastern Europe.
The Committee expects funding for CEELI's programs to remain at
not less than the funding level provided in fiscal year 2003,
and recommends that these programs continue to be funded only
through cooperative agreements. The Committee requests that the
State Department and USAID consider providing $2,000,000 for
the renovation of the CEELI Institute in Prague.
The Committee notes the work of the Center for Economic
Research and Graduate Education Institute, which promotes
economic growth and reform in Central and Eastern Europe.
KOSOVO
The Committee continues to support reconstruction, reform,
and reconciliation efforts in Kosovo, and recommends that not
less than $85,000,000 should be made available for assistance
for Kosovo under the heading Assistance for Eastern Europe and
the Baltic States.
YOUTH PROGRAMS
The Committee provides that not less $1,000,000 should be
made available for a program to promote greater understanding
and interaction among youth in Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro and
Macedonia. Given the success of its women's development program
in Kosovo, the Committee expects the National Albanian American
Council to conduct this program.
SERBIA
The Committee is pleased that reform efforts in Serbia were
not adversely impacted by the murder of Prime Minister Zoran
Djindjic earlier this year, as some had ominously predicted.
The Committee urges Serbian authorities to continue and
accelerate political, economic, legal and military reforms that
are essential to Serbia's long term recovery and reconciliation
with its neighbors.
The Committee notes that some progress has been made in
cooperating with the International Criminal Tribunal for the
Former Yugoslavia [ICTY], but believes that more must be done.
All remaining indictees should be arrested and transferred to
The Hague, including Radtko Mladic, and access to archives and
witnesses should not be obstructed or delayed. The Committee is
willing to reconsider the annual certification contained in
this Act if, by the date of conference with the House of
Representatives, substantial progress is made in cooperating
with ICTY, including the apprehension and transfer of Mr.
Mladic to The Hague.
The Committee commends the political will demonstrated by
Serbian authorities in the crackdown against organized crime.
The Committee underscores the need to afford those arrested all
rights and responsibilities guaranteed under Serbian law.
The Committee is concerned that almost 3 years after Serbia
chose the path of democracy, the Serbian Government has no
strategy for ensuring that independent media can function
effectively and efficiently. The Committee believes that the
new Public Information Act should be modified to address
several provisions which may result in unwarranted press
censorship and that the transfer of ownership of state-owned
media needs to be expedited. The Committee also notes that
there is no agency to regulate the distribution of radio
frequencies and television channels.
The Committee expects that State Department to continue to
consult with the Committee on linkages between Yugoslav defense
companies and the former regime in Iraq.
Like last year, the Committee recommends increased
assistance for Serbia, above the fiscal year 2004 request of
$95,000,000 from the SEED account.
ASSISTANCE FOR THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $755,060,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 576,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 596,000,000
The Committee provides $596,000,000 for Assistance for the
Independent States of the Former Soviet Union, which is
$20,000,000 above the budget request.
RUSSIA
The Committee is concerned that the administration's
proposed $75,000,000 cut in foreign assistance for Russia will
jeopardize the success of ongoing health, economic, political,
and legal reform programs. The Committee recommends a more
measured reduction of activities, and directs that not less
than $93,000,000 be made available for assistance for Russia.
This amount is $20,000,000 above the budget request. The
Committee expects that a significant portion of this funding
increase will be targeted toward democracy and rule of law
programs in Russia.
The Committee joins with the State Department in its
condemnation of the harassment of Americans involved in
cooperative programs in Russia by that country's security
services. The Committee notes that the Peace Corps,
coordinators of Russian Far East programs, and other groups and
individuals involved in foreign assistance programs in Russia
have been targets of official harassment.
The Committee recommends that the State Department and
USAID provide at least $1,000,000 for Communities for
International Development, a new non-profit organization
dedicated to promoting cooperative programs and activities
between sister cities in the United States and Russia. The
Committee supports activities that reinforce the Cooperative
Threat Reduction Initiative and urges the relevant agencies to
work to eliminate unnecessary overlap that may be occurring
with respect to the implementation of these programs.
RUSSIAN FAR EAST
The Committee is particularly disturbed by the potential
impact of reduced assistance to successful economic development
programs in the Russian Far East [RFE], and provides that
$20,000,000 shall be made available solely for this region. The
Committee also provides that not less than $3,000,000 shall be
made available for technical assistance for the RFE. In
conducting programmatic and other assessments, the Committee
instructs USAID and the State Department to more closely
consult its partners who have over a decade of development
experience in the region.
PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS
The Committee is aware of the Primary Health Care
Initiative of the World Council of Hellenes, which was
instituted in the former Soviet republics to provide
desperately needed basic health care. This program, which is
alleviating suffering of people through thousands of visits
each month, also enhances U.S. relations with these countries.
The Committee recommends $2,500,000 for this program in fiscal
year 2004, and directs that these funds be allocated by the
State Department.
The Committee continues to support the work of the Eurasian
Medical Education program of the American College of
Physicians, which relies on the volunteer partnership
contribution of American physicians who share medical skills
and knowledge with Russian physicians. The Committee expects
that funding for this program in fiscal year 2004 will be at
least the amount provided in fiscal year 2003.
ORPHANS
The Committee continues to support USAID's Russian orphans
strategy, which focuses on programs to reduce the number of
children entering state orphanages and works with orphanage
officials to meet the immediate medical and basic needs of
these children. The Committee applauds the work of Holt
International Children's Services and Mercy Corps
International.
The Committee supports the work of Kidsave International
for Children of the Former Soviet Union, and expects that
$200,000 will be provided to support interventions that help
countries move children without parents into permanency.
The Committee expects USAID to work with non-profit groups,
especially those with contacts in the Russian Far East,
including Rotary International, the Anchorage Interfaith
Council, and the Municipality of Anchorage. The Committee
recommends $7,000,000 for these groups in fiscal year 2004.
DEMOCRACY AND LEGAL EDUCATION
The Committee strongly supports USAID's rule of law and
human rights programs in Russia, which funds programs conducted
by the Russian American Judicial Partnership and the Russian
American Rule of Law Consortium. These cost effective
activities--implemented through the volunteer services of
hundreds of American lawyers, judges and law professors--have
played a key role in the development of a more sound legal
system which is critical to attracting and maintaining local
and foreign investment that will enable a strong market economy
to flourish. The Committee believes that as assistance to
Russia declines, adequate funding to maintain these programs
should be a high priority.
The Committee also supports the USAID-funded program for
distance learning legal education that has been initiated in
the Central and East European region, and recommends continued
funding for this program. The Committee is also aware of the
potential to provide distance learning legal studies into
Central Asia and urges USAID to expand the program to that
region.
The Committee notes the important work being done by
American University-Central Asia in promoting stability,
moderation and democratic values in Kyrgystan and throughout
the region. The University's graduates will form the core of
the next generation of leadership in Central Asian countries.
The Committee supports funding for the University in fiscal
year 2004 on a public-private matching basis.
ARMENIA
The Committee provides $75,000,000 under the heading
Assistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet
Union for assistance for Armenia, which is $25,500,000 above
the budget request. The Committee appreciates the
administration's efforts to graduate specific countries from
receiving United States foreign assistance, but believes the
$40,500,000 reduction proposed for Armenia in fiscal year 2004
will prematurely terminate ongoing development programs.
The Committee continues to closely follow political and
economic developments in the region, particularly efforts to
secure a peaceful resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The Committee reiterates its support for a mutually acceptable
negotiated solution, and continues to endorse confidence-
building measures among all parties to the conflict.
The Committee provides that $2,500,000 shall be made
available for Armenia in the Foreign Military Financing
account, and directs that not less than $900,000 be made
available in International Military Education and Training
funds. The Committee recommends that military assistance
provided to Armenia be used to enhance communications
capabilities. The Committee regrets that Armenia was not more
supportive of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
UKRAINE
While the Committee appreciates Ukraine's support of
military operations in Iraq, it remains concerned with the
democratic development of that county. The Committee notes that
similar concerns were expressed by the people of Ukraine
through demonstrations earlier this year calling for President
Kuchma's resignation.
The Committee notes the importance of the 2004 presidential
election in Ukraine and the need for a free and fair electoral
process. The Committee continues to strongly support the
development of a multi-party system in that country, and
expects the Ukrainian Government to permit political parties
and civic organizations to conduct election observation
activities to ensure the integrity of the polls. The Committee
also urges Ukrainian authorities to register, without delay,
international organizations seeking to support democratic
institutions and processes. Moreover, the Committee believes
that the Ukrainian Government should not be given the authority
by USAID or the State Department to approve, interfere with, or
shape U.S. democracy assistance programs.
The Committee commends the State Department for reassessing
assistance for Ukraine, and renewed emphasis on democracy and
rule of law programs. The Committee remains concerned with an
investment climate that is less than favorable to foreign
businesses, particularly the lack of transparency and fair
resolution of business disputes.
The Committee provides not less than $20,000,000 shall be
made available for nuclear reactor safety initiatives, of which
$14,000,000 should be for simulator-related projects. The
Committee notes these safety programs are in the security
interests of the United States. The Committee again provides
funding for coal mine safety programs.
GEORGIA
The Committee provides $75,000,000 for assistance for
Georgia. The Committee strongly supports continuation of
successful programs targeted toward enhancing border security,
and recommends that the State Department provide sufficient
funding for the democracy and rule of law programs.
The Committee remains concerned about mob attacks against
non-Orthodox religious communities in Georgia, and is troubled
by the apparent inability or unwillingness of the Georgian
Government to ensure the safety of religious groups. The
Committee expects the Georgian Government to stop these
attacks, and to arrest and punish those responsible. In
addition, the Committee urges the State Department to raise
this matter with relevant Georgian authorities. Progress on the
protection of religious freedom in Georgia must be measured by
concrete actions, and not words alone.
NAGORNO-KARABAKH
The Committee directs that not less than $5,000,000 should
be made available for humanitarian and relief assistance for
Nagorno-Karabakh. The Committee strongly supports the provision
of such assistance to meet basic human needs, including
drinking water programs. The Committee expects USAID to consult
with the Committee within 60 days after the enactment of this
Act on plans for disbursement of these funds.
POLLUTION IN CENTRAL ASIA
The Committee is concerned about the extensive
environmental pollution in the Central Asia region, and its
severe, adverse effects on public health, particularly on the
health of children. Toxic chemical waste, power plant
emissions, mining tailings, oil pollution, and other
environmental hazards are pervasive threats. The Committee
believes USAID should strongly support efforts, such as those
of the Institute for Sustainable Communities, to mitigate the
effects of environmental pollution on human health. These
efforts should focus on strengthening the capacity of local
government and civil society to address these problems by
increasing knowledge, improving policies, building
partnerships, and identifying specific environmental health
improvements and developing strategies to implement and
replicate them.
TRUST FUND
The Committee supports, in principle, the concept of a
trust fund to support democratic reforms in Russia under the
leadership of the Eurasia Foundation. The Committee requests
the State Department and USAID to consult with the Committee on
the feasibility of establishing and financing such a fund,
which would have a life span of up to 10 years. The Committee
believes that such a trust fund should support aggressive,
cutting edge programs and activities that promote democracy and
civil society in Russia.
Independent Agencies
INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $16,095,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 15,185,000
Committee recommendation................................ 16,334,000
The Committee provides $16,334,000 for the Inter-American
Foundation [IAF]. The Committee again commends the progress the
IAF has made in addressing past management deficiencies.
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $18,568,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 17,689,000
Committee recommendation................................ 18,689,000
The Committee provides $18,689,000 for the African
Development Foundation [ADF]. The Committee commends the work
of the ADF, which provides critical, small-scale support for
projects which benefit some of sub-Saharan Africa's most
impoverished communities.
PEACE CORPS
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $295,069,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 359,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 310,000,000
The Committee continues to support the important mission of
the Peace Corps, and provides $310,000,000, which is
$14,931,000 above the fiscal year 2003 enacted level. The
Committee also provides authority to apportion $20,000,000 from
the GAI account to the Peace Corps.
The Committee supports efforts to increase the number of
Peace Corps volunteers and expects assistance provided in this
Act to provide for the continued expansion of existing programs
and initiation of activities in new countries.
The Committee commends the emphasis on safety and security
for all Peace Corps volunteers, and recommends continued
vigilance as the war on international terrorism continues.
Department of State
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $195,720,000
Emergency supplemental.................................. 25,000,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 284,550,000
Committee recommendation................................ 284,550,000
The Committee provides $284,550,000 for International
Narcotics and Law Enforcement [INL], which is equal to the
budget request, and $88,830,000 above the fiscal year 2003
enacted level.
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
The Committee provides $20,000,000 in INL funds for
programs and activities to counter trafficking in persons. The
Committee remains strongly committed to assisting women and
children who are the most innocent victims of this gross human
rights violation, which also contributes to the spread of HIV/
AIDS. The Committee believes that these funds should be used to
combat all three components of anti-trafficking: addressing the
root causes of trafficking, protecting and providing services
for victims, and prosecuting traffickers.
INTERNATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMIES
The Committee recognizes and supports the important
contributions of the International Law Enforcement Academy
[ILEA] program to combat crime, corruption, and terrorism
abroad. The Committee provides $7,105,000 for ILEA Roswell, New
Mexico, which includes the fiscal year 2004 budget request of
$5,000,000 and an additional $2,105,000 for construction of a
new facility. The Committee expects to be consulted within 30
days after enactment of this Act on the State Department's
plans to provide such assistance to ILEA Roswell.
ANDEAN COUNTERDRUG INITIATIVE
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $695,450,000
Emergency supplemental.................................. 34,000,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 731,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 660,000,000
The Committee provides $660,000,000 for the Andean
Counterdrug Initiative [ACI], and the authority for the
transfer of up to an additional $37,000,000 from the
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement account for
the ACI. With this transfer authority, total funding for the
ACI is $697,000,000, a slight increase over the fiscal year
2003 enacted level. The Committee provides a total of
$250,000,000 for alternative development/institution building
programs under the ACI, which shall be apportioned directly to
USAID.
COLOMBIA
The Committee appreciates the commitment of Colombian
President Uribe to tackle the threats of terrorism and
narcotics in Colombia. The Committee recognizes the significant
human and material resources devoted by the Colombian
Government to the search for U.S. citizens taken hostage by
Colombian guerillas.
The Committee hopes that under President Uribe's
leadership, Colombia can make significant progress against
guerillas and paramilitaries that threaten to undermine
democracy and the rule of law.
The Committee continues to strongly support programs that
bolster political and legal reforms in Colombia, and that
provide alternative development opportunities in remote areas.
The Committee includes $165,000,000 for alternative
development/institution building activities for Colombia. Of
this amount, not less than $25,000,000 is made available for
judicial reform; not less than $2,500,000 for the protection of
human rights defenders; not less than $2,500,000 for the U.N.
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombia;
not less than $10,000,000 for the Colombian Attorney General's
Human Rights Unit; and not less than $2,500,000 for the human
rights unit of the Colombian Procuraduria.
The Committee continues certification requirements on
aerial fumigation activities, and understands that the program
is entering a new phase that may heighten security risks to
spray pilots and accompanying support aircraft. The Committee
understands that smaller plots of coca and poppy may be sprayed
in the future, and that the guerillas may be more aggressive in
protecting their illicit crops. The Committee recommends the
State Department and contractors review security guidelines to
ensure, to the maximum extent possible, the safety of personnel
and equipment during spray missions. The Committee expresses
its condolences to the families of those who have been killed
during missions in Colombia. The Committee also continues the
cap on United States personnel in Colombia, and the
restrictions on United States military personnel and
contractors from participating in combat.
The Committee notes the significant progress made by the
Colombian National Police [CNP] in reasserting its presence
throughout the countryside. The Committee provides $17,000,000
in the FMF account for three DC-3 aircraft to increase the
CNP's mobility. The Committee strongly encourages the Colombian
Government to consolidate its control in the countryside by
providing social and economic services in areas secured by the
police or military.
The Committee remains concerned with the lack of reform of
the Colombian Armed Forces, and hopes that the President and
the Minister of Defense will swiftly complete their review of
the military and initiate the process of reform. The Committee
views the Colombian military as a particularly weak link in the
fight against terrorism and narcotics, and continues
restrictions on assistance to the military on progress in
investigating and prosecuting human rights abuses and progress
by the military in severing links with paramilitary groups.
The Committee directs that not less than 90 days after
enactment of this Act and 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of
State shall submit a report to the Committee, including a
classified annex if necessary, describing: (1) the budgetary
impact for fiscal year 2004 and each fiscal year thereafter for
the next 3 fiscal years of State Department and other relevant
agency programs and activities funded pursuant to Plan Colombia
and the Andean Counterdrug Initiative, including the projected
cost per year of maintaining and operating equipment, including
aircraft, that the United States has provided to Colombia; (2)
progress, to date, that the United States has made in turning
over management and implementation of Plan Colombia and Andean
Counterdrug Initiative programs and activities from United
States personnel or contractors to the Colombian Government;
and (3) the exit strategy that would transfer such programs and
activities to the Colombian Government.
NARCOTICS SPILLOVER
The Committee remains concerned with the spillover effect
of narcotics, guns and guerillas to countries bordering
Colombia. Given Constitutional restrictions by some countries
to conduct fumigation of illicit crops--and the absence of
political will by others to address the narcotics problem head
on--the Committee recommends the State Department prepare a
contingency plan to address increases in coca or poppy growth
in ACI countries. The Committee is concerned that absent such a
plan, the spillover effect will quickly overwhelm the ability
of countries bordering Colombia to maintain domestic security
and stability.
VENEZUELA
The Committee is alarmed by reports of cooperation and
collusion between Venezuelan authorities and Colombian
terrorists. The Committee includes a provision that restricts
assistance to Venezuela, excluding democracy assistance, if the
Secretary of State certifies that Venezuela is assisting,
harboring, or providing sanctuary for Colombian terrorist
organizations. The Committee provides not less than $5,000,000
for democracy and rule of law assistance for Venezuela.
HOUSING
The Committee is aware of the Ultimate Building Machine
[UBM] system, which has a record of constructing housing in a
number of regions around the world. The Committee notes that
UBM system could be used for a range of purposes, including
responding to humanitarian emergencies in the Andean region,
and other nations where appropriate.
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $781,885,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 760,197,000
Committee recommendation................................ 760,197,000
The Committee provides $760,197,000 for the Migration and
Refugee Assistance account, which is equal to the budget
request.
RESETTLEMENT IN ISRAEL
The Committee provides not less than $50,000,000 for the
resettlement of migrants from the former Soviet Union, Eastern
Europe, and other areas to Israel. The Committee notes that
while Israel has accepted more than 1 million refugees since
1989, over the past year there has been a modest decline in the
number of refugees from the former Soviet Union resettling in
Israel. The Committee understands that a significant increase
in the number of refugees arriving from Ethiopia is
anticipated, and expects funding for these activities to be
sustained in fiscal year 2005 to meet these needs.
CHECHNYA
The Committee condemns and deplores the actions of the
Russian Government to force and coerce the return of displaced
Chechen civilians to conflict and combat areas. The Committee
recommends the State Department to proactively and publicly
engage the Russian Government to immediately terminate forced
returns, provide additional assistance to those Chechens
impacted by Russian efforts to force or coerce returns, and
secure accountability for gross human rights violations--
including rape and torture--committed by Russian forces against
Chechen civilians.
TIBETAN REFUGEES
Like last year, the Committee supports continued funding to
assist Tibetan refugees and recommends not less than $2,000,000
for this purpose.
The Committee notes with concern the situation of Tibetan
refugees transiting through Nepal en route to resettlement in
India. The Committee condemns the imprisonment of these
refugees--including young children--and requests the relevant
authorities in Nepal to provide safe passage to Tibetans
fleeing repression in their homeland, and to continue to treat
these refugees as ``persons of concern''.
The Committee deplores the recent decision by the Nepalese
Government to forcibly repatriate Tibetan refugees to China,
where they face harsh prison sentences or worse. The Committee
has included a provision that limits assistance to the central
Government of Nepal until the Secretary of State certifies that
Nepalese authorities are cooperating with the U.N. High
Commissioner for Refugees and other international organizations
on issues concerning the protecting of refugees from Tibet.
REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN AFRICA
The Committee notes the dire situation of millions of
refugees and IDPs throughout Africa living in deplorable
conditions. The Committee urges the administration to work with
international organizations, including the World Food Program
and UNHCR, as well as other governments to provide additional
assistance to the region in fiscal year 2003.
EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE FUND
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $25,831,000
Emergency supplemental.................................. 80,000,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 40,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 40,000,000
The Committee provides $40,000,000 for the Emergency
Refugee and Migration Assistance fund. The Committee notes that
an additional $40,000,000 was provided for this account in the
emergency supplemental to meet unforeseen emergency needs.
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $304,408,000
Emergency supplemental.................................. 28,000,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 385,200,000
Committee recommendation................................ 385,200,000
The Committee provides $385,200,000 for the
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining, and Related
Programs [NADR] account, and an additional $15,000,000 by
transfer from the Foreign Military Financing account. The
Committee continues its strong support for these programs which
are critical to efforts by the United States to combat the
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, prevent and
respond to international terrorism, and help improve border
security. The Committee provides the following funding levels
to the NADR accounts listed below:
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Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund................... $45,000,000
Export Control/Related Border Security.................. 40,000,000
Science Centers/Bio-Redirection......................... 59,000,000
IAEA Voluntary Contribution............................. 53,000,000
International Monitoring System (CTBT).................. 19,300,000
Anti-Terrorism Assistance............................... 106,400,000
Terrorist Interdiction Program.......................... 11,000,000
CT Engagement........................................... 2,500,000
Humanitarian Demining Program........................... 50,000,000
International Trust Fund................................ 10,000,000
Small Arms/Light Weapons Destruction.................... 4,000,000
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ANTI-TERRORISM ASSISTANCE
The Committee directs the State Department to utilize to
the fullest extent practicable the facilities of the U.S.
Army's Aberdeen Proving Grounds, the New Mexico Institute of
Mining and Technology in Socorro, New Mexico, Louisiana State
University and the Louisiana State Police facilities in Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, in carrying out the ATA program.
SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS
The Committee supports the administration's efforts to
destroy stockpiles of small arms and light weapons [SA/LW] that
would otherwise threaten United States forces and undermine
development efforts around the world. As large caches of
weapons have been discovered in Iraq, and the SA/LW program is
expanding its efforts to target man-portable air defense
systems, the Committee provides $4,000,000 for this program.
TERRORIST INTERDICTION PROGRAM
The Committee supports the Terrorist Interdiction Program,
but is concerned with the management structure of the program.
The Committee directs the State Department to submit a report
not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act describing
in detail the management structure of the program, including
the role of contractors and the level of active participation
by the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism. The
report may be submitted in classified form, if necessary. The
Committee expects the State Department to consult on the form
that this report will take.
COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY COMMISSION
The Committee supports the fiscal year 2004 request for a
United States contribution to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test
Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission [CTBT], and includes a
provision that requires that any funding, which is made
available for the CTBT but not used for that purpose, to be
transferred to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY
The Committee supports the work of the International Atomic
Energy Agency [IAEA] to promote nuclear safety, protect the
environment, and curb the proliferation of nuclear weapons
technology. The Committee supports the administration's efforts
to increase funding for IAEA's Safeguards System, but
recognizes that negotiations on this issue could take time. In
the interim, the Committee believes it is critical, especially
in light of recent developments in Iran, that the IAEA receive
adequate funding from the United States and other donors. The
Committee, therefore, provides $53,000,000 for a voluntary
contribution to the IAEA, which is $3,000,000 above the budget
request.
NUCLEAR SAFETY
The Committee recommends the State Department consider
providing up to $5,000,000 for the Idaho National Engineering
and Environmental Laboratory to support the efforts of the
Republic of Poland to mitigate chemical contamination, improve
safeguards for storage of nuclear materials and enhance
radiological detection capabilities.
HUMANITARIAN DEMINING
The Committee supports the State Department's Humanitarian
Demining Program to clear landmines and other unexploded
ordnance that continue to endanger people in over 60 countries.
The Committee provides $60,000,000 for these activities. Of
this amount, funds may be made available for the International
Trust Fund, on a dollar-for-dollar matching basis.
The Committee notes that the State Department has developed
public-private partnerships with nongovernmental organizations,
foundations, and private companies, in support of mine action
activities. To enhance the effectiveness of these public-
private partnerships, the Committee provides the State
Department with authority to enter into grants and cooperative
agreements. To the maximum extent feasible, grants and
cooperative agreements should be used to support mine action
activities of nongovernmental organizations. The State
Department is to implement this authority in compliance with
all statutory and regulatory guidelines governing grants and
cooperative agreements.
The Committee notes that several country recipients of
demining funds from the NADR account also receive large amounts
of assistance from the ESF, SEED, or FSU accounts. The
Committee is concerned about pressures on the NADR budget which
contains a limited amount of humanitarian demining funds, and
believes that demining programs in these countries should be
funded jointly from both NADR and these other accounts.
Department of the Treasury
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL TRAINING
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $10,730,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 14,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 12,000,000
The Committee supports the Department of the Treasury's
International Affairs Technical Assistance program and provides
$12,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.
DEBT RESTRUCTURING
Appropriations, 2003....................................................
Budget estimate, 2004................................... $395,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 195,000,000
The Committee provides a total of $195,000,000 for debt
restructuring, of which $75,000,000 is for the Heavily Indebted
Poor Countries [HIPC] Trust Fund, $100,000,000 is to fund
bilateral debt reduction for the Democratic Republic of Congo
[DROC] under the HIPC initiative, and $20,000,000 is for the
Treasury Debt Restructuring account for debt reduction under
the Tropic Forest Conservation Act.
The Committee notes the progress toward the formation of a
new government in the DROC, and recognizes that significant
challenges remain in efforts to improve the lives of the
Congolese people. The Committee supports debt relief to the
DROC, but has adopted a measured approach. While $100,000,000
is provided for this purpose, the balance of funds in the
budget request is distributed to a number of accounts
(including Child Survival and Health Programs Fund and
Development Assistance) that will more immediately address
pressing needs in Africa. The Committee supports additional
debt relief for the DROC in future Foreign Operations
Appropriations acts.
TITLE III
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ASSISTANCE
Appropriations, 2003....................................................
Budget estimate, 2004................................... $1,300,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,000,000,000
The Committee provides $1,000,000,000 for Millennium
Challenge Assistance, which is $300,000,000 below the fiscal
year 2004 request.
The Committee fully supports the concept and intentions of
this new initiative, and has included language in the Act that
broadly authorizes the establishment of the program. However,
the Committee expects authorizing language for this program to
be considered and acted upon by Congress prior to enactment of
this Act.
TITLE IV
MILITARY ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $79,480,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 91,700,000
Committee recommendation................................ 91,700,000
The Committee continues its strong support for the
International Military Education and Training [IMET] program
and provides $91,700,000 for this account. This is $12,220,000
above the fiscal year 2003 allocation.
The Committee notes that Public Law 108-7 includes a
provision that requires the administration to submit a report
to Congress on progress toward improving the performance
evaluation procedures for the IMET program and implementing
section 548 of the Foreign Assistance Act. The Committee
commends the State Department's Bureau of Political Military
Affairs and the Defense Security and Cooperation Agency for
consulting on the scope and content of the report. While the
Committee believes that the number of people trained under IMET
is one important element in measuring the success of the
program, other factors--such as the effect that sustained IMET
assistance is having on professionalizing a foreign military,
ensuring respect for civilian authority and the rule of law,
and improving interoperability with United States forces--
should also be considered.
The Committee commends the administration for issuing new
guidance for the implementation of the Informational Program
[IP], and believes that, while this is a good first step, more
needs to be done to ensure that the IP is implemented in a
manner the maximizes the goals of the IMET program. The
Committee requests the Secretary of State to submit a report
not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act on the
status of the IP guidance and the impact this has had on making
the IP program more consistent with the goals of the IMET
program.
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING
GRANT PROGRAM LEVEL
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $4,045,532,000
Emergency supplemental.................................. 2,059,100,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 4,414,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,384,000,000
The Committee provides $4,384,000,000 in Foreign Military
Financing grant programs for fiscal year 2004, which is
$338,468,000 above the fiscal year 2003 enacted level.
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO SECURITY FORCES
The Committee commends the State Department, particularly
the Bureaus of Political-Military Affairs and Democracy, Human
Rights, and Labor, for issuing a new cable on implementation of
the ``Leahy Amendments'' (section 553 of Public Law 108-7 and
section 8080 of Public Law 107-248). The Committee notes that
this cable requires personnel posted at U.S. embassies to be
more proactive in investigating and reporting on allegations of
human rights violations by foreign security forces. This is
consistent with what the Committee has urged in the past. The
Committee requests the State Department to inform Congress if
additional resources are needed to effectively implement this
and other directives in the cable.
MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES
The Committee provides the administration's request of
$2,160,000,000, for Israel $1,300,000,000 for Egypt, and
$206,000,000 for Jordan.
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM
The Committee notes with the appreciation the support of
numerous nations in the liberation of Iraq, including Albania,
El Salvador, Macedonia, Mongolia, the Democratic Republic of
Timor-Leste, and Uganda. The Committee recommends increased FMF
support for these countries, specifically not less than
$6,500,000 for Albania and $12,000,000 for Macedonia.
THE PHILIPPINES
The Committee notes with appreciation the cooperation
between the United States and the Philippines to counter
terrorism, and recommends $20,000,000 in FMF for the
Philippines, which reflects a modest increase above the budget
request. The Committee also supports full funding of the budget
request for IMET assistance for the Philippines.
The Committee urges the administration to support a
Comprehensive Security Review of the Philippine military, which
will assist in determining how the United States can best
support modernization and reform. The Committee also supports
increasing the mobility of the Philippine military.
ROMANIA
The Committee appreciates the steps Romania has taken to
support common security interests, including in Iraq. As
Romania prepares to join NATO, the Committee encourages the
administration to provide additional assistance in order to
strengthen military, economic, and political ties to that
country.
TUNISIA
The Committee supports the administration's request of
$10,000,000 in FMF and $1,750,000 in IMET assistance for
Tunisia.
ORDNANCE DISPOSAL
The Committee is concerned that FMF funds were used to pay
costs related to the training of Panamanian personnel to disarm
and dispose of World War II munitions at a former United States
military testing facility on San Jose Island, Panama. The
Committee does not believe that FMF funds should be used for
the clearance of unexploded ordnance at such facilities, and
has included a provision to this effect.
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $114,252,000
Emergency supplemental.................................. 100,000,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 94,900,000
Committee recommendation................................ 84,900,000
The Committee provides $84,900,000 for Peacekeeping
Operations, which is $10,000,000 below the budget request. The
Committee is concerned about maintaining adequate funding for
peacekeeping operations in Africa, and recommends full funding
of the budget request for these programs.
TITLE V
MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
International Financial Institutions Summary
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $1,295,781,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 1,554,878,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,499,000,000
The Committee recommends the total amount of paid-in
capital funding shown above to provide for contributions to the
International Development Association, Multilateral Investment
Guarantee Agency, the Global Environment Facility [GEF], the
Inter-American Development Bank's Inter-American Investment
Corporation and Multilateral Investment Fund, the Asian
Development Fund, the African Development Bank and Fund, the
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the
International Fund for Agriculture Development.
Oversight.--The Committee is concerned with reports of the
misuse of funds and insufficient oversight at the multilateral
development banks, and has therefore included a provision which
requires the Secretary of the Treasury to ensure that these
institutions are implementing regular, independent, external
audits of their internal management controls and procedures for
meeting operational objectives, complying with Bank policies,
and preventing fraud, and making reports describing the scope
and findings of such audits available to the public on at least
an annual basis. In addition, to ensure transparency and
accountability, the Secretary is to ensure that, at least 45
days prior to consideration by the board of directors of the
institution, proposed loans, credits, or grant agreements have
been published and include the resources and conditionality
necessary to ensure that the borrower complies with applicable
laws. Finally, due to concerns about the treatment of and
retaliation against whistle blowers, the Secretary is to ensure
that these institutions are implementing effective procedures,
consistent with those in United States and international law,
for the receipt, retention, and treatment of complaints
regarding fraud, accounting, mismanagement, internal accounting
controls, or auditing matters and of the confidential,
anonymous submission by employees of concerns regarding fraud,
accounting, mismanagement, internal accounting controls, or
auditing matters.
World Bank.--While the Committee appreciates the myriad
programs administered by the World Bank, it notes that absent
the political will to hold foreign governments accountable for
their actions, investments in development and monitoring
activities are directly undermined. The Committee regrets the
failure of the World Bank to adequately support forestry
monitor Global Witness prior to its termination by the
Government of Cambodia.
The Committee reiterates its concerns with the World Bank's
efforts to reform internal grievance procedures, and will
continue to closely follow this matter.
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $146,852,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 184,997,000
Committee recommendation................................ 170,997,000
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $844,475,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 976,825,000
Committee recommendation................................ 976,825,000
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $1,620,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 4,002,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,124,000
Inter-American Development Bank
INTER-AMERICAN INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $18,233,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 30,898,000
Committee recommendation................................ 8,898,000
MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT FUND
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $24,431,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 32,614,000
Committee recommendation................................ 30,614,000
Asian Development Bank
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $97,250,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 151,921,000
Committee recommendation................................ 136,921,000
African Development Bank
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $5,071,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 5,105,000
Committee recommendation................................ 5,105,000
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $107,371,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 118,081,000
Committee recommendation................................ 118,081,000
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $35,572,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 35,431,000
Committee recommendation................................ 35,431,000
INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $14,906,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 15,004,000
Committee recommendation................................ 15,004,000
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $193,882,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 314,550,000
Committee recommendation................................ 314,550,000
The Committee provides $314,550,000 for the ``International
Organizations and Programs'' account. This amount is
$120,668,000 above the fiscal year 2003 level.
WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
Like last year, the Committee provides $6,000,000 for the
World Food Program [WFP] from International Disaster Assistance
funds managed by USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and
Humanitarian Assistance under section 634 of this Act.
The Committee commends the WFP's work to combat global
hunger. The Committee continues to be alarmed with famine in
sub-Saharan Africa, where a number of factors (including
drought, HIV/AIDS, conflict and failed government policies)
have placed more than 40,000,000 people at risk of starvation.
An additional 100,000,000 people are malnourished. While
additional emergency food aid is needed, the Committee believes
it must be complemented with strategies to address long-term
development needs in the region, such as health care, water,
education, and agricultural production.
UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND
The Committee supports efforts to reach the child survival
goals set by the World Summit for Children, the Millennium
Development Goals, and the 2002 U.N. Special Session on
Children. The United Nations Children's Fund [UNICEF] is an
essential partner of the United States in achieving these
goals. The Committee endorses the budget request of
$120,000,000 for UNICEF from this account, but notes that this
should not preclude USAID from providing additional funding for
specific UNICEF projects as may be appropriate.
UN-HABITAT
The Committee supports the efforts of the U.N. Center for
Human Settlements [UN-HABITAT] to improve the lives of slum
dwellers and ameliorate urban problems around the world, and
provides $1,000,000 for a contribution to UN-HABITAT.
TITLE VI
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 601. Obligations During Last Month of Availability.
Sec. 602. Private and Voluntary Organizations.
Sec. 603. Limitation on Residence Expenses.
Sec. 604. Limitation on Expenses.
Sec. 605. Limitation on Representational Allowances.
Sec. 606. Prohibition on Financing Nuclear Goods.
Sec. 607. Prohibition Against Direct Funding for Certain
Countries.
Sec. 608. Military Coups.
Sec. 609. Transfers.
Sec. 610. Deobligation/Reobligation Authority.
Sec. 611. Availability of Funds.
Sec. 612. Limitation on Assistance to Countries in Default.
Sec. 613. Commerce and Trade.
Sec. 614. Surplus Commodities.
Sec. 615. Notification Requirements.
Sec. 616. Limitation on Availability of Funds for
International Organizations and Programs.
Sec. 617. Independent States of the Former Soviet Union.
Sec. 618. Prohibition on Funding for Abortions and
Involuntary Sterilization.
Sec. 619. Export Financing Transfer Authorities.
Sec. 620. Special Notification Requirements.
Sec. 621. Definition of Program, Project, and Activity.
Sec. 622. Child Survival and Health Activities.
Sec. 623. Afghanistan.
Sec. 624. Notification on Excess Defense Equipment.
Sec. 625. Authorization Requirement.
Sec. 626. Democracy Programs.
Sec. 627. Prohibition on Bilateral Assistance to Terrorist
Countries.
Sec. 628. Debt-For-Development.
Sec. 629. Separate Accounts.
Sec. 630. Compensation for United States Executive
Directors to International Financial Institutions.
Sec. 631. Discrimination Against Minority Religious Faiths
in the Russian Federation.
Sec. 632. Authorities for the Peace Corps, Inter-American
Foundation and African Development Foundation.
Sec. 633. Impact on Jobs in the United States.
Sec. 634. Special Authorities.
Sec. 635. Arab League Boycott of Israel.
Sec. 636. Administration of Justice Activities.
Sec. 637. Eligibility for Assistance.
Sec. 638. Earmarks.
Sec. 639. Ceilings and Earmarks.
Sec. 640. Prohibition on Publicity or Propaganda.
Sec. 641. Prohibition of Payments to United Nations
Members.
Sec. 642. Nongovernmental Organizations--Documentation.
Sec. 643. Prohibition on Assistance to Foreign Governments
that Export Lethal Military Equipment to Countries Supporting
International Terrorism.
Sec. 644. Withholdings of Assistance for Parking Fines Owed
by Foreign Countries.
Sec. 645. Limitation on Assistance for the PLO for the West
Bank and Gaza.
Sec. 646. War Crimes Tribunal Drawdown.
Sec. 647. Landmines.
Sec. 648. Restrictions Concerning the Palestinian
Authority.
Sec. 649. Prohibition of Payment of Certain Expenses.
Sec. 650. Tibet.
Sec. 651. Haiti.
Sec. 652. Limitation on Assistance to the Palestinian
Authority.
Sec. 653. Limitation on Assistance to Security Forces.
Sec. 654. Environment Programs.
Sec. 655. Regional Programs for East Asia and the Pacific.
Sec. 656. Zimbabwe.
Sec. 657. Nigeria.
Sec. 658. Burma.
Sec. 659. Enterprise Fund Restrictions.
Sec. 660. Cambodia.
Sec. 661. Foreign Military Training Report.
Sec. 662. Enterprise Fund in the Middle East Region.
Sec. 663. Palestinian Statehood.
Sec. 664. Colombia.
Sec. 665. Illegal Armed Groups.
Sec. 666. Prohibition on Assistance to the Palestinian
Broadcasting Corporation.
Sec. 667. Iraq.
Sec. 668. West Bank and Gaza Program.
Sec. 669. Indonesia.
Sec. 670. Restrictions on Assistance to Governments
Destabilizing West Africa.
Sec. 671. Special Debt Relief for the Poorest.
Sec. 672. Authority to Engage in Debt Buybacks or Sales.
Sec. 673. Contributions to United Nations Population Fund.
Sec. 674. Central Asia.
Sec. 675. Commercial Leasing of Defense Articles.
Sec. 676. War Criminals.
Sec. 677. User Fees.
Sec. 678. Funding for Serbia.
Sec. 679. Multilateral Development Bank Accountability.
Sec. 680. Cooperation with Cuba on Counter-Narcotics
Matters.
Sec. 681. Community-Based Police Assistance.
Sec. 682. Overseas Private Investment Corporation and
Export-Import Bank Restrictions.
Sec. 683. American Churchwomen and Other Citizens in El
Salvador and Guatemala.
Sec. 684. Conflict Resolution.
Sec. 685. Nicaragua.
Sec. 686. Report on International Coffee Crisis.
Sec. 687. Venezuela.
Sec. 688. Disability Access.
Sec. 689. Thailand.
Sec. 690. Modification on Reporting Requirements.
Sec. 691. Assistance for Foreign Nongovernmental
Organizations.
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Rule XVI, paragraph 7 requires that every report on a
general appropriation bill filed by the Committee must identify
each recommended amendment, with particularity, which proposes
an item of appropriation which is not made to carry out the
provisions of an existing law, a treaty stipulation, or an act
or resolution previously passed by the Senate during that
session.
Items providing funding for fiscal year 2004 which lack
authorization are as follows:
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Amount
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Child Survival and Health Programs Fund............... $1,435,500,000
Development Assistance................................ 1,423,000,000
International Disaster Assistance..................... 235,500,000
Famine Fund........................................... 100,000,000
Transition Initiatives................................ 55,000,000
Development Credit Authority.......................... 8,000,000
USAID Operating Expenses.............................. 604,100,000
USAID Operating Expenses, Office of Inspector General. 35,000,000
USAID Capital Investment Fund......................... 100,000,000
Economic Support Fund................................. 2,415,000,000
Global AIDS Initiative................................ 700,000,000
Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltics......... 445,000,000
Assistance for the Independent States of the Former 596,000,000
Soviet Union.........................................
Inter-American Foundation............................. 16,334,000
African Development Foundation........................ 18,689,000
Peace Corps........................................... 310,000,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 284,500,000
Migration and Refugee Assistance...................... 760,197,000
Emergency Migration and Refugee Assistance............ 40,000,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related 385,200,000
Assistance...........................................
Treasury Technical Assistance......................... 12,000,000
Debt Restructuring.................................... 195,000,000
Millennium Challenge.................................. 1,000,000,000
International Military Education and Training......... 91,700,000
Foreign Military Financing Program.................... 4,384,000,000
Peacekeeping Operations............................... 84,900,000
International Organizations and Programs.............. 314,550,000
International Development Association................. 976,825,000
Asian Development Fund................................ 136,921,000
African Development Fund.............................. 118,081,000
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COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(C), RULE XXVI, OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on July 17, 2003,
the Committee ordered reported en bloc: S. 1427, an original
bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004; S. 1424, an original
bill making appropriations for Energy and Water Development for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004; and S. 1426, an
original bill making appropriations for Foreign Operations,
Export Financing, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2004; each subject to amendment and each
subject to the budget allocations, by a recorded vote of 29-0,
a quorum being present. The vote was as follows:
Yeas Nays
Chairman Stevens
Mr. Cochran
Mr. Specter
Mr. Domenici
Mr. Bond
Mr. McConnell
Mr. Burns
Mr. Shelby
Mr. Gregg
Mr. Bennett
Mr. Campbell
Mr. Craig
Mrs. Hutchison
Mr. DeWine
Mr. Brownback
Mr. Byrd
Mr. Inouye
Mr. Hollings
Mr. Leahy
Mr. Harkin
Ms. Mikulski
Mr. Reid
Mr. Kohl
Mrs. Murray
Mr. Dorgan
Mrs. Feinstein
Mr. Durbin
Mr. Johnson
Ms. Landrieu
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee report on
a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute or
part of any statute include ``(a) the text of the statute or
part thereof which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a
comparative print of that part of the bill or joint resolution
making the amendment and of the statute or part thereof
proposed to be amended, showing by stricken-through type and
italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical
devices the omissions and insertions which would be made by the
bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form recommended by
the committee.''
In compliance with this rule, the following changes in
existing law proposed to be made by the bill are shown as
follows: existing law to be omitted is enclosed in black
brackets, new matter is printed in italic, and existing law in
which no change is proposed is shown in roman.
With respect to this bill, it is the opinion of the
Committee that it is necessary to dispense with these
requirements in order to expedite the business of the Senate.
BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL
PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS
AMENDED
[In millions of dollars]
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Budget authority Outlays
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Committee Amount of Committee Amount of
allocation \1\ bill allocation \1\ bill
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Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee
allocations to its subcommittees of amounts in the
Budget Resolution for 2004: Subcommittee on Foreign
Operations:
Discretionary..................................... 18,093 18,093 20,303 \1\ 20,294
Mandatory......................................... 44 44 44 \1\ 44
Projection of outlays associated with the
recommendation:
2004.............................................. .............. ........... .............. \2\ 6,534
2005.............................................. .............. ........... .............. 6,311
2006.............................................. .............. ........... .............. 2,553
2007.............................................. .............. ........... .............. 1,411
2008 and future years............................. .............. ........... .............. 1,148
Financial assistance to State and local governments NA ........... NA ...........
for 2004............................................
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\1\ Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
\2\ Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
NA: Not applicable.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2004
[In thousands of dollars]
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Senate Committee recommendation
compared with (+ or -)
Item 2003 Budget estimate Committee -----------------------------------
appropriation recommendation 2003
appropriation Budget estimate
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TITLE I--EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES
Subsidy appropriation......................................... 509,566 ................ ................ -509,566 ................
Administrative expenses....................................... 67,856 75,395 74,395 +6,539 -1,000
Inspector General............................................. ................ 1,200 1,000 +1,000 -200
Negative subsidy.............................................. -13,000 -34,000 -34,000 -21,000 ................
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Total, Export-Import Bank of the United States.......... 564,422 42,595 41,395 -523,027 -1,200
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Noncredit account:
Administrative expenses................................... 39,626 42,385 41,385 +1,759 -1,000
Insurance fees and other offsetting collections........... -306,000 -272,000 -272,000 +34,000 ................
Subsidy appropriation......................................... 23,844 24,000 24,000 +156 ................
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Total, Overseas Private Investment Corporation.......... -242,530 -205,615 -206,615 +35,915 -1,000
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
Trade and development agency.................................. 46,706 60,000 50,000 +3,294 -10,000
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Total, title I, Export and investment assistance........ 368,598 -103,020 -115,220 -483,818 -12,200
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TITLE II--BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
United States Agency for International Development
Child survival and health programs fund....................... 1,824,563 1,495,000 1,435,500 -389,063 -59,500
UNICEF.................................................... (120,000) ................ ................ (-120,000) ................
(Transfer out)............................................ (-5,961) ................ (-6,000) (-39) (-6,000)
Emergency supplemental (Public Law 108-11)................ 90,000 ................ ................ -90,000 ................
Global AIDS initiative........................................ ................ 450,000 700,000 +700,000 +250,000
(Transfer out)............................................ ................ ................ (-20,000) (-20,000) (-20,000)
Development assistance........................................ 1,379,972 1,345,000 1,423,000 +43,028 +78,000
(Transfer out)............................................ ................ (-21,000) (-21,000) (-21,000) ................
International disaster assistance............................. 288,115 235,500 235,500 -52,615 ................
Emergency supplemental (Public Law 108-11)................ 143,800 ................ ................ -143,800 ................
Famine fund................................................... ................ 200,000 100,000 +100,000 -100,000
Transition Initiatives........................................ 49,675 55,000 55,000 +5,325 ................
Development Credit Program:
(By transfer)............................................. ................ (21,000) (21,000) (+21,000) ................
Administrative expenses................................... 7,542 8,000 8,000 +458 ................
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Subtotal, development assistance........................ 3,783,667 3,788,500 3,957,000 +173,333 +168,500
Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund. 45,200 43,859 43,859 -1,341 ................
Operating expenses of the U.S. Agency for International 568,282 604,100 604,100 +35,818 ................
Development..................................................
Emergency supplemental (Public Law 108-11)................ 24,500 ................ ................ -24,500 ................
(By transfer)............................................. (5,961) ................ (6,000) (+39) (+6,000)
Emergency supplemental (Public Law 108-11) (Transfer to (-3,500) ................ ................ (+3,500) ................
U.S. AID Office of Inspector General)....................
Capital Investment Fund....................................... 42,721 146,300 100,000 +57,279 -46,300
Operating expenses of the U.S. Agency for International 33,084 35,000 35,000 +1,916 ................
Development Office of Inspector General......................
Emergency supplemental (Public Law 108-11) (By transfer).. (3,500) ................ ................ (-3,500) ................
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Total, U.S. Agency for International Development........ 4,497,454 4,617,759 4,739,959 +242,505 +122,200
Other Bilateral Economic Assistance
Economic support fund:
Camp David countries...................................... 1,207,102 1,055,000 1,055,000 -152,102 ................
Other..................................................... 1,048,142 1,480,000 1,360,000 +311,858 -120,000
Economic support fund (Public Law 108-11)................. 2,422,000 ................ ................ -2,422,000 ................
Pakistan debt relief...................................... ................ ................ ................ ................ ................
Loan guarantees to Egypt: (Limitation on guaranteed loans) (2,000,000) ................ ................ (-2,000,000) ................
(Public Law 108-11)......................................
Loan guarantees to Turkey: (Limitation on guaranteed (8,500,000) ................ ................ (-8,500,000) ................
loans) (Public Law 108-11)...............................
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Subtotal, Economic support fund..................... 4,677,244 2,535,000 2,415,000 -2,262,244 -120,000
International Fund for Ireland................................ 24,837 ................ ................ -24,837 ................
Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States........... 521,587 435,000 445,000 -76,587 +10,000
Assistance for the Independent States of the former Soviet 755,060 576,000 596,000 -159,060 +20,000
Union........................................................
U.S. emergency fund for complex international crises.......... ................ 100,000 ................ ................ -100,000
Iraq relief and reconstruction fund (Public Law 108-11)....... 2,475,000 ................ ................ -2,475,000 ................
(Transfer authority) (Public Law 108-11).................. (200,000) ................ ................ (-200,000) ................
Loan guarantees to Israel: (Limitation on guaranteed loans) (9,000,000) ................ ................ (-9,000,000) ................
(Public Law 108-11)..........................................
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Total, Other Bilateral Economic Assistance.............. 8,453,728 3,646,000 3,456,000 -4,997,728 -190,000
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Inter-American Foundation
Appropriation................................................. 16,095 15,185 16,334 +239 +1,149
African Development Foundation
Appropriation................................................. 18,568 17,689 18,689 +121 +1,000
Peace Corps
Appropriation................................................. 295,069 359,000 310,000 +14,931 -49,000
(By transfer)............................................. ................ ................ (20,000) (+20,000) (+20,000)
Millenium Challenge Corporation
Appropriation................................................. ................ 1,300,000 1,000,000 +1,000,000 -300,000
Department of State
International narcotics control and law enforcement........... 195,720 284,550 284,550 +88,830 ................
(Transfer out)............................................ ................ ................ (-37,000) (-37,000) (-37,000)
Emergency supplemental (Public Law 108-11)................ 25,000 ................ ................ -25,000 ................
Andean Counterdrug Initiative................................. 695,450 731,000 660,000 -35,450 -71,000
Emergency supplemental (Public Law 108-11)................ 34,000 ................ ................ -34,000 ................
(By transfer)............................................. (92,396) ................ (54,000) (-38,396) (+54,000)
Emergency supplemental (Public Law 108-11) (By transfer).. (20,000) ................ ................ (-20,000) ................
Migration and refugee assistance.............................. 781,885 760,197 760,197 -21,688 ................
United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund. 25,831 40,000 40,000 +14,169 ................
Emergency supplemental (Public Law 108-11)................ 80,000 ................ ................ -80,000 ................
Nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related 304,408 385,200 385,200 +80,792 ................
programs.....................................................
(By transfer)......................................... ................ ................ (15,000) (+15,000) (+15,000)
Emergency supplemental (Public Law 108-11)................ 28,000 ................ ................ -28,000 ................
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Subtotal, Department of State........................... 2,170,294 2,200,947 2,129,947 -40,347 -71,000
Department of the Treasury
International Affairs Technical Assistance.................... 10,730 14,000 12,000 +1,270 -2,000
Debt restructuring............................................ ................ 395,000 195,000 +195,000 -200,000
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Subtotal, Department of the Treasury.................... 10,730 409,000 207,000 +196,270 -202,000
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Total, title II, Bilateral economic assistance.......... 15,461,938 12,565,580 11,877,929 -3,584,009 -687,651
Appropriations...................................... (10,139,638) (12,565,580) (11,877,929) (+1,738,291) (-687,651)
Emergency appropriations............................ (5,322,300) ................ ................ (-5,322,300) ................
(By transfer)........................................... (121,857) (21,000) (116,000) (-5,857) (+95,000)
(Transfer out).......................................... (-9,461) (-21,000) (-84,000) (-74,539) (-63,000)
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TITLE III--MILITARY ASSISTANCE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
International Military Education and Training................. 79,480 91,700 91,700 +12,220 ................
Foreign Military Financing Program:
Grants:
Camp David countries.................................. 3,377,900 3,460,000 3,460,000 +82,100 ................
Other................................................. 667,632 954,000 924,000 +256,368 -30,000
Emergency supplemental (Public Law 108-11)............ 2,059,100 ................ ................ -2,059,100 ................
(Transfer out).................................... ................ ................ (-32,000) (-32,000) (-32,000)
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Subtotal, grants................................ 6,104,632 4,414,000 4,384,000 -1,720,632 -30,000
(Limitation on administrative expenses)................... (38,000) (40,000) (40,000) (+2,000) ................
(Transfer out)............................................ (-92,396) ................ ................ (+92,396) ................
Emergency supplemental (Public Law 108-11) (Transfer out). (-20,000) ................ ................ (+20,000) ................
Associated outlays:
Israel................................................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................
Egypt................................................. ................ ................ ................ ................ ................
Other................................................. ................ ................ ................ ................ ................
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Total, Foreign Military Financing................... 6,104,632 4,414,000 4,384,000 -1,720,632 -30,000
Peacekeeping operations....................................... 114,252 94,900 84,900 -29,352 -10,000
Emergency supplemental (Public Law 108-11)................ 100,000 ................ ................ -100,000 ................
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Total, title III, Military assistance................... 6,398,364 4,600,600 4,560,600 -1,837,764 -40,000
Appropriations...................................... (4,239,264) (4,600,600) (4,560,600) (+321,336) (-40,000)
Emergency appropriations............................ (2,159,100) ................ ................ (-2,159,100) ................
(Transfer out)...................................... (-112,396) ................ (-32,000) (+80,396) (-32,000)
(Limitation on administrative expenses)................. (38,000) (40,000) (40,000) (+2,000) ................
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TITLE IV--MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
International Financial Institutions
World Bank Group
Contribution to the International Bank for Reconstruction and 146,852 184,997 170,997 +24,145 -14,000
Development: Global Environment Facility.....................
Contribution to the International Development Association..... 844,475 976,825 976,825 +132,350 ................
Contribution to Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency...... 1,620 4,002 1,124 -496 -2,878
(Limitation on callable capital subscriptions)............ (7,610) (16,340) (16,340) (+8,730) ................
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Total, World Bank Group................................. 992,947 1,165,824 1,148,946 +155,999 -16,878
Contribution to the Inter-American Development Bank:
Contribution to the Inter-American Investment Corporation. 18,233 30,898 8,898 -9,335 -22,000
Contribution to the Enterprise for the Americas 24,431 32,614 30,614 +6,183 -2,000
Multilateral Investment Fund.............................
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Total, Inter-American Development Bank.................. 42,664 63,512 39,512 -3,152 -24,000
Contribution to the Asian Development Bank: Contribution to 97,250 151,921 136,921 +39,671 -15,000
the Asian Development Fund...................................
Contribution to the African Development Bank:
Paid-in capital........................................... 5,071 5,105 5,105 +34 ................
(Limitation on callable capital subscriptions)............ (79,603) (79,610) (79,610) (+7) ................
Contribution to the African Development Fund.............. 107,371 118,081 118,081 +10,710 ................
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Total, African Development Bank......................... 112,442 123,186 123,186 +10,744 ................
Contribution to the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development:
Paid-in capital........................................... 35,572 35,431 35,431 -141 ................
(Limitation on callable capital subscriptions)............ (123,328) (122,085) (122,085) (-1,243) ................
Contribution to the International Fund for Agricultural 14,906 15,004 15,004 +98 ................
Development..................................................
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Total, International Financial Institutions............. 1,295,781 1,554,878 1,499,000 +203,219 -55,878
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International Organizations and Programs
Appropriation................................................. 193,882 314,550 314,550 +120,668 ................
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Total, title IV, Multilateral economic assistance....... 1,489,663 1,869,428 1,813,550 +323,887 -55,878
(Limitation on callable capital subscript).............. (210,541) (218,035) (218,035) (+7,494) ................
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Grand total:
New budget (obligational) authority................. 23,718,563 18,932,588 18,136,859 -5,581,704 -795,729
(By transfer)....................................... (121,857) (21,000) (116,000) (-5,857) (+95,000)
(Transfer out)...................................... (-121,857) (-21,000) (-116,000) (+5,857) (-95,000)
(Limitation on administrative expenses)............. (38,000) (40,000) (40,000) (+2,000) ................
(Limitation on callable capital subscript).......... (210,541) (218,035) (218,035) (+7,494) ................
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