[Senate Report 108-346]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Calendar No. 700
108th Congress Report
SENATE
2d Session 108-346
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FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS
APPROPRIATION BILL, 2005
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September 16, 2004.--Ordered to be printed
Filed under authority of the order of the Senate of January 7, 2003
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Mr. McConnell, from the Committee on Appropriations,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany S. 2812]
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,
2005, 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. 2812)
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing,
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2005, and for other purposes, reports favorably thereon and
recommends that the bill do pass.
Amounts in new budget authority
Fiscal year 2004 appropriations......................... $38,717,018,000
Fiscal year 2005 budget estimate........................ 21,360,830,000
Amount of bill as reported to Senate.................... 19,578,500,000
Bill as recommended to Senate compared to:
2004 appropriations................................. -19,138,518,000
Budget estimate..................................... -1,782,330,000
C O N T E N T S
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Page
Glossary of Terms................................................ 4
Summary of Total Budget Authority in the Bill.................... 6
Introduction..................................................... 6
Title I--Export and Investment Assistance:
Export-Import Bank of the United States...................... 7
Overseas Private Investment Corporation...................... 8
Trade and Development Agency................................. 8
Title II--Bilateral Economic Assistance:
Bilateral Assistance......................................... 9
Child Survival and Health Programs Fund...................... 9
Development Assistance....................................... 16
International Disaster and Famine Assistance................. 39
Transition Initiatives....................................... 39
Development Credit Authority................................. 39
Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund 39
Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for
International Development.................................. 40
Capital Investment Fund...................................... 40
Operating Expenses of the Office of the Inspector General.... 40
Other Bilateral Economic Assistance:
Economic Support Fund.................................... 40
Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States...... 44
Assistance for the Independent States of the Former
Soviet Union........................................... 46
Independent Agencies:
Inter-American Foundation................................ 49
African Development Foundation........................... 49
Peace Corps.............................................. 49
Millennium Challenge Corporation......................... 50
Department of State:
Global HIV/AIDS Initiative............................... 50
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...... 51
Andean Counterdrug Initiative............................ 52
Migration and Refugee Assistance......................... 54
Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund.......... 55
Nonproliferation, Antiterrorism, Demining, and Related
Programs............................................... 55
Conflict Response Fund................................... 57
Department of the Treasury:
International Affairs Technical Training................. 58
Debt Restructing......................................... 58
Title III--Military Assistance:
International Military Education and Training................ 59
Foreign Military Financing................................... 59
Peacekeeping Operations...................................... 60
Title IV--Multilateral Economic Assistance:
International Financial Institutions Summary................. 61
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development:
Global Environment Facility.............................. 62
International Development Association.................... 62
Inter-American Development Bank:
Multilateral Investment Fund............................. 62
Asian Development Bank: Asian Development Fund............... 62
African Development Bank: African Development Fund........... 63
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development:
International Fund for Agricultural Development.......... 63
International Organizations and Programs................. 63
Title V--General Provisions...................................... 65
Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of
the Sen-
ate............................................................ 68
Compliance With Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules
of the Senate.................................................. 68
Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of
the
Senate......................................................... 69
Budget Impact Statement.......................................... 70
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
ACI--Andean Counterdrug Initiative
ADB--Asian Development Bank
ADF--African Development Foundation
ASEAN--Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ASHA--American Schools and Hospitals Abroad
ATA--Anti-Terrorism Assistance
CASS--Cooperative Association of States for Scholarships
CCD--Consortium for Citizens and Disabilities
CITES--Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Species
CSHPF--Child Survival Health Programs Fund
CTBT--Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory
Commission
DA--Development Assistance
DRL--Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights
and Labor
DROC--Democratic Republic of the Congo
ERMA--Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund
ESF--Economic Support Fund
EU--European Union
FAO--Food and Agriculture Organization
FMF--Foreign Military Financing
FSA--Assistance for the Independent States of the Former
Soviet Union
GHI--Global HIV/AIDS Initiative
IAEA--International Atomic Energy Agency
IAF--Inter-American Foundation
ICAO--International Civil Aviation Organization
IDFA--International Disaster and Famine Assistance
IDP--Internally displaced person
IFAD--International Fund for Agricultural Development
IFI--International Financial Institution
IMET--International Military Education and Training
IMO--International Maritime Organization
INCLE--Department of State, Bureau of International
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
IO&P--International Organization and Programs
IPCC--International Panel on Climate Change
ITTO--International Tropical Timber Organization
IUCN--World Conservation Union
MCC--Millennium Challenge Corporation
MDB--Multilateral Development Bank
MEPI--Middle East Partnership Initiative
MRA--Migration and Refugee Assistance
NADR--Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining, and
Related Programs
NATO--North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NED--National Endowment for Democracy
NGO--Nongovernmental organization
NLD--National League for Democracy
OAS--Organization of American States
OPIC--Overseas Private Investment Corporation
OTI--Office of Transition Initiatives
PKO--Peacekeeping Operations
SEED--Assistance for Eastern European and Baltic States
SPDC--State Peace and Development Council (Burma)
TB--Tuberculosis
TDA--Trade and Development Agency
U.N.--United Nations
UNAIDS--Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS
UNDP--United Nations Development Program
UNEP--United Nations Environment Program
UNESCO--United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization
UNFCCC--United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change
UN-HABITAT--United Nations Center for Human Settlements
UNHCR--United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF--United Nations Children's Fund
UNIFEM--United Nations Development Fund for Women
USAID--United States Agency for International Development
WFP--World Food Program
WHO--World Health Organization
WID--Women in Development
WTO--World Trade Organization
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....................................... $5,925,000 -$5,075,000 -$11,000,000
Bilateral Economic Assistance........................... 14,406,494,000 12,981,520,000 -1,424,974,000
Military Assistance..................................... 5,151,230,000 4,971,230,000 -180,000,000
Multilateral Assistance................................. 1,797,181,000 1,408,825,000 -316,356,000
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INTRODUCTION
In fiscal year 2004, the Committee appropriated
$38,717,018,000 for foreign operations and related programs,
including supplemental appropriations. This year, the Committee
has provided $19,578,500,000, of which $19,386,000,000 is for
discretionary spending, $150,000,000 is for emergency spending,
and $42,500,000 is for mandatory spending.
TITLE I
EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE
Export-Import Bank of the United States
INSPECTOR GENERAL
Appropriations, 2004....................................................
Budget estimate, 2005................................... $1,140,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,140,000
SUBSIDY APPROPRIATION
Appropriations, 2004....................................................
Budget estimate, 2005................................... $125,700,000
Committee recommendation................................ 115,700,000
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $72,465,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 73,200,000
Committee recommendation................................ 73,200,000
The Committee directs the Export-Import Bank to report not
later than 90 days after enactment of this Act on the Bank's
involvement with the iPSTAR project in Thailand, and, in
particular, any prior knowledge the Bank had regarding
potential activities of that project in Burma. The report
should include an analysis of the financial benefits gained by
the SPDC from the project.
The Committee expects the Bank to consult with the
Committee prior to initiating any future activities directly
involving Thailand, or directly or indirectly involving Burma.
The Committee directs the Bank to submit a report not later
than 90 days after enactment of this Act, detailing, for
calendar year 2004, the following: (1) the countries where the
Bank provided financing related to the extraction of oil, gas,
timber, coal or other minerals; (2) whether such countries have
in place a functioning system for accounting for income and
expenses, the independent auditing of such accounts, and the
publication of such accounts and audits, in connection with the
extraction of these resources; (3) whether such countries have
formally joined the Extractive Industries Transparency
Initiative endorsed by the World Bank Group; and (4) the
efforts such countries are making on their own behalf and on
behalf of any state-owned enterprises concerned with the
extraction of these resources to comply with the requirements
of such Initiative, including the adoption of appropriate
legislation to require such compliance.
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
SUBSIDY APPROPRIATION
DIRECT LOANS
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $23,858,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 24,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 24,000,000
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $41,141,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 42,885,000
Committee recommendation................................ 42,885,000
Trade and Development Agency
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $49,705,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 50,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 49,000,000
The Committee again recommends that TDA increase support
for programs and activities that assist countries in improving
aviation security and safety, including developing training
materials to prepare countries for International Civil Aviation
Organization audits.
TITLE II
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $4,445,129,000
Emergency supplemental.................................. 166,600,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 3,971,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,190,000,000
The amounts listed in the above table for fiscal year 2004
appropriations, the fiscal year 2005 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 and famine assistance, transition
initiatives, and credit programs.
CHILD SURVIVAL AND HEALTH PROGRAMS FUND
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $1,824,174,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 1,420,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,550,000,000
The Committee provides $1,550,000,000 for the CSHPF of
which $345,000,000 is for child survival and maternal health.
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 disease surveillance and deliver basic health
services.
PROGRAM ISSUES
BLIND CHILDREN
The Committee is concerned that 1.5 million children are
blind, and 7 million suffer from low vision. The Committee
notes the work of Helen Keller International and other
organizations to assist these children. The Committee
recommends $1,700,000 for USAID's program for children's
blindness.
CHILD WELFARE
The Committee continues to recognize the work of the Asia
Injury Prevention Foundation's ``Helmets for Kids'' program and
recommends that USAID support the activities of this
organization.
The Committee supports the work of RUGMARK International to
improve the lives of former child laborers and carpet weavers,
and to increase market access for child labor free rugs. The
Committee recommends USAID consider and fund a joint proposal
of RUGMARK and Aid to Artisans for programs in South Asia.
DISPLACED CHILDREN AND ORPHANS FUND
The Committee supports programs to assist displaced
children and orphans. The Committee is aware of the Hogar
Divina Provindencia in Santa Tecla, El Salvador, which is home
and school to 140 orphaned and abandoned children. The
Committee is impressed with the services provided by the Hogar
Divina Provindencia and recommends not less than $150,000 to
support its activities.
FAMILY PLANNING/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
The Committee recommends a total of $450,000,000 for family
planning/reproductive health programs, of which $375,000,000 is
made available under the CSHPF.
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.
The Committee is aware that in many developing countries
there is still a large unmet need for family planning services,
including contraceptives. This is due, in part to ignorance,
misinformation about side effects, and fear, which can be
effectively countered with public service announcements and
other media programs, such as those of the Population Media
Center. The Committee urges USAID to expand its use of the
media to address the unmet need for family planning services.
To be effective, these programs must be culturally sensitive
and appropriately targeted. USAID should use surveys and other
objective criteria for measuring results to maximize cost
effectiveness.
HIV/AIDS
The Committee again commends the President for his
commitment to combat HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria, and provides a
total of $2,417,000,000 from all accounts in this Act for this
effort. This amount reflects an increase of $220,000,000 above
the budget request.
The breakdown follows: $600,000,000 for HIV/AIDS from the
CSHPF account; $175,000,000 for TB and malaria from the CSHPF
and other bilateral accounts; $1,450,000,000 from the GHI
account; $150,000,000 designated as emergency spending;
$29,065,000 from the FSA account; $2,106,000 from the SEED
account; $8,559,000 from the ESF account; $270,000 from the ACI
account; and $2,000,000 from the FMF account.
The Committee provides a total of $400,000,000 for a U.S.
contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and
Malaria. The Committee strongly encourages other donors,
particularly Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, Saudi
Arabia, Taiwan, and the People's Republic of China, to increase
their contributions to the Global Fund, and to fulfill their
pledges in order to maximize the contribution by the United
States.
As the Global Fund's anticipated needs in fiscal year 2005
reportedly total $3,600,000,000, the Committee expects the
Global HIV/AIDS Coordinator to consult on how best to secure
additional U.S. contributions to the Fund, to be expended in a
timely manner, in future appropriations Acts. The Committee
notes that in the fourth round of proposals, the Global Fund is
expected to increase spending on malaria programs by 20
percent.
The Committee directs the Global HIV/AIDS Coordinator and
USAID Administrator to communicate to all Federal departments
and agencies, including Untied States embassies and USAID
missions, that restrictions on the use of U.S. family planning
assistance do not apply to organizations administering HIV/AIDS
funds, as stipulated in the President's memorandum to the
Secretary of State of August 29, 2003, and that well-qualified
and experienced reproductive health organizations engaged in
HIV/AIDS-related service delivery are to be considered for HIV/
AIDS funding, even if the organization is otherwise ineligible
for or is not receiving U.S. family planning assistance.
The Committee recommends that USAID and the Office of the
Global HIV/AIDS Coordinator consider and fund the following
activities relating to combating HIV/AIDS:
Affordable Medicines for Africa.--The Committee supports
innovative programs to increase access to affordable drugs in
Africa and elsewhere, and encourages USAID and the Office of
the Global HIV/AIDS Coordinator to work with Affordable
Medicines for Africa on the establishment of a pilot project in
Africa.
Disabilities.--The Committee is aware that many people with
disabilities are at heightened risk of infection with HIV/AIDS,
and that often care and treatment is expensive and physically
inaccessible. The Committee urges the Global HIV/AIDS
Coordinator to take steps to ensure that appropriate HIV/AIDS
programs, including education and palliative care, address the
needs of people with disabilities.
HIV/AIDS, Maternal and Child Health, and Family Planning
Linkages.--The Committee notes the high percentage of sexually
transmitted HIV/AIDS cases and transmission of the virus
perinatally or during breast feeding. The Committee recommends
that the Global HIV/AIDS Coordinator promote greater linkages
and coordination between family planning and maternal health
programs and global HIV/AIDS activities.
The Committee recommends that additional funds be made
available from existing funds within this Act for USAID for the
procurement and distribution of condoms worldwide. To the
maximum extent feasible, taking into consideration cost, timely
availability, and best health practices, funds appropriated by
this Act that are made available for condom procurement should
be made available for the procurement of condoms manufactured
in the United States.
JurisAids.--The Committee recognizes the importance of
safeguarding the rights of individuals living with HIV/AIDS and
commends JurisAids for its legal clinic pilot project in San
Louis, Senegal. The Committee supports the development of
additional model legal clinics to protect the rights of people
living with HIV/AIDS in West Africa.
Lott Carey International [LCI].--The Committee supports the
efforts of LCI, an African-American faith-based organization,
to mitigate the devastation caused by HIV/AIDS in Africa and
the Caribbean, and is discouraged by the difficulties LCI has
encountered in securing funds from USAID.
Media Programs.--The Committee supports the work of
YouthAIDS, an initiative of nonprofit organization Population
Services International, which uses popular culture to mobilize
the corporate world to reach millions of young people around
the world with strategies for protecting themselves from HIV
infection.
The Committee supports other USAID-funded media programs to
combat HIV/AIDS in Africa and elsewhere, including those
conducted by the Population Media Center. The Committee also
supports media programs being implemented by Internews and
recommends expansion to India.
Mercy Ships.--The Committee encourages USAID and the Office
of the Global HIV/AIDS Coordinator to work with Mercy Ships on
the development of a medical hospital aboard a ship to provide
HIV/AIDS-related treatment and education to people from
countries with high HIV infection rates.
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, consistent with the approach specified on page 683
of the joint explanatory statement accompanying conference
report 108-401, to address this problem.
Orphans.--The Committee remains concerned with the care and
treatment of HIV/AIDS orphans, many of whom are infected with
the virus. The Committee requests the Global HIV/AIDS
Coordinator to consult with the Committee on the implementation
of Subtitle B of Public Law 108-25, specifically with respect
to creative and assertive approaches to assist HIV/AIDS
orphans, including protection of land titles and property
rights.
Pediatric HIV/AIDS Treatment.--As an estimated 2.5 million
children under the age of 15 years are infected with HIV/AIDS,
the Committee encourages high priority be given to addressing
pediatric treatment needs, including the development and
purchase of high-quality, low-cost pediatric formulations of
anti-retrovirals and other HIV/AIDS medicines, pediatric-
specific training for doctors and other appropriate personnel,
and the purchase of pediatric-appropriate diagnostic
technologies.
The Committee requests the Global HIV/AIDS Coordinator, in
consultation with the USAID Administrator, to submit a report
to the Committee not later than 180 days after enactment of
this Act describing the activities of all relevant government
agencies regarding the treatment of children with HIV/AIDS for
fiscal years 2003 and 2004, and proposed activities for 2005.
For each fiscal year, the report should include: a description
of the specific types of activities supported; the total number
of children in treatment programs; the total amount of money
devoted to pediatric treatment, including funding for the
purchase of anti-retroviral drugs, pediatric-specific training
of medical professionals and the purchase of pediatric-
appropriate technologies; and, a description of activities to
ensure that HIV/AIDS drugs, including fixed dose combinations,
are available in pediatric formulations, and that they include
appropriate dosing information for all pediatric
subpopulations. The Committee also requests the Global HIV/AIDS
Coordinator to consult with the Committee on proposed pediatric
treatment activities for fiscal year 2006.
Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission and Care and
Treatment [MTCT].--The Committee continues to support funding
to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS as an
integral element of prevention. The Committee urges the Global
HIV/AIDS Coordinator to support and expand both MTCT and care
and treatment programs.
The Committee notes that preventing the transmission of
HIV/AIDS from mother to child depends upon a multifaceted
approach, including, but not limited to: voluntary and
confidential counseling and testing services for pregnant
women; antiretroviral prophylaxis for HIV-infected pregnant
women and newborns; counseling and support for maternal
nutrition and safe infant feeding practices; and preventing
primary HIV infection in pregnant and lactating women and
offering counseling or referral for family planning to HIV-
infected women.
Safe Blood.--The Committee supports 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.
United Families International Stay Alive Program
[UFISAP].--The Committee reiterates its support for UFISAP's
programs which focus on HIV/AIDS-preventative behavior skills
in children, especially in Africa.
Voice for Humanity [VFH].--The Committee supports VFH's
programs that utilize state-of-the-art information technology
to provide HIV/AIDS education and information to illiterate and
semi-literate populations in Africa and elsewhere. The
Committee provides $25,000,000 under the GHI account for
education and informational projects that utilize state-of-the-
art information technology.
WHO, UNAIDS, IAVI, and Microbicides.--The Committee
recognizes WHO's role in working with governments to combat
HIV/AIDS, and expects the Global HIV/AIDS Coordinator to
continue to work closely with WHO to support efforts to build
the capacity in AIDS-affected countries to effectively utilize
resources from the Global Fund. The Committee recommends
$30,000,000 for WHO's HIV/AIDS activities in fiscal year 2005.
The Committee provides that not less than $28,000,000
should be made available for a U.S. contribution to UNAIDS, and
notes the important role of UNAIDS in coordinating efforts to
design national HIV/AIDS plans, expand access to HIV drugs, set
standards for vaccine trials, and collect reliable data on the
pandemic.
The Committee provides that not less than $28,000,000
should be made available for the International AIDS Vaccine
Initiative [IAVI].
The Committee provides that not less than $32,000,000
should be made available to USAID to support research on and
development of microbicides as a means of combating HIV/AIDS,
of which up to $2,000,000 should be made available to the
International Partnership for Microbicides.
Women Leaders Alliance Against AIDS.--The Committee
supports the HIV/AIDS programs and leadership training
activities of the International AIDS Trust that specifically
target women.
IMMUNIZATIONS
The Committee supports USAID's immunization programs. The
Committee provides $65,000,000 for The Vaccine Fund, which is
$5,000,000 above the fiscal year 2004 level.
IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS
Iodine deficiency disorder [IDD] is the leading preventable
cause of mental retardation in children. The Committee notes
that 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 $3,000,000 for the Kiwanis/
UNICEF IDD program, including $2,000,000 from the CSHPF and
$1,000,000 from the SEED and FSA accounts.
MATERNAL HEALTH
The Committee is aware that pregnancy-related deaths exceed
600,000 annually, most of which are preventable. The Committee
believes that more should be done to address this urgent need,
and recommends at least $85,000,000 for maternal health
activities and that additional funding be made available
specifically to reduce pregnancy-related deaths.
OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Malaria.--Malaria kills approximately 2.7 million people
each year, 75 percent of whom are African children under the
age of 5 years. The Committee recommends $90,000,000 for
USAID's anti-malaria programs, and expects USAID to increase
support for the development of a malaria vaccine. The Committee
supports the work of Medicines for Malaria Venture to develop
new anti-malaria drugs. The Committee also recommends that
USAID allocate approximately 10 percent of its funding for
malaria programs to vaccine research and development, including
$3,000,000 for the Malaria Vaccine Initiative.
Polio Eradication.--The Committee notes that despite great
progress by governments and Rotary International in eradicating
polio (including providing polio immunization to over 2 billion
children), public resistance to vaccination in some countries,
especially Nigeria, and difficulties in conducting vaccine
programs in conflict areas, threaten the success of this
campaign. The Committee notes that a resurgence of polio would
result in vastly greater costs to society than what is
currently needed to eradicate polio, and recommends $32,000,000
for this multilateral effort.
TB.--The Committee is aware that TB is the leading killer
of people living with HIV/AIDS, and recommends $85,000,000 for
this purpose from all bilateral accounts in this Act.
PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
The Committee commends the State Department for creating an
Advisory Committee on Persons with Disabilities.
The Committee is aware that, although USAID has had a
policy on disability for almost a decade, it has not been fully
implemented. Accordingly, the Committee provides that proposals
seeking funding from USAID shall specify, when relevant, how
the proposed program, project or activity will protect the
rights and address the needs of people with disabilities. The
Committee directs USAID, in consultation with relevant U.S.
Government agencies and NGOs, to submit a report not later than
90 days after enactment of this Act on specific recommendations
for promoting disability rights and disability access globally.
The Committee supports programs that address the needs of
people suffering from physical and mental disabilities. The
Committee provides $5,000,000 for the establishment of a Fund
for Inclusion, Leadership, and Human Rights of People with
Disabilities to be administered by DRL in consultation with
USAID. Not to exceed 20 percent of these funds may be made
available for a Disability Rights Fellowship Program at the
State Department and USAID, and sufficient funds are to be made
available to support an international conference on the needs
of people with disabilities.
The Committee requires the Secretary of State and USAID
Administrator to designate, within their respective agencies, a
``Disability Advisor'', who will ensure that the needs of
people with disabilities are included, where appropriate, in
United States policies and programs. The Committee directs the
USAID Administrator to seek to ensure that programs, projects
and activities administered by USAID comply fully with USAID's
``Policy Paper: Disability'' issued on September 12, 1997.
The Committee commends USAID's WID Office for its support
for Mobility International USA [MIUSA], which provides
information and training to assist foreign NGOs in including
people with disabilities, especially women and girls, in the
development process. The Committee recommends increased funding
for WID so it can continue its work to ensure that
international development programs and policies are inclusive
of women and children with disabilities. The Committee
recommends $500,000 for MIUSA in WID funds in fiscal year 2005.
The Committee is aware of the important role that the
United States International Council on Disability [USICD] plays
in advocating for the rights and needs of people with
disabilities in developing countries, and requests USAID to
explore ways to strengthen the capacity of USICD and other
disability organizations involved in this work that has too
often been neglected.
The Committee provides $10,000,000 under the ESF account
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 supports the efforts of the Center for Mind-
Body Medicine to expand the Healing Wounds of War and Terrorism
program into Israel, the West Bank and Gaza and recommends that
the State Department and USAID consider funding this project.
SURGICAL ASSISTANCE AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
The Committee supports the work of the Surgical Implant
Generation Network, which provides training and orthopedic
materials to surgeons in some 30 developing countries. The
Committee recommends USAID consider providing $1,000,000 to the
Network.
The Committee supports the use of enhanced medical
technology to improve the training of medical personnel in
developing countries and believes that the Haptic medical
simulation technology can help accomplish this objective.
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.
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $1,376,829,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 1,329,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,460,000,000
The DA 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, environment, and
energy, basic education, and micro-credit programs.
PROGRAM ISSUES
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
encourages a central role for these programs in USAID's future
economic development and disaster relief strategies. The
Committee also recognizes the important contributions that U.S.
universities have made with respect to international
agricultural development, particularly training programs. The
Committee provides $40,000,000 for plant biotechnology
programs.
The Committee continues to believe that dairy development
is an important component of U.S. foreign assistance programs
and recommends that USAID provide at least $21,770,000, which
is equivalent to the fiscal year 2004 funding level. The
Committee expects that at least $10,000,000 of this amount
should be for new projects and initiatives.
The Committee continues to support the efforts of USAID and
the Agriculture Department to improve the quality and
nutritional profile of food commodities used in food aid
programs. The Committee notes the work of the Food Aid Quality
Enhancement Project on this issue and recommends that USAID and
other appropriate agencies match private funds raised for this
project.
AMERICAN SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS ABROAD
The Committee continues to recognize the important
contributions made to U.S. foreign policy by institutions
funded by the ASHA program and provides that not less than
$22,000,000 should be made available to support these
institutions in fiscal year 2005. 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.
The Committee recognizes the importance of establishing and
maintaining relationships with hospitals in developing nations,
particularly in countries that have a high prevalence of HIV/
AIDS, where hospitals and health care systems are too often
unequipped or under-equipped to provide prevention, care, and
treatment to infected children and adults. The Committee urges
USAID to work with the Global HIV/AIDS Coordinator to solicit
and review applications for ASHA funding to increase the number
of hospitals and clinics participating in the prevention, care
and treatment of adults and children living with HIV/AIDS.
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 for permanent budget
support to ASHA recipients. The Committee encourages ASHA to
give priority to institutions which demonstrate a need and 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 consideration for
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; Schneider Children's Medical Center of
Israel; and the Feinberg Graduate School of the Weizmann
Institute of Science.
BIRDS OF PREY
Although best known for its efforts to recover the
Peregrine Falcon, The Peregrine Fund continues to build a
record of protecting 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.
CHILDREN'S BASIC EDUCATION
Educating children in developing countries is fundamental
to long term development. The Committee believes that USAID
should increase its support for these activities, and provides
$335,000,000 for children's basic education in fiscal year
2005. 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.
The Committee is aware of efforts to address the problem of
public school fees in poor countries, especially in Africa.
These fees are a significant impediment to the attendance of
poor children in school, especially girls, who are particularly
vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. The Committee believes that USAID
should work with UNICEF and others to develop a multilateral,
multi-year strategy and funding mechanism to support the
elimination of school fees in these countries and to strengthen
the capacity of schools to respond to the increased enrollment.
The Committee directs USAID to report not later than 180 days
after enactment of this Act on the development of such a
strategy, including the estimated costs associated with the
elimination of school fees. The Committee recommends at least
$15,000,000 to eliminate school fees in Africa in fiscal year
2005.
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH SUPPORT PROGRAMS
The Committee recommends $28,000,000 for USAID's
Collaborative Research Support Programs [CRSPS]. Last year, the
Statement of Managers accompanying the fiscal year 2004 foreign
operations appropriations bill recommended that $2,000,000 be
used to establish a CRSP that focused on water security. The
Committee requests to be updated on this initiative, and
underscores that grants under the CRSP are awarded on a
competitive basis.
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
The Committee supports microenterprise development programs
for the poor, especially women, and recommends that USAID
provide at least $195,000,000 (including local currencies
derived from U.S. assistance programs) 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 are to be used to
support the direct provision of services to poor
microentrepreneurs through these networks. The Committee
believes that 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
microcredit 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
directs 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 reiterates its strong support for the
International Executive Service Corps [IESC], and expects USAID
to provide sufficient funding for IESC activities around the
world.
The Committee recognizes the importance of U.S. credit
unions and cooperatives in promoting free market principles and
access to credit and other banking services in developing
countries. In particular, the Committee supports funding for
programs in Nicaragua, Sudan, and Afghanistan that may help
build civil society organizations, promote development, and
address conflicts. The Committee also encourages the Global
HIV/AIDS Coordinator to consider how existing rural and urban
cooperatives can assist in combatting HIV/AIDS.
The Committee supports funding for Students for Free
Enterprise [SIFE], an organization dedicated to teaching the
principles of free enterprise to students in developing
countries. The Committee expects up to $3,000,000 in MEPI funds
to be made available for SIFE programs in the Middle East.
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.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
The Committee supports the activities of the Counterpart
Communities program, which generates substantial humanitarian
and development assistance to poor communities in the Former
Soviet Union, Central Asia and the Middle East. The Committee
recommends that USAID and the State Department provide up to
$12,000,000 to expand Counterpart Communities programs in those
regions, and to Asia, Africa and Latin America.
COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION OF STATES FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
The Committee continues to support the work of the CASS
program and expects USAID to fully fund the current CASS
agreement. The Committee notes that the CASS program is
initiating new activities in Mexico in support of efforts to
strengthen U.S.-Mexican relations. Given that the program has a
long history in Haiti, the Committee urges USAID to utilize
CASS in responding rapidly to that country's crisis.
ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS
Biodiversity.--The Committee provides $175,500,000 in DA
for programs and activities which directly protect biologically
significant areas, including forests, in developing countries,
of which not less than $15,000,000 shall be made available to
support a regional strategy for biodiversity conservation in
the countries comprising the Amazon basin of South America,
including, through organizations such as the Amazon
Conservation Team, to improve the capacity of indigenous
communities and local law enforcement agencies to protect the
biodiversity of indigenous reserves. These funds are in
addition to the amount requested for biodiversity conservation
activities in the Amazon basin countries in fiscal year 2005.
The Committee commends the efforts of USAID's biodiversity
team to collaborate with the Office of Population and
Reproductive Health in support of integrated population-health-
environment programs and to commit financial resources to
address population-related threats to biodiversity.
The Committee reiterates its support for the Parks in Peril
program, a partnership with the Nature Conservancy to promote
biodiversity conservation in imperiled ecosystems in Latin
America and the Caribbean.
The Committee is concerned that the natural habitats of the
Irrawaddy Dolphin and Siamese Crocodile in Southeast Asia have
become increasingly threatened. The Committee directs USAID to
report to the Committee not later than 90 days after enactment
of this Act on strategies to help protect these rare species.
The Committee remains concerned with the destruction of
habitat of orangutans and again expects USAID to provide at
least $2,500,000 for continued support through NGOs, including
the Orangutan Foundation and others, for activities to protect
the orangutan from extinction. As in the past, the Committee
expects these funds to be used to support activities with local
communities bordering 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 funds. The Committee urges U.S. Embassy officials
in Indonesia to make the prevention of illegal logging, which
continues to be a widespread practice that is condoned and
encouraged by the Indonesian military, a priority for U.S.
policy.
Over the past year, the Committee has become increasingly
concerned with the fate of other great apes, including
gorillas, chimpanzees, and bonobos, in central Africa. The
Committee recognizes that these species will need protection
indefinitely and directs USAID, in coordination with the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service and other relevant Federal agencies,
to develop a coordinated strategy for supporting efforts to
protect great apes and their forest habitat.
The Committee notes that there are several initiatives
already under way, such as the Great Apes Conservation Fund,
the Congo Basin Forest Partnership, the Pan-African Sanctuary
Alliance, and the Great Ape Survival Project [GRASP].
Additional funds are urgently needed to support these efforts.
The Committee is aware that Gombe National Park in Tanzania,
the site of the world's oldest primate research station, is
facing continuing threats from poaching and deforestation. With
USAID support, the Jane Goodall Institute is promoting
reforestation and better living conditions in communities
bordering the park. These programs should be expanded,
including to improve basic health and combat HIV/AIDS. The
Committee also expects USAID to continue funding efforts to
protect the mountain gorilla through such organizations as the
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International and the International
Gorilla Conservation Program.
The Committee provides that not less than $17,500,000
should be made available for the Congo Basin Forest
Partnership, of which not less than $2,500,000 is for the Great
Apes Conservation Fund administered by the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, which has a proven track record in this area.
Energy.--The Committee provides not less than $180,000,000
to support policies and programs in developing countries that
promote energy efficiency, renewable energy, and clean energy
technologies, including $15,000,000 for USAID's Office of
Energy and Information Technology. The Committee believes that
USAID should substantially increase its support for solar
energy technology, small scale public-private hydro power
projects, and other small scale, renewable energy technologies
in areas of the world, such as rural Latin America, Africa, and
Pacific island nations, where other sources of energy are
either not available or prohibitively expensive.
The Committee expects USAID, the Export-Import Bank, OPIC,
and TDA, which are participating in the Clean Energy Technology
Exports Initiative, to continue to fully participate in and
contribute to this nine-agency effort.
The Committee also urges USAID to increase support for
rural electrification infrastructure that uses such energy
sources and provides reliable electric service as a key
component of a comprehensive economic development strategy.
FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
The Committee recognizes that faith-based organizations
offer USAID and the Global HIV/AIDS Coordinator significant
experience and access to local networks in Africa and the
Caribbean. The Committee is troubled by reports that USAID's
consideration of first-time proposals from these organizations
is cumbersome, time consuming, and not user-friendly.
The Committee directs the Global HIV/AIDS Coordinator, in
conjunction with USAID, to report no later than 90 days after
enactment of this Act on a comprehensive strategy to expand the
involvement of faith-based organizations in global HIV/AIDS
programs including recommendations for improving USAID's
consideration processes for first-time grantees.
The Committee supports the work of Alaska Interfaith
Council in the Russian Far East and Lott Carey International.
FERTILIZER DEVELOPMENT
The Committee reiterates its support of 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.
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
The Committee is aware of the high incidence of sexual and
gender-based violence in conflict regions in Africa, and
provides $5,000,000 for pilot programs in eastern DROC, Uganda,
Burundi, and Liberia to address these issues. The Committee
recommends these programs include: training for local law
enforcement officials to improve their capacity to prevent and
respond to sexual and gender-based violence; support for local
crisis centers; technical assistance to the judicial sector;
and legal assistance, medical care and other forms of support
to the victims of these crimes.
The Committee remains concerned with the practice of female
genital cutting and child marriage and directs USAID, in
consultation with the State Department, to submit a report not
later than 90 days after enactment of this Act describing
current efforts and strategies by the United States Government
to more effectively address these issues.
INTERNATIONAL COFFEE CRISIS
The Committee continues to support U.S. membership in the
International Coffee Organization [ICO], and understands that
while membership in the ICO will not solve the international
coffee crisis, the ICO can be an effective mechanism for
bringing together concerned parties to seek solutions to this
critical issue.
The Committee urges the State Department to move
expeditiously to resolve the outstanding issues concerning U.S.
membership, as this process has been ongoing for a considerable
amount of time. The Committee directs the Secretary of State to
report on the status of U.S. membership not later than 60 days
after the date of enactment of this Act.
The Committee again urges USAID to increase funding for
alternative development programs for Vietnamese coffee farmers.
PATRICK LEAHY WAR VICTIMS FUND
The Committee continues to 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 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 not less than $14,000,000
for this program in fiscal year 2005.
The Committee continues to encourage the Leahy War Victims
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 physical disabilities.
PROPERTY RIGHTS
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 not less than $2,000,000 for IRPF.
SPORTS PROGRAMS
The Committee supports programs to enhance child health and
development and to strengthen communities through sports
programs. The Committee notes, in particular, the work of Right
to Play and Special Olympics. The Committee directs USAID and
the State Department to provide up to $5,000,000 to Right to
Play.
The Committee directs USAID to submit a report not later
than 90 days after enactment of this Act, evaluating the
health, social and economic benefits resulting from these
programs.
TOXIC AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS DISPOSAL
The Committee supports an initiative by the World Bank and
the FAO to dispose of dangerous pesticides and other toxic
agricultural chemicals in African countries. These chemicals
pose serious risks to human health and the environment, and are
potential lethal weapons for terrorists. The Committee believes
that this initiative, to be sustainable, should include
assistance to strengthen the capacity of local governments to
collect accurate data about these risks and conduct effective
monitoring and evaluation, and notes the work of Stone
Environmental in Mali. The Committee urges USAID to work with
the World Bank in this effort.
TRADE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
The Committee supports programs targeted toward increasing
United States exports and believes that USAID should coordinate
its activities with other relevant United States Government
agencies. The Committee supports the work of the Idea Village
International to build trade capacity in the developing world.
UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS
The Committee provides $40,000,000 for international
development programs conducted by colleges and universities
from the CSHPF, DA, ESF, SEED, and FSA accounts through the
direction and authority of the Office of the Higher Education
Community Liaison in USAID's Bureau for Economic Growth,
Agriculture, and Trade. These funds are in addition to funding
otherwise made available for these purposes.
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
United States foreign policy goals. The Committee has reviewed
the concepts proposed for funding, and recommends that USAID
and/or the State Department (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, matching
contributions, 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 United States 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
State Department on funding the activity, including the funding
level; and (5) any other relevant information deemed important
by USAID or the State Department. The Committee also expects to
receive a second report on the status of these proposals no
later than July 1, 2005.
With the foregoing in mind, the Committee recommends the
following proposals for USAID and the State Department's active
consideration:
Alliant International University.--A collaborative project
with the United States International University-Kenya to
transfer technology skills to Kenyan businesses.
Austin Peay State University.--A proposal to enhance the
international programs and activities of the Institute on
Global Security Studies.
Barry University.--A program to establish academic and
training centers to advance economic, social, and other
opportunities for women in the developing world.
Central State University.--A proposal, in conjunction with
Wilberforce University and the National Association for Equal
Opportunity in Higher Education, to implement a range of
programs, including a virtual university consortium and an
Institute for Emerging Democracies.
Clemson University.--A proposal to enhance sustainable
environmental and agricultural programs and organic production
(particularly tropical medicinal plants) in Dominica.
Cleveland State University.--A proposal to enhance
municipal management and health care administration in Croatia
and other Central European nations.
College of William and Mary.--A proposal to enhance
dialogue and understanding of the Middle East through the
Middle Eastern Studies Program to Educate Global Leaders.
Columbia University.--A program to enhance international
environmental studies through the Earth Institute.
Dartmouth College.--A joint proposal with the American
International Health Alliance to continue a microsystem
methodology program in Kosovo.
DePaul University College of Law.--A proposal to strengthen
criminal justice systems and enhance the protection of human
rights in the Arab world.
DePaul University College of Law.--A proposal to provide
human rights training to junior and mid-level diplomats from
the Middle East, Persian Gulf, and North Africa.
DePaul University College of Law.--A proposal relating to
cultural heritage preservation in Afghanistan.
EARTH University.--A proposal to support EARTH University's
Center for Tropical Sustainability and Biodiversity to foster
sustainable agriculture, medicines, and preservation of natural
resources.
East Tennessee State University.--A proposal to expand the
global health programs of the International Center for Rural
Health, including among Kurdish refugees.
Eastern Kentucky University.--A proposal for programs in
Russia associated with an International Justice and Safety
Institute.
George Mason University.--A proposal to enhance programs at
the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict
Resolution.
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.--A
proposal for programs associated with a Center for Public
Health and Human Rights, including in Burma, Russia,
Tajikistan, China, and Thailand.
Kirkwood Community College.--A proposal to bring vocational
training to countries in Africa and Asia through a Visual
Learning Center.
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 commercial and civil law programs with several
Latin American countries.
Louisiana State University.--A proposal to provide training
to local government officials from Central and Eastern Europe
on measuring and assessing public opinion.
Montana State University.--A proposal to facilitate
international business exchange programs.
Montana State University.--A proposal to expand
international business programs and curricula.
Montana State University.--A proposal to enhance activities
associated with the International Telecommunications Training
Institute.
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.--A proposal,
in conjunction with Thomas Edison State College and the SaS
Institute, to establish a pilot management training program for
the training of local leaders in the Middle East and South
Asia.
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.--A proposal,
in conjunction with the Mongolian Technology Institute, to
provide technology education, management, and training in
Mongolia.
South Dakota State University.--A proposal, in conjunction
with the University of Arizona, to enhance research, exchanges
and education with Russian, Chinese, and Central Asian
governments and NGOs on agricultural development.
Southern Methodist University.--A proposal for legal
training for foreign government officials and NGO
representatives.
Suffolk University.--A proposal to establish a Business,
Science, and Technology Center to enhance research in Senegal.
Temple University.--A proposal to expand judicial training
programs in the People's Republic of China.
Texas A&M University.--A proposal to expand aflatoxin
research, particularly with respect to its effects on animal
and human health worldwide.
Tulane University.--A collaborative partnership with Xavier
University and the West African Health Organization to prevent
and treat HIV/AIDS in the security forces of Economic Community
of West African States member countries.
University of Alaska.--A program with Alaska Pacific
University and the North Slope Borough and 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 Arizona.--A proposal to support the
activities of the International Arid Lands Consortium.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.--A
collaborative project with the American International Health
Alliance to improve health care delivery in Russia, Latvia, and
Moldova.
University of Georgia.--A proposal by the Carl Vinson
Institute of Government to create a Center for Rural Economic
Development in Croatia.
University of Georgia.--A proposal to reduce threats posed
by weapons of mass destruction at the Center for International
Trade and Security.
University of Hawaii School of Law.--A proposal to create a
Remedy, Reconciliation, and Reconstruction Center.
University of Hawaii School of Law.--A proposal to create a
Pacific Asian Judicial Training Institute.
University of Hawaii School of Law.--A proposal to create a
Center for Indigenous Rights.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.--A proposal to
support planning activities associated with the creation of a
Trans-Atlantic Commission on Ethnicity, Race, Immigration, and
Citizenship.
University of Kansas.--A collaborative effort with the
Government of Azerbaijan and Azeri educational institutions to
provide business and financial training.
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 Kentucky.--A proposal, in conjunction with
three Indonesian universities, to further economic development
opportunities in Indonesia.
University of Louisville.--A project relating to drinking
water systems management and maintenance in the Republic of
Georgia.
University of Louisville.--A collaborative project with
several universities to assist Caribbean countries in the
identification and development of nutraceuticals from native
plant materials.
University of Louisville.--A program to work with
impoverished communities in South Africa.
University of Louisville.--A proposal to establish a Center
for Democracy, Human Rights and Security.
University of Massachusetts, Boston.--A proposal concerning
the William Joiner Fellowships in War and Social Consequences.
University of Miami.--A proposal for the Cuba Transition
Project to conduct research to prepare for and support Cuba's
transition to democracy.
University of Minnesota.--A proposal to expand the
international Public Achievement program at the Hubert H.
Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs.
University of Missouri.--A proposal regarding comparative
genomics of grain legumes in Vietnam.
University of Montana.--A proposal for a demonstration rule
of law and legal training project in Kyrgyzstan.
University of Nebraska, Omaha.--A proposal to support the
Community-Based, Vocational-Education Project through the
Center for Afghanistan Studies.
University of Nevada.--A proposal to expand the activities
of the Center for International Water Security to help
alleviate the world's water supply problems.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas.--A proposal, in
conjunction with the North American Network of Cities of
Asylum, to help protect international dissident writers.
University of Northern Iowa.-- A proposal to develop an
Alliance for International Business Development and Education
to enhance global business expertise with respect to China.
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 Washington.--A proposal to enhance
understanding with the Middle East region through the Middle
East Information Portal.
Utah State University.--An ongoing project to assemble a
multinational water management organization in the Middle East.
Utah State University.--A proposal to develop and implement
advanced hydrological data collection and analysis techniques
in arid regions throughout the world.
Vermont Law School.--A proposal to strengthen China's legal
system and governance, 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.
Virginia Commonwealth University.--A proposal, in
collaboration with South African universities, for HIV/AIDS
programs.
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 practices and karst water resources in China.
VICTIMS OF TORTURE
The Committee includes a new general provision to address
the acute need for assistance for victims of torture, rape, and
other cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment. The Committee
notes that torture is practiced in over 60 countries and
victims often suffer permanent physical and psychological
disabilities. The Committee provides $15,000,000 for these
programs from the DA and ESF accounts, including for centers
for victims of torture that provide services consistent with
the goals of the Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of
1999.
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 basic needs. With a small amount of funding and
equipment, a local well can be drilled. The Committee provides
$100,000,000 for these efforts, and directs 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 reiterates its support for 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, and
provides $2,000,000 for WMI to develop clean water treatment
projects in developing countries.
WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT
The Committee recommends $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2005
for USAID's WID Office and expects the USAID Administrator to
strengthen the WID Office. The Office continues to integrate
gender perspectives into USAID's programs and policies, and
provide 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 2005.
The Committee supports funding for Girls International
Forum, an organization that encourages the involvement of girls
in international efforts to improve the lives of girls and
women. The Committee also notes the work of the Women's
Environment and Development Organization.
COUNTRY ISSUES
AFGHANISTAN
The Committee endorses the budget request of $929,250,000
for assistance for Afghanistan and provides that not less than
$504,450,000 shall be made available for humanitarian and
reconstruction assistance.
The Committee highlights the importance of counternarcotics
efforts in Afghanistan, and encourages international donors,
especially from Europe where most Afghan heroin is sold, to
provide sufficient funding and border control resources to
address this serious threat. In addition, the Committee
recommends that Afghan President Hamid Karzai swiftly crack
down on government officials and others involved in the illegal
drug trade. The Committee provides $1,500,000 under the INCLE
account for the International Foundation of Hope's
Horticultural Development Program in Nangarhar Province.
The Committee supports the establishment of a professional
and disciplined Afghan National Army [ANA]. The Committee
provides that funds available for assistance for the ANA should
be made available if members of the Army have been vetted for
any involvement in terrorism, human rights violations, drug
trafficking, and other serious criminal activity. The Committee
believes that information should be sought from a wide range of
sources including human rights organizations.
The Committee provides $50,000,000 to support programs to
directly address the needs of Afghan women and girls. The
Committee believes that a central goal of United States
assistance for Afghanistan should be to strengthen and support
Afghan women's organizations (many of them small and located
outside of major urban areas) that have established themselves
as effective advocates for women's rights and as trusted
providers of assistance. Not less than $15,000,000 of these
funds are to be made available through small grants to Afghan
women's NGOs.
In addition to these programs, USAID should make a
concerted effort to ensure that gender issues are fully
addressed in all sector programs, especially health, education,
political participation, and women's economic empowerment. The
Committee requests USAID to consult with the Committee on an
effective mechanism for the expeditious disbursement of funds
to a wide range of Afghan NGOs. As in past years, the Committee
requests that USAID systematically track all direct grants and
sub-grants to local NGOs and make this information available to
the Committees and other interested parties.
The Committee also provides $2,000,000 for reforestation
activities, $2,000,000 for the Afghan Independent Human Rights
Commission and other Afghan human rights organizations, and
$2,000,000 for assistance for Afghan communities and families
that have suffered losses as a result of military operations.
BURMA
The Committee condemns and deplores the continued assault
on democracy in Burma and provides $15,000,000 for a range of
activities to support the struggle for freedom in that country.
The Committee directs that funds for cross-border humanitarian
activities in Thailand will not be provided to any U.N. agency
or any organization or group affiliated with the SPDC.
The Committee calls upon the United Nations, EU and
regional neighbors to increase pressure on the SPDC to enter
into a meaningful reconciliation process with the NLD and
ethnic minorities. The Committee notes the NLD specifically
requested U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to ``take this
matter to the Security Council'', and strongly endorses such
action.
The Committee believes that under current circumstances,
Burma's anticipated chairmanship of ASEAN in 2006 would
undermine the legitimacy of that Association and would be a
contradiction of the ASEAN Declaration to secure ``the
blessings of peace, freedom and prosperity'' for Southeast
Asian peoples.
The Committee includes a new provision that prohibits
assistance in this Act to the central government of any country
that is a major provider of weapons or other defense-related
equipment to the SPDC, as determined by the Secretary of State,
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense.
CAMBODIA
With few exceptions, the Committee again restricts
assistance to the central Government of Cambodia and remains
deeply concerned that corruption and the absence of the rule of
law undermines the pace and direction of development
activities. The Committee regrets that international donors,
particularly the World Bank, have failed to ensure the
financial integrity of programs and activities.
The Committee again prohibits funding to any Khmer Rouge
tribunal established by the Government of Cambodia, and directs
the State Department to report within 90 days of enactment of
this Act on the activities, if any, of the People's Republic of
China to delay or derail such a tribunal.
The Committee supports the Documentation Center of
Cambodia, and expects not less than $500,000 to be made
available under the ESF account for its programs and
activities. The Committee provides authority for the
establishment of an endowment for the Center.
The Committee also provides authority for an endowment for
an American nongovernmental organization to support
rehabilitation programs in Cambodia for persons with physical
disabilities.
The Committee again expects ESF to be provided to support
Global Witness' activities to protect Cambodia's forests.
CHINA
The Committee provides $35,000,000 under the ESF account
for activities to support democracy, human rights, and the rule
of law in the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong. Of
these funds, $15,000,000 is made available for DRL, $10,000,000
is for the NED, and $10,000,000 is for American educational
institutions for programs and activities relating to the
environment, democracy and the rule of law in the People's
Republic of China, including the Vermont Law School and the
University of Louisville.
The Committee again provides authority to conduct programs
in Taiwan, on a cost matching basis, that further political and
legal reforms.
The Committee supports the aspirations of the people of
Hong Kong for self determination and free and fair elections,
and deplores and condemns reports of threats and intimidation
against Hong Kong journalists and politicians. The Committee
supports programs that safeguard political and economic
freedoms in Hong Kong.
CYPRUS
The Committee provides $13,500,000 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 notes with disappointment the lack of
consultation prior to the State Department's pledging of funds
at the Cyprus donor conference earlier this year. The Committee
directs that it be consulted prior to the announcement of
pledges at international donor conferences.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
The Committee remains concerned with ongoing insecurity,
political instability, and human rights abuses in DROC,
including gender-based violence against women. The Committee
deplores and condemns the rape, assault, and torture of women
in DROC.
The Committee supports an assistance strategy for DROC that
includes: increased security and governance through the
establishment of professional military and police forces;
greater accountability through the development of an
independent judiciary; initiation of reconciliation programs,
especially in eastern DROC; and medical and psychological care
to the victims of atrocities in DROC, particularly rape.
The Committee commends the work of O Kapi Radio to provide
news and information to the people of DROC where communications
and transportation is severely limited. The Committee expects
USAID and the State Department to provide $300,000 to help
repair a shortwave antenna in order to improve O Kapi Radio's
broadcast range in that country.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF TIMOR-LESTE
The Committee provides $22,000,000 in ESF assistance for
East Timor, which is $8,500,000 above the budget request. The
Committee continues to follow with interest negotiations
between East Timor and Australia over petroleum reserves, and
again encourages all parties to negotiate in good faith in
accordance with international legal principles.
ETHIOPIA
The Committee notes with concern reports of ethnic violence
in southwestern Ethiopia, in particular allegations of
atrocities committed by the Ethiopian military against Anuak
civilians. While the Committee recognizes and appreciates the
efforts of the Government of Ethiopia to combat international
terrorism, these reported cases of human rights violations must
be credibly investigated and prosecuted. In addition to
facilitating the return of refugees and IDPs, the Government of
Ethiopia should allow international human rights and
humanitarian organizations access to this area, and work to
restore property rights and economic opportunities to those
returning to the region. Failure to do so will result in a
reevaluation of military assistance to Ethiopia.
The Committee directs the State Department to report within
180 days after the enactment of this Act on the extent of human
rights abuses committed in southwestern Ethiopia, efforts by
the Government of Ethiopia to investigate and bring to justice
the perpetrators of these abuses and measures taken by the
State Department and other relevant U.S. Government agencies to
provide humanitarian assistance to the region and to vet
assistance to the Ethiopian military, consistent with the Leahy
Law. The report shall also include an assessment concerning the
credibility of the efforts of the Government of Ethiopia on
this issue.
HAITI
The Committee endorses the budget request for Haiti from
the FMF, IMET, and Peace Corps accounts, and provides
$10,000,000 in INCLE funds, $20,000,000 in CSHPF, $25,000,000
in DA, and $25,000,000 in ESF. The total amount of funds
available for Haiti in this Act is $82,524,000.
The Committee notes the recent donors conference which
resulted in substantial pledges for assistance for Haiti, and
expects the State Department to identify specific, achievable
benchmarks for the disbursements of assistance, particularly
with respect to economic, political and judicial reforms.
The Committee directs the Secretary of State to submit a
report within 90 days after enactment of this Act on a
multiyear assistance strategy for Haiti. The Committee remains
concerned with the deteriorating security situation in Haiti
caused by former military and police personnel and other armed
groups, and recommends that the U.N. Stabilization Mission in
Haiti take more assertive steps to counter the illegal
activities of these groups. The Committee believes that
priority for U.S. assistance funds should be given to restoring
security, rebuilding a professional police force, strengthening
the rule of law, combating HIV/AIDS and other health crises,
combating poverty, preparing for elections, and protecting
Haiti's environment. The Committee provides $2,000,000 for the
Hillside Agriculture Production program.
The Committee recognizes that public health begins at the
community level, and provides $2,000,000 to Zanmi Lasante for
public health programs (including HIV/AIDS, TB, and child
survival) in additional sites in the Central Plateau, Hinche,
and Thomassique. The Committee expects USAID to consider a
proposal by Konbit Sante in a fair and timely manner.
The Committee's longstanding concerns with deforestation in
Haiti were reinforced with the May 2004 floods and mudslides
which caused widespread death and destruction. The Committee
requires the USAID Administrator to consult with Haitian
officials and local NGOs and communities, and appropriate
international organizations to devise a reforestation strategy
for areas in Haiti that are vulnerable to erosion which pose
significant danger to human health and safety. The USAID
Administrator is to submit a report on such a strategy,
including funding requirements.
INDONESIA
The Committee endorses the budget request for Indonesia but
believes that significant additional resources are required to
further political, economic, and social reforms and mitigate
the ability of Islamic extremists to recruit terrorists and
operate throughout the country.
The Committee notes that, while imperfect, recent elections
in Indonesia underscore the compatibility of Islam and
democracy and encourages USAID and the State Department to
utilize this experience, where appropriate, in programs and
activities in the Middle East and South Asia.
The Committee provides $3,000,000 to Internews to continue
media programs in Indonesia and cautions USAID against
prematurely terminating free and independent media activities
in that country. The Committee deplores the Government of
Indonesia's decision to expel representatives from the
International Crisis Group from Jakarta and is concerned that
other international NGOs working to strengthen democracy, human
rights, and the rule of law may be similarly targeted by the
Indonesian Government.
The Committee again restricts FMF assistance and exports of
lethal defense articles to Indonesia, and provides IMET
assistance if the Secretary of State determines that the
Indonesian Government and Armed Forces are cooperating with the
Federal Bureau of Investigation's investigation into the August
31, 2002 murders of American and Indonesian citizens in Timika.
The Committee does not support the use of ESF for police
training and related activities in Indonesia, and directs the
State Department to use INCLE funds for such purposes.
The Committee shares the State Department's dismay and
disappointment with the acquittal of Indonesian military
officers in connection with the 1999 atrocities in East Timor
and the performance and record of the ad hoc tribunal.
The Committee is alarmed by reports that the Indonesian
military is preventing IDPs in Aceh from receiving assistance
from humanitarian relief organizations. The Committee expects
the State Department to use its influence with the Government
of Indonesia to ensure that international relief, media and
human rights organizations have unimpeded access to this area,
and urges the Government of Indonesia to use maximum restraint
in military operations in Aceh to safeguard the lives of
innocent civilians.
IRAN
The Committee supports the efforts of those in Iran seeking
political and economic freedom and provides not less than
$3,000,000 for programs and activities that advance democracy
and human rights in that country.
The Committee remains concerned with reports of Iranian
interference in the reconstruction of Iraq and with efforts by
Iran to develop nuclear capabilities.
KENYA
The Committee notes that the end of the Moi era in Kenya
was widely expected to lead to significant political and
economic progress, including an end to rampant corruption.
However, while some progress has been made, the Committee is
deeply concerned with continuing reports of corruption which
undermines Kenya's development. Accordingly, the Committee
provides $10,000,000 in ESF for Kenya, an increase of
$2,000,000 above the budget request. These additional funds are
to be used to support programs to improve governance and combat
corruption.
The Committee supports the work of the Greenbelt Movement,
an indigenous NGO that focuses on environmental conservation
and economic development. The Committee recommends not less
than $250,000 for the Greenbelt Movement to support
reforestation in Kenya's mountainous areas, which are a key
source of water for irrigation and drinking.
LAOS
The Committee notes the success of USAID's health care
programs in Laos, which are conducted through NGOs, and expects
a total of $2,000,000 to be provided for assistance for Laos
from the CSHPF and DA accounts. The Committee again notes the
abysmal human rights record of the Government of Laos.
LEBANON
The Committee provides $35,000,000 for assistance for
Lebanon, of which not less than $4,000,000 should be made
available to American educational institutions for scholarships
and direct support.
The Committee is deeply disappointed that past efforts to
secure the return of American children abducted to Lebanon and
Syria 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 and the Lebanese and Syrian governments.
LIBERIA
The Committee commends the State Department and USAID for
their work in support of reconstruction and reconciliation in
Liberia and recognizes that numerous development challenges
remain throughout that country. The Committee endorses the
budget request for ESF, INL, and CSHPF for Liberia but believes
that additional DA resources are necessary to address drug
addiction among former combatants, rebuild infrastructure, and
support an independent monitor of Liberia's timber resources.
The Committee, therefore, provides an additional $8,000,000 in
DA to respond to these critical needs, and an additional
$30,000,000 in FMF assistance to continue to rebuild the
Liberian armed forces. The Committee expects funds for these
purposes to be included in the fiscal year 2006 budget request.
The Committee is pleased that the Special Court for Sierra
Leone [SCSL] has commenced trials of persons charged with
committing atrocities during Sierra Leone's civil war and
commends the recent decision of the SCSL to reject the head of
state immunity motion filed by Charles Taylor. The Committee
believes that Taylor should answer the charges brought against
him by the SCSL and encourages the State Department to work
with the Governments of Liberia and Sierra Leone to secure the
transfer of Taylor to the SCSL from Nigeria. The Committee is
disappointed that fewer than half of the members of the
Liberian Assembly voted on a resolution urging the Government
of Nigeria to transfer Taylor to the SCSL. The Committee urges
the Government of Liberia to reconsider this resolution in a
timely manner and with the full Liberian Assembly's
participation.
MONGOLIA
The Committee endorses the budget request for Mongolia, and
appreciates that country's contributions to reconstruction
efforts in Iraq. The Committee continues to support political,
economic and legal reforms in Mongolia.
NEPAL
The Committee remains concerned with the Maoist insurgency
in Nepal, including the recent upsurge in Maoist violence
across the country, and reports of human rights abuses
committed by the rebels and Nepalese government security
forces. The Committee recommends not less than $100,000 be
provided for the Nepalese Human Rights Commission to strengthen
its capacity to investigate human rights violations, and
requests the State Department to consult with the Committee on
the application of the Leahy Law in Nepal, progress in
investigating and punishing human rights abuses, and
preparations for free and fair elections in that country.
NICARAGUA AND GUATEMALA
The Committee commends the efforts of the Governments of
Nicaragua and Guatemala to combat corruption. Strict new laws
are being written and former high ranking officials are being
charged and prosecuted, which are important steps toward ending
the long legacy of impunity in those countries. Efforts are
also being undertaken to reform state institutions, through
modernization of the legal process and the use of new
information technologies, to increase accountability and
transparency of government actions. However, difficult
obstacles remain. To support these efforts the Committee
provides additional funding above the budget request for both
countries.
The Committee recommends not less than $250,000 for the
Procuraduria de la Republica in Nicaragua to strengthen its
capacity to conduct anti-corruption activities.
The Committee recommends not less than $250,000 for the
Fiscalia de Anti-corruption in Guatemala to strengthen its
capacity to conduct anti-corruption activities.
The Committee recognizes the important work of the Fabretto
Children's Foundation in Nicaragua, which provides
opportunities for children in Nicaragua to escape poverty. The
Committee recommends that not less than $1,500,000 should be
made available for the Foundation.
The Committee urges USAID to provide up to $250,000 to the
Center for International Rehabilitation to design and field-
test a model for early screening and intervention for children
with developmental disabilities in Nicaragua that can be
replicated in other developing nations.
The Committee encourages USAID to support the Polus Center
Mobility and Social Access project in Leon, Nicaragua to assist
individuals who have lost limbs due to acts of war, landmines
or disease.
NORTH KOREA
The Committee provides that funding under the MRA account
should be made available to international organizations for
assistance for refugees from North Korea.
PAKISTAN
The Committee endorses the request of $700,050,000 for
assistance for Pakistan, of which $300,000,000 is provided
through the ESF account and $300,000,000 through the FMF
account. Debt relief authority is provided for Pakistan for up
to $200,000,000 from ESF funds.
While the Committee appreciates Pakistan's significant
contributions to the ongoing global war against international
terrorism, it remains concerned with the slow pace of
democratic development of that country.
The Committee provides that not less than $10,000,000
should be made available to support programs conducted by
indigenous organizations that seek to further education,
health, employment and other opportunities for the people of
Pakistan. Of this amount, up to $4,000,000 should be made
available to the Pakistan Human Development Fund and $1,000,000
for the Amanut Society. The Committee encourages USAID to
continue to work with these groups to ensure the maximum
effectiveness of programs.
RWANDA
The Committee continues to support assistance for Rwanda to
reduce poverty, combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other infectious
diseases, promote reconciliation and democracy, punish those
responsible for genocide, and conserve wildlife habitat. The
Committee is concerned that Interahamwe forces who were
involved in the 1994 genocide continue to threaten Rwanda from
sanctuaries in DROC, and urges increased international efforts
to apprehend the leaders of these forces for prosecution before
the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and to
facilitate the return of Rwandan refugees. The Committee is
concerned with reports that the Rwandan military is supporting
Congolese rebels and that forested areas abutting the Virunga
National Park, a World Heritage site, are being destroyed by
migrants. The Committee calls upon the Governments of Rwanda,
Uganda, and DROC to constructively work together and with
international organizations, including the United Nations, to
resolve this crisis. The Committee believes that additional
U.N. forces are needed in the area.
The Committee supports the Fiber and Craft Entrepreneurial
Development Center's programs to provide knitting machines to
refugees and needy women in Rwanda and to help them market
their products.
SIERRA LEONE
The Committee supports the budget request for Sierra Leone,
including $5,000,000 under the ESF account. The Committee
expects USAID to provide not less than $7,000,000 in DA for
Sierra Leone, a portion of which should be targeted toward
democracy and political party development programs. The
Committee notes the urgent need for economic opportunities for
demobilized soldiers in that country and urges USAID to direct
additional resources for this purpose.
SOMALIA
The Committee is concerned that the budget request for
assistance for Somalia under the DA account is only $986,000.
The Committee requests USAID and the State Department to take a
more active role to assist local efforts to promote peace and
development in that country and recommends that not less than
$5,000,000 in DA be provided to support secular education and
strengthen civil society, particularly in Somaliland and
Puntland.
SUDAN
The Committee provides more than $615,000,000 for
assistance for Darfur, Sudan and the region, including
$394,000,000 from the State Department's anticipated fiscal
year 2005 allocation, $150,000,000 transferred from funds
previously appropriated for assistance for Iraq in Public Law
108-106 to the IDFA account, and additional assistance from the
MRA and ERMA accounts. The Committee recognizes that funding
levels for Sudan are subject to change due to the unstable
situation in Darfur. The Committee requests the State
Department to consult within 30 days after enactment of this
Act on the total amount of funding for Darfur, Sudan and the
region. The Committee directs that if a budget request for the
funds provided in this provision is not submitted to Congress,
the State Department should submit a report to the Committee
not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act describing
the reasons why this authority was not utilized
The Committee deplores the policies of the Government of
Sudan which have resulted in the systematic destruction of
villages, the deaths of tens of thousands of people, the
displacement of more than 1 million people in Darfur, and
impeded the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the region.
The Committee supports the use of assistance provided under
the ESF account for aid to the National Democratic Alliance of
Sudan to strengthen its ability to protect civilians from
attacks, slave raids, and aerial bombardment by the Sudanese
Government forces and its militia allies. The Committee notes
that such aid includes non-lethal, non-food aid such as
blankets, medicine, fuel, mobile clinics, water drilling
equipment, communications equipment to notify civilians of
aerial bombardment, non-military vehicles, tents, and shoes.
THAILAND
The Committee notes with concern increased acts of
terrorism in Thailand and the initial ineffective response of
the Thai Government to violence in Southern Thailand.
The Committee believes that the Thai Government's continued
crack down on Burmese democracy activists, forced deportations
of Burmese, and closure of democracy promotion conferences in
Thailand are indications of the erosion of liberty in Thailand.
The Committee provides $4,000,000 to promote democracy and
human rights and $1,000,000 to promote media freedom, in
Thailand. The Committee recommends a portion of these funds to
be targeted to programs and activities in Southern Thailand.
With the exception of democracy and human rights programs, the
Committee conditions assistance to the central government of
Thailand on a determination by the Secretary of State that
Thailand: (1) supports the advancement of democracy in Burma;
(2) is not hampering the delivery of assistance to people in
Thailand who have fled Burma; and (3) is not forcibly
repatriating Burmese.
TIBET
The Committee continues its strong support of activities
which preserve cultural traditions and promote sustainable
development and environmental conservation in Tibetan
communities in the Tibetan Autonomous Region and in other
Tibetan communities in China. The Committee provides $4,000,000
in ESF for such programs. The Committee also provides $250,000
in ESF to the NED for programs relating to Tibet.
The Committee directs that $2,000,000 should be provided to
The Bridge Fund and that the balance of funds be made available
on a fully competitive basis.
The Committee strongly encourages the State Department's
Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues to convene coordinating
conferences on Tibet for appropriate United States Government
agencies and NGOs.
UGANDA
The Committee remains concerned that the 18-year conflict
between the Government of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army
[LRA] has severely undermined that country's development and
compromised stability in the region. The Committee is concerned
with the lack of protection afforded to the ``night commuters''
by the Government of Uganda and the international community,
and believes that the State Department and USAID should provide
additional resources--above that which is currently being
provided--to enhance protective measures for these vulnerable
children. The Committee expects funds from IDFA, MRA and ERMA
to be utilized to address this issue.
The Committee expects the State Department to encourage the
United Nations to ensure that a high profile coordinator for
Uganda is appointed to facilitate humanitarian access and
protection for at-risk populations, and to press Ugandan
President Museveni to permit international human rights
monitors to protect civilians and investigate allegations of
abuses by the LRA and the Ugandan military. The State
Department should also urge the Government of Uganda to make
protection of civilians a higher priority.
Although no funding was included in the budget request, the
Committee recommends $2,000,000 in FMF for non-lethal military
equipment for Uganda, contingent on the government making
significant improvements in the protection of human rights,
professionalization of the Ugandan armed forces, and the
prevention of recruitment of children into armed militias and
demobilization of existing militias.
The Committee expects the State Department to apply the
Leahy Law when providing assistance to Ugandan security force
units, and, should security conditions permit, the Committee
supports a significant increase in assistance to people who
have been affected by the conflict.
ZIMBABWE
The Committee continues to be concerned by the economic and
political crisis in Zimbabwe and condemns the policies of the
Mugabe regime, particularly the actions of youth militias which
have engaged in torture and other human rights abuses. The
Committee strongly endorses USAID's democracy and governance
programs in Zimbabwe, and includes a provision in the bill
restricting U.S. support for assistance to that country from
international financial institutions.
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER AND FAMINE ASSISTANCE
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $253,993,000
Emergency supplemental.................................. 110,000,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 385,500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 385,500,000
The Committee provides $385,500,000 for IDFA programs,
which is equal to the budget request.
TRANSITION INITIATIVES
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $54,676,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 62,800,000
Committee recommendation................................ 50,000,000
USAID's OTI provides assistance to bridge the gap between
emergency relief and long-term development programs. The
Committee reiterates its support for OTI's programs and
activities, and regrets that budget constraints prevented the
Committee from fully funding the budget request.
DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(BY TRANSFER)
Appropriations, 2004.................................... ($21,000,000)
Budget estimate, 2005................................... (21,000,000)
Committee recommendation................................ (21,000,000)
OPERATING EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $7,953,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 8,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 8,000,000
PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $43,859,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 42,500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 42,500,000
The Foreign Service retirement and disability fund is a
mandatory expense of USAID.
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $600,536,000
Emergency supplemental.................................. 40,000,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 623,400,000
Committee recommendation................................ 600,000,000
The Committee reiterates its concern with USAID's deficient
financial, procurement, and personnel management systems, and
recognizes that solving these problems will be costly. However,
the Committee is encouraged by USAID's efforts to confront its
management challenges, and its attempt to rationalize the
distribution of its overseas workforce.
The Committee urges USAID and the State Department to
streamline its internal clearance processes concerning
Congressional notification procedures. USAID and the State
Department should consult with the Committee on this issue no
later than 60 days after enactment of this Act.
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $81,715,000
Emergency supplemental.................................. 16,600,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 64,800,000
Committee recommendation................................ 59,000,000
The Committee expects to be consulted promptly on the
overseas requirements of this fund.
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $34,794,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 35,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 35,000,000
The Committee commends the Office of the Inspector General
for its oversight of USAID projects and activities in Iraq.
The Committee notes that funds appropriated to the
Inspector-General of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA-
IG) under Public Law 108-106 cannot be made available to the
USAID-IG or to any other entity following the termination of
the CPA-IG without enactment of legislation on this issue.
Other Bilateral Economic Assistance
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $2,119,919,000
Emergency supplemental.................................. 872,000,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 2,511,500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,470,000,000
PROGRAM ISSUES
CONFLICT DIAMONDS
The Committee provides $2,500,000 in the ESF account to
implement the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme [KPCS]
which seeks to curtail the flow of conflict diamonds, and urges
the State Department to include funding for this purpose in the
fiscal year 2006 budget request. The Committee recommends that
the State Department and other relevant U.S. Government
agencies review the requirements of the KPCS and U.S. laws and
regulations implemented pursuant to the Scheme to more
effectively inhibit the trade in conflict diamonds. The
Committee requests the State Department to consult with the
Committee on ways to strengthen this important regime and U.S.
implementation of the KPCS.
DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS
The Committee continues its strong support of democracy,
human rights and rule of law programs, particularly in
countries in the Middle East and Asia.
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 freedom, and the rule of
law in countries with a significant Muslim population. Of these
funds, the Committee provides $15,000,000 for DRL's Human
Rights and Democracy Fund and $5,000,000 for the NED. The
Committee again includes $3,000,000 for professional training
for journalists. The Committee provides authority for
democracy, human rights, and rule of law programs in Syria.
The Committee condemns and deplores acts of violence
against Iraq's Christian minority. The Committee notes Iraq's
long tradition of peaceful relations between Muslims and
Christians and is concerned that these acts of violence are a
deliberate effort to foment religious and civil discord,
jeopardizing religious freedom and social stability. The
Committee urges the State Department to use its influence with
the Iraqi Transitional Government to provide security for
religious minorities and promote and protect religious freedom.
The Committee directs the Secretary of State to submit a
report not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act
describing the total amount of funding the Iraqi National
Congress received from the State Department and the uses of the
funds (including an assessment of whether the funds were used
for publicity or propaganda purposes in the United States), and
the amount (if any) in unallowable costs that have been
determined to be owed to the United States Government and a
description of efforts undertaken to collect amounts owed.
DENIAL OF VISAS TO CORRUPT OFFICIALS
The Committee supports the President's January 12, 2004
proclamation that current and former corrupt public officials
(and their family beneficiaries) will be denied entry into the
United States, and directs the Secretary of State to submit a
report to the Committee not later than 60 days after enactment
of this Act setting forth procedures and guidelines for
implementing the proclamation and for making public the names
of those individuals who have been denied entry.
FREE AND INDEPENDENT MEDIA
The Committee supports programs and activities that promote
free and independent media. The Committee notes the success of
NGOs, such as Internews, in conducting these programs in
predominantly Muslim countries, including Pakistan and
Afghanistan.
Given concerns that insufficient funding has been requested
for media programs in Indonesia, the Committee provides
$3,000,000 to Internews to build the professional and technical
skills of regional broadcast media in that country.
The Committee expects the State Department and USAID to
provide funding for media programs in Pakistan, Afghanistan,
Thailand, Cambodia, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.
Further, the Committee encourages funding for regional training
programs for journalists, including those in Southeast Asia.
The Committee provides $3,000,000 for programs that provide
professional training for journalists, of which $2,000,000 is
made available to Internews.
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
$360,000,000 for Israel and $535,000,000 for Egypt for fiscal
year 2005. The Committee provides $250,000,000 for assistance
for Jordan, which reflects the budget request.
The Committee provides a 2-year extension of the loan
guarantee program for Israel, and notes that the terms and
agreements of the original loan remain unchanged.
As Israel uses FMF funds to pay for IMET training, the
Committee believes that the pricing for this training should be
equivalent to that provided to IMET-recipients. The Committee
notes that this will maximize the use and efficiency of
taxpayers' dollars. The Committee requests the State Department
to consult with the Committee on other countries that use FMF
funds to pay for IMET training and ways to ensure that the
lowest rates possible are charged for this training.
The Committee recognizes that economic development in Gaza
and the West Bank is essential to security and stability in
those areas. The Committee requests USAID to consult with the
Committee on how its programs can be used most effectively in
the future, if political and security developments in Gaza, in
particular, move forward.
The Committee directs USAID to report not later than 90
days after enactment of this Act on ways it plans to support
the United States-Israel Cooperative Development Program and
Israel's Center for International Cooperation [MASHAV]. The
Committee encourages USAID to consider funding ongoing
Cooperative Development Research [CDR] programs and the CDR/
Central Asian Republic program.
The Committee recommends that the State Department consider
funding a proposal by ELEM/Youth in Distress that seeks to
address the plight of youth living on the streets of Israeli
cities.
MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE
The Committee supports MEPI, and recommends $4,500,000 for
scholarship programs for students from countries with
significant Muslim populations at accredited American higher
education institutions. The Committee expects MEPI funds to
support projects that empower women and children.
The Committee is aware of a joint proposal by Landmine
Survivors Network and ResCare to assist underserved
populations, including people with disabilities, in several
Middle East countries, which may be appropriate for MEPI
funding.
The Committee notes the work of Vital Voices Global
Partnership to equip women leaders in the Middle East with the
skills and resources to participate effectively in the
economic, social and political development of their respective
countries. The Committee recommends funding for this
initiative.
PARTNERSHIP TO ELIMINATE SWEATSHOPS
The Committee supports the Partnership to Eliminate
Sweatshops and provides $2,000,000 under the ESF account for
this program.
RECONCILIATION PROGRAMS
The Committee provides $15,000,000 under the ESF account to
support reconciliation 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 support for these
programs, which seek to promote understanding, mutual respect
and reconciliation throughout the world. The Committee believes
that the following organizations are among those deserving
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;
--Facing History and Ourselves, to expand conflict resolution
and democracy in Colombia, the Czech Republic,
Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Northern Ireland, Rwanda and
South Africa;
--Seeds of Peace, which promotes understanding between
teenagers in the Middle East, South Asia, 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; and
--Interns for Peace, which unites youth, women and diverse
ethnic groups in cooperative development in the Middle
East and elsewhere.
TERRORISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
The Committee supports a coordinated strategy to undermine
the ability of terrorists to gain footholds in Muslim
communities throughout Southeast Asia. The Committee believes
that, in addition to counterterrorism assistance, development
aid (such as basic education, health care, and support for
civil society and democratic political parties) can be an
effective bulwark against extremism--if appropriately targeted
and adequately funded. The Committee continues to be alarmed by
terrorist activities in Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand,
Malaysia and Cambodia.
The Committee includes a new general provision providing
FMF assistance to a number of countries in the region to
enhance security in Asia. The Committee supports programs
targeted toward increasing maritime security capabilities,
including in Indonesia.
The Committee again supports the efforts of the Alliance
for Reform and Democracy in Asia [ARDA] to further democracy,
human rights and the rule of law throughout the region. In
particular, the Committee appreciates the activism of ARDA in
the struggle for freedom in Burma, and regrets the decision of
the Government of Singapore to prohibit an ARDA-sponsored
conference on Burma in Singapore earlier this year. The
Committee provides $1,500,000 to the NED for democracy, human
rights and the rule of law programs in Asia, and expects a
portion of those funds to support the activities of ARDA.
WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS
The Committee continues to support the war crimes tribunals
in the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone. The
Committee expects the State Department to ensure that the
tribunals have sufficient budgets, staff, and equipment, and
provides $32,000,000 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 State Department, 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.
ASSISTANCE FOR EASTERN EUROPE AND THE BALTIC STATES
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $442,375,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 410,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 410,000,000
The Committee provides $410,000,000 for Eastern Europe and
the Baltic States. Funds in this account are allocated in the
following table:
ASSISTANCE FOR EASTERN EUROPE AND THE BALTIC STATES
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Fiscal year
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2005
request 2005 Senate
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Albania....................................... 28,000 28,000
Bosnia and Herzegovina........................ 41,000 41,000
Bulgaria...................................... 27,000 27,000
Croatia....................................... 20,000 20,000
Kosovo........................................ 72,000 75,000
Macedonia..................................... 34,000 34,000
Romania....................................... 27,000 27,000
Serbia........................................ 87,000 87,000
Montenegro.................................... 15,000 15,000
Regional...................................... 59,000 56,000
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Total................................... 410,000 410,000
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PROGRAM ISSUES
EAST CENTRAL EUROPEAN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM [ECESP]
The Committee notes that the USAID-supported ECESP trains
professionals who have played important roles in the
democratic, economic, and social transformations in the
countries ECESP has served. The Committee continues to believe
that as USAID moves this and other programs out of East Central
Europe, expansion into Central Asia could benefit the people of
this region. The Committee requests USAID to consider
collaborating with the Center for Intercultural Education and
Development to expand this training program into Central Asia.
INTERNATIONAL LEGAL AND ECONOMIC INITIATIVES
The Committee supports public service projects initiated by
the American Bar Association [ABA] to strengthen democracy
through programs that promote judicial reform and the rule of
law in transitional countries. The Committee notes that these
programs rely predominantly on the volunteer efforts of
American lawyers.
The Committee recommends funding for ABA's Central European
and Eurasian Law Initiative [CEELI] at a level not less than in
fiscal year 2004. The Committee supports the expansion of ABA's
public service projects into Asia, Africa, Latin America, and
the Middle East. The Committee directs that funding continue to
be provided for these programs through cooperative agreements.
The Committee continues to support USAID's distance
learning legal education program in the central and eastern
European region, and recommends funding for this program at a
level not less than in fiscal year 2004.
RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE
The Committee is concerned by the reported presence of
Saudi charities in Albania and Kosovo and the potential
ramifications for increased religious intolerance and extremism
in the region. The Committee supports programs which promote
inter-faith cooperation and tolerance throughout the Balkans.
YOUTH PROGRAMS
The Committee reiterates its support for programs that
promote greater understanding and interaction among youth in
Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Macedonia.
COUNTRY ISSUES
KOSOVO
The Committee provides $75,000,000 to support
reconstruction, reform, and reconciliation efforts in Kosovo.
The Committee recommends that USAID and the State Department
provide funding for the activities of the American University
in Kosovo.
SERBIA
The Committee provides $87,000,000 for assistance for
Serbia, but requires a reduction of assistance by an amount
equivalent to the amount of financial and other support that
Serbia has provided to Slobodan Milosevic and other indicted
war criminals, and their families, during calendar year 2004.
The Committee is encouraged by the election of Boris Tadic
as President of Serbia, who has been a strong advocate for
democratic principles, closer relations between Serbia and the
United States, and of eventual membership for Serbia in NATO
and the EU. The Committee notes that Tadic has pledged full
cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the
Former Yugoslavia [ICTY], and requests the State Department to
consult with the Committee should the trials of persons
indicted by the ICTY be proposed to be shifted to domestic
Serbian courts.
The Committee again requires annual certification of
Serbia's cooperation with the ICTY and reiterates its
willingness to reconsider this provision if, by the date of
conference with the House of Representatives, substantial
progress is made in cooperating with the ICTY, including the
apprehension and transfer of Radtko Mladic to The Hague.
The Committee continues to support media programs,
particularly documentaries, which highlight atrocities
committed by Milosevic and other Serb war criminals against
their regional neighbors.
ASSISTANCE FOR THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $584,531,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 550,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 560,000,000
The Committee provides $560,000,000 for the FSA account,
which is $10,000,000 above the budget request. Funds in this
account are allocated in the following table:
ASSISTANCE FOR THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Fiscal year
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2005
request 2005 Senate
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Armenia....................................... 62,000 75,000
Azerbajian.................................... 38,000 38,000
Belarus....................................... 6,500 6,500
Georgia....................................... 90,000 100,000
Kazakhstan.................................... 28,000 26,000
Kyrgyz Republic............................... 33,000 30,000
Moldova....................................... 17,500 17,500
Russia........................................ 79,500 93,000
Tajikistan.................................... 25,000 25,000
Turkmenistan.................................. 6,000 6,000
Ukraine....................................... 79,500 65,500
Uzbekistan.................................... 36,000 36,000
Nagorno-Karabagh.............................. ........... 2,500
Regional FSA.................................. 49,000 39,000
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Total................................... 550,000 560,000
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PROGRAM ISSUES
DEMOCRACY AND LEGAL EDUCATION
The Committee continues to support programs conducted by
the American Rule of Law Consortium, ABA CEELI, and the Russian
American Judicial Partnership to strengthen the rule of law in
Russia and other former Soviet republics.
PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT 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. The Committee recommends
$2,500,000 for this program in fiscal year 2005 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 2005 will be at
least the amount provided in fiscal year 2004.
The Committee continues to support the work of the
Institute for Sustainable Communities in environmental
conservation and community development.
ORPHANS
The Committee supports 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 basic needs of these children. The Committee supports
funding for Holt International Children's Services and Mercy
Corps International to assist Russian orphans.
The Committee continues to support the work of Kidsave
International for Children of the Former Soviet Union, and
expects that $450,000 will be provided to support interventions
that help countries move children without parents into
permanent homes.
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 2005.
The Committee supports $1,000,000 for the Firefly
Children's Network to enhance health care for Russian orphans.
COUNTRY ISSUES
ARMENIA
The Committee provides $75,000,000 in FSA funds for
assistance for Armenia, $13,000,000 above the budget request.
The Committee endorses the request of $750,000 in IMET and
$300,000 in NADR funds for Armenia.
The Committee provides $8,000,000 under the FMF account for
Armenia, which should be made available following an assessment
of that country's defense needs by relevant United States and
Armenian officials. The Committee encourages Armenia to
increase its contributions to the global war against
international terrorism, particularly in Afghanistan and Iraq.
GEORGIA
The Committee provides $100,000,000 in FSA funds for
Georgia, $10,000,000 above the budget request. The Committee
believes that the United States must continue to support the
people of Georgia as they build democratic institutions
dedicated to freedom and the rule of law.
NAGORNO-KARABAKH
The Committee provides $2,500,000 for humanitarian and
relief assistance for Nagorno-Karabakh. The Committee requests
USAID to consult within 60 days after enactment of this Act on
plans for disbursement of these funds.
RUSSIA
The Committee provides $93,000,000 for assistance for
Russia, of which not less than $4,000,000 shall be made
available to the NED for democracy, human rights and rule of
law programs. This amount is $13,500,000 above the budget
request.
In addition to the funds provided to the NED, the Committee
directs the State Department to provide not less than
$3,000,000 for political party training activities. The
Committee believes that an investment in these activities is
critical to sustaining democracy promotion efforts in that
country.
The Committee recommends $15,000,000 for the bilateral U.S.
Civilian Research and Development Foundation, which has
effectively implemented U.S.-Former Soviet Union collaboration
in science and technology and plays a major role in the
Expanded Threat Reduction Program.
The Committee continues to support the work of Communities
for International Development and urges USAID to continue
funding their programs in Russia.
The Committee is disappointed at Russia's failure to pledge
funds for the construction of a new shelter for the Chernobyl
nuclear power plant and restricts assistance to Government of
Russia if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the
Committee that Russia has not pledged or is not contributing
funds other significant resources to the construction of this
shelter. The Committee expects France, Italy, Canada, Japan and
Germany to shoulder a greater share of the costs of this
project.
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, and provides that $20,000,000
shall be made available solely for this region.
The Committee continues to recognize the important
contribution to development activities in the Russian Far East
by the University of Alaska, and expects USAID to work with the
University to establish and coordinate a strategic plan for
development activities in that region.
UKRAINE
The Committee provides that not less than $5,000,000 shall
be made available for nuclear reactor safety initiatives in
Ukraine, and expects that not less than $2,000,000 shall be
made available for simulator-related projects.
As in previous years, the Committee provides $3,000,000 for
coal mine safety programs in Ukraine.
The Committee recommends that USAID provide $1,000,000 to
the Altarum Institute to create a pilot project for the Ukraine
Childhood Immunization Information System, which will deliver
an operational childhood immunization registry for a
geographical region within the Kyiv Oblast. The Committee
directs USAID to submit a report within 45 days after enactment
of this Act on its plans to support Altarum Institute's
activities in Ukraine.
Independent Agencies
INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $16,238,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 15,185,000
Committee recommendation................................ 19,000,000
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $18,579,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 17,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 20,000,000
PEACE CORPS
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $308,171,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 401,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 310,000,000
The Committee supports the initiation of new programs in
Cambodia, Vietnam, and Sierra Leone, and recommends the phase-
out of Peace Corps programs in Thailand.
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $994,100,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 2,500,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,120,000,000
The Committee reiterates its strong support for the MCC and
provides $1,120,000,000 for its programs and activities, which
is $120,000,000 above the fiscal year 2004 enacted level. The
Committee directs the MCC Chief Executive Officer to submit a
report not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act
detailing the process by which the MCC will monitor and
evaluate the development and implementation of country
compacts. The Committee reiterates its support for programs and
activities that further democracy and the rule of law,
alleviate poverty (particularly among women and children), and
protect and encourage the sustainable use of natural resources.
As there is limited quantitative information on the rights
of people with disabilities, the Committee recommends that the
MCC Chief Executive Officer utilize funding authorized by
section 614(g)(2) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 to
address the lack of critical data related to the eligibility
criteria of ``respect for the human rights and civil rights of
people with disabilities''.
The Committee urges the MCC to identify ways it can utilize
the expertise of institutions of higher education.
The Committee notes that rural electrification should be
considered an important part of an eligible country's rural
development strategy.
The Committee is aware that the MCC intends to establish a
working group to identify reliable, consistent data for
assessing the quality of a country's policies regarding the
management of natural resources. While the Committee
appreciates this effort, in the meantime, the Committee intends
that compact proposals likely to have adverse impacts on the
environment should be returned to the applicant country with
instructions to seek to eliminate or adequately mitigate such
adverse impacts. For countries without the capacity to do so,
the compact should include resources for capacity building to
ensure that such impacts are eliminated or adequately
mitigated.
Department of State
GLOBAL HIV/AIDS INITIATIVE
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $488,103,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 1,450,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,450,000,000
The Committee supports the GHI, and provides the budget
request for this effort including to support the Office of the
Global HIV/AIDS Coordinator. The Committee includes a new
general provision that establishes a working capital fund to
facilitate procurement of commodities relating to HIV/AIDS
assistance.
The Committee has discussed with the Coordinator the
imperative to use funds under this account to improve the
capacity of foreign governments and NGOs to implement HIV/AIDS
prevention, care and treatment programs on a long-term,
sustainable basis. As funding for HIV/AIDS continues to
increase, this lack of capacity places severe strains on
rudimentary health care delivery systems. The Committee expects
that additional funds will be made available for capacity
building in fiscal year 2005.
The Committee encourages the Coordinator to ensure that the
GHI responds to the multi-sectoral nature of the pandemic. The
Committee notes that people suffering from HIV/AIDS often lack
adequate food and clean water, which makes them more vulnerable
to death from AIDS and other infections.
The Committee is concerned that the rapid increase in HIV/
AIDS funding puts considerable strain on USAID health
personnel, and important programs to combat other deadly
diseases in Africa, Latin America, and Asia may be impacted as
a result. The Committee requests the Coordinator to consult
with the Committee on plans for augmenting staff resources in
the focus countries, and ensuring that other USAID health
programs are not adversely impacted as a result of the
increased focus on HIV/AIDS.
THE GLOBAL FUND AND ASIA
The Committee notes that North Korea is a designated state-
sponsor of terrorism and that the SPDC in Burma is an
illegitimate military junta that routinely violates the human
rights and dignity of the Burmese people, including using rape
as a weapon of war.
While sharing the concerns of the Global Fund with the
welfare of the North Korean and Burmese people, the Committee
prohibits the provision of any assistance, either directly or
indirectly, including per diems and capital assets, to these
repressive regimes.
The Committee notes that SPDC-affiliated organizations
include, among others, the Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare
Association [MMCWA], the Myanmar Council of Churches [MMC]; the
Myanmar Medical Association [MMA], the Myanmar Women Affairs
Federation [MWAF], and the Union of Solidarity Development
Association [USDA].
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $240,274,000
Emergency supplemental.................................. 170,000,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 358,820,000
Committee recommendation................................ 328,820,000
The Committee requires that all reprogramming of funds
under this heading shall be subject to the same review and
approval procedures by the State Department as apply to the
reprogramming of ESF.
The Committee provides $17,000,000 for the International
Law Enforcement Training Academies [ILEA], an increase of
$2,500,000 above the budget request. The Committee expects this
increase to be divided equally among the five academies.
The Committee supports the participation of law enforcement
officials from Timor Leste in regional ILEA training
activities.
The Committee notes with concern the growing illicit drug
trade in Cambodia and the involvement of Cambodian government
officials, including the police and military, in this trade,
and encourages the State Department to provide resources and
personnel to address this problem. While the prohibition on
assistance for the central Government of Cambodia remains, the
Committee includes a new exception for counternarcotics
activities in section 554 of this Act.
The Committee provides $12,000,000 for police training and
related assistance for the Philippines, which is an increase of
$10,000,000 above the budget request.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The Committee provides $5,000,000 for combating piracy of
United States intellectual property. The Committee commends the
work of the State Department to implement a pilot project to
protect intellectual property rights overseas, and notes that
this initiative can assist developing nations to strengthen the
rule of law while simultaneously protecting jobs and industry
in the United States.
The Committee directs the Secretary of State to submit a
report not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act on
the status of implementation of this program.
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
The Committee recommends a total of $45,000,000 for
programs and activities to counter trafficking in persons, and
provides $15,000,000 for this purpose from the INCLE account.
The Committee expects the balance of these funds to come from
the following accounts: $15,000,000 in ESF; $7,000,000 in SEED;
and $8,000,000 in FSA.
The Committee again underscores the importance of programs
to prevent the trafficking of girls and women, and protecting
and providing services for victims.
ANDEAN COUNTERDRUG INITIATIVE
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $726,687,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 731,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 731,000,000
The Committee requires that all reprogramming of funds
under this heading shall be subject to the same review and
approval procedures by the State Department as apply to the
reprogramming of ESF funds.
The Committee provides a total of $272,000,000 for
alternative development/institution building programs under the
ACI, $240,000,000 of which shall be apportioned directly to
USAID, including $140,000,000 for Colombia. The Committee
provides not less than $6,000,000 for judicial reform programs
in Colombia which are administered by the Justice Department,
and an additional $6,000,000 for USAID to support organizations
and programs to protect human rights, including the Office of
the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombia.
The Committee notes that the Foreign Operations
Appropriations Act, 2004, included a provision that not less
than $2,500,000 should be made available for assistance for the
Colombian National Park Service. However, due to changed
circumstances, including the replacement of the director of the
Park Service, the Committee directs that these fiscal year 2004
funds be made available instead to USAID to support direct
grants to NGOs that work with indigenous communities bordering
the parks, to promote conservation of the parks. The Committee
requests USAID to consult with the former director of the Park
Service, and with the Committee, on the use of these funds.
The Committee recognizes the work of Mobile Medical
International, an organization dedicated to improving the
delivery of health care services in remote parts of the world.
The Committee recommends that $1,000,000 from this heading be
provided to support these efforts in the Andean Region, and
supports additional funding for Mobil Medical from other
accounts in this Act to further their activities in the Middle
East.
COLOMBIA
The Committee reiterates its support for the efforts of
Colombian President Uribe to tackle the threats of terrorism
and narcotics in that country.
The Committee continues to support programs that bolster
political and judicial reforms in Colombia, and that provide
alternative development opportunities in rural areas.
The Committee includes language concerning the safety of
chemical herbicide used in aerial fumigation programs in
Colombia, and, as in previous years, requires the Secretary of
State to certify that the herbicide mixture is being used in
accordance with EPA label requirements for comparable use in
the United States and with Colombian laws, and that it does not
pose unreasonable risks or adverse effects to human health or
the environment.
The Committee directs the Secretary of State to submit a
report not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act
describing progress in completing an objective study of the
health and environmental effects of the fumigation, and expects
the State Department to continue to work with relevant
Colombian authorities to ensure that complaints of harm to
health or licit crops caused by the fumigation program are
objectively evaluated and fair compensation is promptly paid to
meritorious claims.
The Committee includes language, similar to last year,
requiring the Secretary of State to certify that human rights
conditions have been met prior to the obligation of 25 percent
of the assistance for the Colombian military, and to consult
with the International Committee of the Red Cross and the
Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights in
Colombia regarding the conditions, prior to making a
certification.
The Committee directs the Secretary of State to submit a
report not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act on aerial eradication and surveillance equipment
procurement needs for ongoing counterdrug operations in
Colombia, including additional aircraft requirements.
The Committee continues to support the League of Displaced
Women of Bolivar, which works to provide food, medical care,
shelter, and income opportunities for displaced women and
children.
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $755,712,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 729,789,000
Committee recommendation................................ 775,000,000
The Committee provides $775,000,000 for the MRA account, an
increase of $45,211,000 above the budget request. The Committee
expects some of the additional funds to address humanitarian
needs of refugees in Sudan and other parts of Africa.
The Committee believes that the protection of refugees,
especially women and children, is a critical priority and
includes additional funds in the MRA and ERMA accounts to
address this need. The Committee directs the Secretary of State
to submit a report no later than 180 days after enactment of
this Act on the status of efforts to improve the protection of
refugees.
BURMESE REFUGEES
The Committee remains concerned with the plight of Burmese
refugees and displaced persons residing in Thailand and the
Government of Thailand's crack down on persons fleeing
political and ethnic persecution in Burma. The Committee notes
that this crack down, combined with the collusion between
corrupt Thai officials and human traffickers, may heighten the
exposure of Burmese and ethnic minority women and girls to
sexual violence and HIV/AIDS infection. The Committee calls
upon the Government of Thailand to address this issue in a
manner consistent with Thai laws and regulations and
international obligations, including those ensuring the
protection of human rights.
The Committee provides that funds under the MRA and ERMA
accounts shall be made available to NGOs located in Thailand
for humanitarian assistance to internally displaced persons in
Burma. The Committee expects NGOs working in Thailand on
Burmese refugee issues to be funded at amounts above the fiscal
year 2004 level. The Committee recommends not less than
$3,500,000 be provided to the Burma Border Consortium.
The Committee also provides an additional $4,000,000 under
the ESF account for displaced Burmese and host communities in
Thailand, of which $3,000,000 is made available to Thailand-
based NGOs operating along the Thai-Burma border. The Committee
expects the State Department to manage these funds.
MONTAGNARDS
The Committee notes with concern the plight of the
Montagnard people in Vietnam and Cambodia and condemns the
repressive actions of the governments of both countries against
this population. The Committee urges the Government of Cambodia
to cease forced repatriations of Montagnard refugees from
Cambodia to Vietnam, and to provide full access to refugee and
human rights organizations into areas where Montagnards are
fleeing.
The Committee supports the Montagnard Development Project
[MDP], which seeks to provide humanitarian and development
support to the Montagnard people, and recommends up to
$5,000,000 for MDP.
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 WFP and UNHCR, as
well as other governments to provide additional assistance to
African refugees and IDPs in fiscal year 2005.
RESETTLEMENT IN ISRAEL
The Committee provides not less than $50,000,000 for the
resettlement of humanitarian migrants from the former Soviet
Union and other countries of distress to Israel and notes the
continued decline in the number of refugees resettling in
Israel. The Committee also recognizes increased costs in
resettling refugees from Ethiopia. If these trends continue,
the Committee expects the fiscal year 2006 budget request for
resettlement programs to be $40,000,000.
TIBETAN REFUGEES
The Committee continues to closely follow the plight of
Tibetan refugees transiting through Nepal to resettlement in
India. The Committee expects the Government of Nepal to fulfill
its commitments to provide safe passage to Tibetans fleeing
repression in their homeland. The Committee recommends that not
less than $2,000,000 should be provided for Tibetan refugees in
Nepal and India.
VIETNAMESE ASYLUM SEEKERS
The Committee commends the State Department and the
Government of the Philippines for their efforts to resolve the
fate of Vietnamese asylum seekers and their families in the
Philippines. The Committee encourages the State Department to
give all asylum seekers the right of interview and to bring
closure to all outstanding cases in a timely manner.
The Committee expects the State Department to work with the
Philippines and other resettlement countries to permanently
resolve the status of all asylum seekers.
EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE FUND
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $29,823,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 20,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 50,000,000
The Committee provides $50,000,000 for the ERMA account, an
increase of $30,000,000 above the budget request.
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $351,414,000
Emergency supplemental.................................. 35,000,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 415,200,000
Committee recommendation................................ 415,200,000
By transfer......................................... (5,000,000)
The Committee provides $415,200,000 for the NADR account,
and an additional $5,000,000 by transfer from the FMF account.
The Committee continues its support for these programs which
are critical to efforts by the United States to combat the
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, reduce stockpiles
of small arms, prevent and respond to international terrorism,
and help improve border security. Funds in this account are
allocated in the following table:
NADR
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year
--------------------------------
2005 request 2005 Senate
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Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund.. 34,500 34,500
[NDF by transfer from FMF]......... .............. [2,500]
Export Control and Border Security 38,000 38,000
Assistance............................
IAEA--Voluntary Contribution........... 53,000 53,000
CTBT/International Monitoring System... 19,000 19,000
Nonproliferation of WMD Expertise...... 50,500 50,500
Anti-terrorism Assistance.............. 128,300 128,300
[ATA by transfer from FMF]......... .............. [2,500]
Counterterrorism Financing............. 7,500 7,500
Terrorist Interdiction Program......... 5,000 5,000
CT Engagement with Allies.............. 500 500
Humanitarian Demining.................. 59,900 59,900
International Trust Fund for Demining.. 10,000 10,000
Small Arms/Light Weapons............... 9,000 9,000
--------------------------------
Subtotal NADR.................... 415,200 415,200
================================
By Transfer............................ .............. [5,000]
--------------------------------
Total NADR....................... .............. 420,200
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ANTI-TERRORISM ASSISTANCE
The Committee directs the State Department to utilize to
the maximum 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. The
Committee recommends funding ATA programs in New Mexico and
Louisiana at or above the fiscal year 2002 levels.
To bolster efforts to combat international terrorism, the
Committee recommends $10,000,000 for mobile robot systems and
radiation detection technology produced by REMOTEC and Nucsafe,
Incorporated.
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 $59,900,000 for these activities, and
$10,000,000 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 NGOs, 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 NGOs.
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 FSA accounts. The
Committee is concerned with 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.
SMALL ARMS/LIGHT WEAPONS [SA/LW]
The Committee provides $9,000,000 for the destruction of
SA/LW, and recommends that the State Department provide
sufficient funding to secure and destroy stockpiles of Soviet-
era weaponry in Georgia.
TERRORISM IN THE SAHEL
The Committee directs the Secretary of State to submit a
report no later than 60 days after the date of enactment of
this Act on counterterrorism assistance in the Sahel region of
Africa. The report shall include a strategy for
counterterrorism assistance to the countries of the Sahel
region including Mauritania, Morocco, Mali, Algeria, Niger and
Chad; a description of a mechanism for consistent and
coordinated review of assistance activities related to
counterterrorism in the Sahel region between the State
Department's Bureaus of African Affairs and Near East Affairs;
and a description of resource requirements for the next 18
months for an effective comprehensive counterterrorism program
for the Sahel.
CONFLICT RESPONSE FUND
Appropriations, 2004....................................................
Budget estimate, 2005................................... $100,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 20,000,000
The Committee provides $20,000,000 for a Conflict Response
Fund. The purpose of this new account is to enable the State
Department, as the lead United States Government foreign
affairs agency, to respond more effectively to potential,
ongoing, and post-conflict situations in foreign countries.
Activities envisioned under this new account include: (1)
planning for humanitarian consequences of conflict; (2)
preventing acts of ethnic cleansing, mass killings, genocide,
and other acts of civil conflict that pose threats to regional
or international peace; (3) providing for the protection of
people, in particular, women and girls, affected by conflict;
(4) providing support for intervention operations aimed at
bringing about a peaceful resolution of conflict; (5) promoting
the demobilization of combatants and reintegration of former
combatants into civilian life; (6) restoring a secure
environment including through support for security forces,
peacekeeping, and peace environment; and (7) undertaking to
meet immediate reconstruction needs including support for civil
society, the rule of law and civilian police forces.
The Committee expects that subsequent requests for funding
for this account will not be ``pre-programmed'' in order that
the Fund can respond to genuinely unforeseen contingencies.
The Committee notes that the Foreign Assistance Act and the
Migration and Refugee Assistance Act provide flexibility to
allow the State Department and USAID to respond to unforeseen
emergencies through the MRA, ERMA, PKO, OTI, and IDFA accounts.
In addition to the creation of a Conflict Response Fund, the
Committee encourages increases in these accounts in subsequent
fiscal year budget requests. The Committee recognizes the work
of the Center for Global Development and the Center for
Strategic and International Studies on this issue.
Department of the Treasury
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL TRAINING
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $18,888,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 17,500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 17,500,000
DEBT RESTRUCTURING
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $94,440,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 200,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 95,000,000
The Committee provides $95,000,000 for debt restructuring,
of which $20,000,000 is for the Tropical Forest Conservation
Act [TFCA] and $75,000,000 is to complete the U.S. pledge to
the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative Trust Fund. The
Committee notes that, under TFCA debt deals, the total
contribution to forest conservation is substantially greater
than the amount provided by the United States. The Committee
supports the use of up to $1,000,000 for the expenses of
relevant U.S. Government agencies in administering this
program.
While the Committee supports bilateral debt reduction for
DROC, budget constraints preclude funding the request for this
purpose in this Act. The Committee recommends that the
Department of the Treasury pursue funding for DROC in a
subsequent appropriations bill and supports increased funding
for DROC through the CSHPF and DA accounts. The Committee
appreciates the efforts of the Department on this issue.
TITLE III
MILITARY ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $91,159,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 89,730,000
Committee recommendation................................ 89,730,000
The Committee continues its support for the IMET program
and provides $89,730,000 for this account.
The Committee encourages additional support under the IMET
account to U.S. allies in the war against international
terrorism, including the Philippines, Georgia, and Mongolia.
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING
GRANT PROGRAM LEVEL
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $4,268,665,000
Emergency supplemental.................................. 287,000,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 4,957,500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,777,500,000
By transfer......................................... (150,000,000)
The Committee provides $4,777,500,000 for the FMF account,
and authority to transfer $150,000,000 in prior year,
unobligated ESF and FMF balances to this account.
GEORGIA
The Committee provides $15,000,000 for assistance for
Georgia, which is $3,000,000 above the budget request. The
Committee notes with appreciation Georgia's contributions to
the war against international terrorism in Iraq.
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO SECURITY FORCES
The Committee appreciates the efforts of DRL to develop a
central computer data base of foreign security force units and
individuals who have been credibly alleged to have been
involved in gross violations of human rights. The Committee
understands that this data base will contain information
collected from a wide range of sources, including human rights
organizations, and will enable U.S. officials to readily
retrieve this information when determining the eligibility of
foreign security forces for U.S. assistance.
MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES
The Committee provides the budget request of $2,220,000,000
for Israel, $1,300,000,000 for Egypt, and $206,000,000 for
Jordan.
THE PHILIPPINES
The Committee provides $55,000,000 for assistance for the
Philippines, which is $25,000,000 above the budget request. The
Committee notes the interests of the Philippine Armed Forces to
upgrade capabilities for coastal defense, force security, and
marine counterterrorism. The Committee requests the State and
Defense Departments, as appropriate, to consult with the
Government of the Philippines on future defense needs to meet
marine upgrade requirements.
TUNISIA
The Committee provides $10,000,000 in FMF, and supports the
budget request of $1,875,500 in IMET assistance, for Tunisia.
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $74,458,000
Emergency supplemental.................................. 50,000,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 104,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 104,000,000
The Committee supports the proposed Global Peace Operations
Initiative and provides authority for the Defense Department to
transfer funds to the State Department for this purpose. The
Committee understands that $80,000,000 in fiscal year 2005
funds appropriated to the Defense Department may be transferred
to the State Department for this Initiative.
The Committee directs the Secretary of State to submit, not
later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, a report
describing efforts to (1) enhance training provided under the
Enhanced Peacekeeping Capabilities [EPIC] initiative and (2)
model the African Contingency Operations Training program on
the EPIC initiative.
TITLE IV
MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
International Financial Institutions Summary
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $1,383,041,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 1,492,731,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,151,900,000
The Committee recommends the total amount of paid-in
capital funding shown above to provide for contributions to the
International Development Association, the Global Environment
Facility, the Inter-American Development Bank's 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.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
The Committee includes a provision which updates the
process for reviewing MDB proposals by including new
institutions and requiring website distribution of proposals
under review. An assessment is required on proposals that would
result or be likely to result in a significant impact on the
environment prior to an affirmative U.S. vote. The Committee
provides for the simultaneous circulation of assessments and
related draft loan, credit, grant, guarantee or policy, and
requires that the assessment cover not only the immediate
impacts of any part of an MDB funded proposal, but also any
associated or cumulative impacts resulting from facilities
associated with an MDB funded proposal. If the final proposal
has significantly different impacts than the draft that was
assessed, a supplement to the assessment should be circulated
along with the final proposal for the standard 120 day review
period. Potential impacts in advance of Board consideration
should include best, most likely, and worst case scenarios.
The Committee requests the Secretary of the Treasury and
the USAID Administrator to consult with the Committee on
fulfillment of certain mandatory duties under Title XIII of the
International Financial Institutions Act, including
establishing a system for sharing information with other
countries and reporting to Congress and the public at least
every 6 months on MDB proposals that present serious risks.
EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
The Committee is aware that some resource rich, developing
countries do not accurately record or publicize receipts and
expenditures of government revenues from the extraction and
export of natural resources. The Committee is concerned that in
these countries, U.S. foreign assistance is often used to
provide basic services to local populations, including HIV/AIDS
prevention, healthcare and education while billions of dollars
disappear into the pockets of corrupt officials. In contrast,
in western countries, revenues and expenditures from the
extraction or export of natural resources are recorded,
audited, and publicly available. The Committee has included a
provision which requires the Secretary of the Treasury to
inform the managements of the international financial
institutions and the public that it is the policy of the United
States that assistance by such institutions for the extraction
of oil, gas, coal, timber, or other natural resources should
not be provided unless the government of the country has in
place or is taking the necessary steps to establish functioning
systems for accurately accounting for such revenues and
expenditures, independently auditing and publicly disseminating
such audits, and verifying government receipts against company
payments and publicly disseminating such payment information
with appropriate safeguards. The Committee also requires a
report from the Secretary.
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $138,418,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 120,678,000
Committee recommendation................................ 120,678,000
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $907,812,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 1,061,310,000
Committee recommendation................................ 820,000,000
Inter-American Development Bank
MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT FUND
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $24,853,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 25,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 15,000,000
Asian Development Bank
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $143,569,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 112,212,000
Committee recommendation................................ 69,691,000
The Committee is concerned that the ADB may indirectly be
providing moderate amounts of assistance to the SPDC in Rangoon
through support for regional technical assistance programs and
activities. The Committee notes that Burma is $28,700,000 in
arrears.
The Committee provides that the Secretary of the Treasury
shall instruct the U.S. executive director at each appropriate
international financial institution, which includes the ADB, to
vote against any loan or financial or technical assistance or
any other utilization of funds to and for Burma. The Committee
expects greater vigilance in ensuring that no loans or other
forms of assistance are provided either directly or indirectly
to Burma.
African Development Bank
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $5,075,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 5,100,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,100,000
The Committee is concerned with the African Development
Bank's handling of employee grievances. The Committee has
received complaints about a lack of due process and long delays
in the adjudication of such cases, and intends to closely
follow this issue.
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $112,060,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 118,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 75,000,000
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $35,222,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 35,431,000
Committee recommendation................................ 35,431,000
INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $14,915,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 15,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 15,000,000
The Committee recognizes that poverty is a substantial
obstacle to political, economic, and social development and
urges increased funding for IFAD in subsequent fiscal year
budget requests.
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS
Appropriations, 2004.................................... $319,752,000
Budget estimate, 2005................................... 304,450,000
Committee recommendation................................ 328,925,000
The Committee provides $328,925,000 for the IO&P account.
This amount is $24,475,000 above the budget request. Funds in
this account are allocated in the following table:
IO&P
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year
--------------------------------
2005 request 2005 Senate
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U.N. Fund for Tech. Cooperation in 1,500 1,500
Human Rights..........................
U.N. Voluntary Fund for Victims of 5,000 7,500
Torture...............................
OAS Fund for Strengthening Democracy... 2,500 1,500
UNDP................................... 90,000 112,000
UNIFEM................................. 1,000 1,500
UNICEF................................. 120,000 125,000
OAS Development Assistance............. 5,500 2,500
WTO.................................... 1,000 1,000
ICAO Aviation Programs................. 1,000 1,000
UNEP................................... 10,025 12,000
IMO Maritime Security Programs......... 100 100
WFP (from USAID funds)................. 6,000 [6,000]
Montreal Protocol...................... 21,500 21,500
International Conservation Programs 6,225 6,725
(CITES/ITTO/IUCN/Ramsar/CCD)..........
IPCC/UNFCCC............................ 5,600 6,100
Scientific Educational and Cultural 500 2,000
Activities............................
World Meterological Organization....... 2,000 1,500
UN-HABITAT............................. .............. 500
Reserve to be allocated................ 25,000 25,000
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Total............................ 304,450 328,925
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WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
As in previous years, the Committee provides $6,000,000 for
the WFP from funds from USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict,
and Humanitarian Assistance under section 534(h) of this bill.
The Committee continues to support the work of the WFP.
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
The Committee commends the leadership of UNDP and provides
$112,000,000, which is an increase of $22,000,000 above the
budget request.
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. UNICEF is an essential partner of the United States
in achieving these goals, and the Committee provides
$125,000,000 for UNICEF, an increase of $5,000,000 above the
budget request.
UN-HABITAT
The Committee supports the efforts of UN-HABITAT to improve
the lives of slum dwellers and ameliorate urban problems around
the world, and provides $500,000 for a contribution to UN-
HABITAT.
TITLE V
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 501. Compensation for United States Executive
Directors to International Financial Institutions.
Sec. 502. Restrictions on Voluntary Contributions to United
Nations Agencies.
Sec. 503. Limitation on Residence Expenses.
Sec. 504. Limitation on Expenses.
Sec. 505. Limitation on Representational Allowances.
Sec. 506. Prohibition on Taxation of United States
Assistance.
Sec. 507. Prohibition Against Direct Funding for Certain
Countries.
Sec. 508. Military Coups.
Sec. 509. Transfers.
Sec. 510. Commercial Leasing of Defense Articles.
Sec. 511. Availability of Funds.
Sec. 512. Limitation on Assistance to Countries in Default.
Sec. 513. Commerce and Trade.
Sec. 514. Surplus Commodities.
Sec. 515. Notification Requirements.
Sec. 516. Limitation on Availability of Funds for
International Organizations and Programs.
Sec. 517. Independent States of the Former Soviet Union.
Sec. 518. Prohibition on Funding for Abortions and
Involuntary Sterilization.
Sec. 519. Export Financing Transfer Authorities.
Sec. 520. Special Notification Requirements.
Sec. 521. Definition of Program, Project, and Activity.
Sec. 522. Child Survival and Health Activities.
Sec. 523. Afghanistan.
Sec. 524. Notification of Excess Defense Equipment.
Sec. 525. HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund.
Sec. 526. Democracy Programs.
Sec. 527. Prohibition on Bilateral Assistance to Terrorist
Countries.
Sec. 528. Debt-for-Development.
Sec. 529. Separate Accounts.
Sec. 530. Enterprise Fund Restrictions.
Sec. 531. Burma.
Sec. 532. Authorities for the Peace Corps, Inter-American
Foundation and African Development Foundation.
Sec. 533. Impact on Jobs in the United States.
Sec. 534. Special Authorities.
Sec. 535. Arab League Boycott of Israel.
Sec. 536. Eligibility for Assistance.
Sec. 537. Reservations of Funds.
Sec. 538. Ceilings and Earmarks.
Sec. 539. Prohibition on Publicity or Propaganda.
Sec. 540. Prohibition of Payments to United Nations
Members.
Sec. 541. Nongovernmental Organizations--Documentation.
Sec. 542. Prohibition on Assistance to Foreign Governments
that Export Lethal Military Equipment to Countries Supporting
International Terrorism.
Sec. 543. Withholding of Assistance for Parking Fines Owed
by Foreign Countries.
Sec. 544. Limitation on Assistance for the PLO for the West
Bank and Gaza.
Sec. 545. War Crimes Tribunals Drawdown.
Sec. 546. Landmines.
Sec. 547. Restrictions Concerning the Palestinian
Authority.
Sec. 548. Prohibition of Payment of Certain Expenses.
Sec. 549. Haiti.
Sec. 550. Limitation on Assistance to the Palestinian
Authority.
Sec. 551. Limitation on Assistance to Security Forces.
Sec. 552. Foreign Military Training Report.
Sec. 553. Authorization Requirement.
Sec. 554. Cambodia.
Sec. 555. Palestinian Statehood.
Sec. 556. Colombia.
Sec. 557. Illegal Armed Groups.
Sec. 558. Prohibition on Assistance to the Palestinian
Broadcasting Corporation.
Sec. 559. West Bank and Gaza Program.
Sec. 560. Contributions to United Nations Population Fund.
Sec. 561. War Criminals.
Sec. 562. User Fees.
Sec. 563. Funding for Serbia.
Sec. 564. Community-Based Police Assistance.
Sec. 565. Special Debt Relief for the Poorest.
Sec. 566. Authority to Engage in Debt Buybacks or Sales.
Sec. 567. Basic Education.
Sec. 568. Reconciliation Programs.
Sec. 569. Environment Programs.
Sec. 570. Central Asia.
Sec. 571. Excess Defense Articles for Central and South
European Countries and Certain Other Countries.
Sec. 572. Disability Rights.
Sec. 573. Zimbabwe.
Sec. 574. Tibet.
Sec. 575. Indonesia.
Sec. 576. University Programs.
Sec. 577. Nigeria.
Sec. 578. Discrimination Against Minority Religious Faiths
in the Russian Federation.
Sec. 579. Nicaragua and Guatemala.
Sec. 580. War Crimes in Africa.
Sec. 581. Admission of Refugees.
Sec. 582. Code of Conduct.
Sec. 583. Disaster Surge Capacity.
Sec. 584. Denial of Visas to Corrupt Officials.
Sec. 585. Assistance for Victims of Torture.
Sec. 586. United States Agency for International
Development Pilot Management Initiative.
Sec. 587. United States Agency for International
Development Hiring Authority.
Sec. 588. Certain Claims for Expropriation by the
Government of Nicaragua.
Sec. 589. Overseas Private Investment Corporation and
Export-Import Bank Restrictions.
Sec. 590. Security in Asia.
Sec. 591. Cooperation with Cuba on Counter-Narcotics
Matters.
Sec. 592. HIPC Debt Reduction and Trust Fund.
Sec. 593. Assistance to Millennium Challenge Candidate
Countries.
Sec. 594. Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
Sec. 595. Debt Restructuring Authority.
Sec. 596. Compliance with the Algiers Agreements.
Sec. 597. North Korea and Burma.
Sec. 598. Thailand.
Sec. 599. Administrative Provisions Related to Multilateral
Development Banks.
Sec. 599A. Vietnamese Refugees.
Sec. 599B. Extraction of Natural Resources.
Sec. 599C. Assistance for Foreign Nongovernmental
Organizations.
Sec. 599D. Sudan.
Sec. 599E. Additional Funds for the Global Fund to Fight
AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
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 2005 which lack
authorization are as follows:
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Amount
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Child Survival and Health Programs Fund............... $1,550,000,000
Development Assistance................................ 1,460,000,000
International Disaster and Famine Assistance.......... 385,500,000
Transition Initiatives................................ 50,000,000
Development Credit Authority.......................... 8,000,000
USAID Operating Expenses.............................. 600,000,000
USAID Operating Expenses, Office of Inspector General. 35,000,000
USAID Capital Investment Fund......................... 59,000,000
Economic Support Fund................................. 2,470,000,000
Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltics......... 410,000,000
Assistance for the Independent States of the Former 560,000,000
Soviet Union.........................................
Inter-American Foundation............................. 19,000,000
African Development Foundation........................ 20,000,000
Peace Corps........................................... 310,000,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement... 328,820,000
Andean Counterdrug Initiative......................... 731,000,000
Migration and Refugee Assistance...................... 775,000,000
Emergency Migration and Refugee Assistance............ 50,000,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related 415,200,000
Assistance...........................................
Conflict Response Fund................................ 20,000,000
Treasury Technical Assistance......................... 17,500,000
Debt Restructuring.................................... 95,000,000
International Military Education and Training......... 89,730,000
Foreign Military Financing Program.................... 4,777,500,000
Peacekeeping Operations............................... 104,000,000
International Organizations and Programs.............. 328,925,000
International Development Association................. 820,000,000
Asian Development Fund................................ 69,691,000
African Development Fund.............................. 75,000,000
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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 September 15,
2004, the Committee ordered reported en bloc S. 2809, an
original bill making appropriations for Departments of
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, S.
2812, an original bill making appropriations for the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and related programs for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2005; and S. 2810, an original
bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health
and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, 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 bill allocation bill
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Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee allocations
to its subcommittees of amounts in the Budget Resolution
for 2005: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations:
Discretionary........................................... 19,386 19,386 26,785 \1\ 26,728
Mandatory............................................... 43 43 43 \1\ 43
Projection of outlays associated with the recommendation:
2005.................................................... ........... ........... ........... \2\ 6,958
2006.................................................... ........... ........... ........... 7,090
2007.................................................... ........... ........... ........... 2,971
2008.................................................... ........... ........... ........... 1,325
2009 and future years................................... ........... ........... ........... 1,122
Financial assistance to State and local governments for NA NA ...........
2005.......................................................
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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 2004 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2005
[In thousands of dollars]
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Senate Committee recommendation
compared with (+ or -)
Item 2004 Budget estimate Committee -----------------------------------
appropriation recommendation 2004
appropriation Budget estimate
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TITLE I--EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES
Subsidy appropriation......................................... ................ 125,700 115,700 +115,700 -10,000
Administrative expenses....................................... 72,465 73,200 73,200 +735 ................
Inspector General............................................. ................ 1,140 1,140 +1,140 ................
Negative subsidy.............................................. -34,000 -33,000 -33,000 +1,000 ................
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Total, Export-Import Bank of the United States.......... 38,465 167,040 157,040 +118,575 -10,000
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Noncredit account:
Administrative expenses................................... 41,141 42,885 42,885 +1,744 ................
Insurance fees and other offsetting collections........... -272,000 -278,000 -278,000 -6,000 ................
Subsidy appropriation......................................... 23,858 24,000 24,000 +142 ................
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Total, Overseas Private Investment Corporation.......... -207,001 -211,115 -211,115 -4,114 ................
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
Trade and development agency.................................. 49,705 50,000 49,000 -705 -1,000
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Total, title I, Export and investment assistance........ -118,831 5,925 -5,075 +113,756 -11,000
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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....................... 1,824,174 1,420,000 1,550,000 -274,174 +130,000
(Transfer out)............................................ (-6,000) ................ (-6,000) ................ (-6,000)
Development assistance........................................ 1,376,829 1,329,000 1,460,000 +83,171 +131,000
(Transfer out)............................................ (-21,000) (-21,000) (-21,000) ................ ................
(Transfer out)............................................ ................ ................ (-24,000) (-24,000) (-24,000)
International disaster and famine assistance.................. 253,993 385,500 385,500 +131,507 ................
Emergency supplemental (Public Law 108-106)............... 110,000 ................ ................ -110,000 ................
(By transfer emergency appropriations).................... ................ ................ (150,000) (+150,000) (+150,000)
(By transfer) (Public Law 108-106)........................ (110,000) ................ ................ (-110,000) ................
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Subtotal, Disaster assistance........................... 363,993 385,500 385,500 +21,507 ................
Transition Initiatives........................................ 54,676 62,800 50,000 -4,676 -12,800
Development Credit Authority:
(By transfer)............................................. (21,000) (21,000) (21,000) ................ ................
Administrative expenses................................... 7,953 8,000 8,000 +47 ................
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Subtotal, Development assistance........................ 3,627,625 3,205,300 3,453,500 -174,125 +248,200
Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund. 43,859 42,500 42,500 -1,359 ................
Operating expenses of the U.S. Agency for International 600,536 623,400 600,000 -536 -23,400
Development..................................................
Emergency supplemental (Public Law 108-106)............... 40,000 ................ ................ -40,000 ................
(By transfer)............................................. (6,000) ................ (6,000) ................ (+6,000)
(By transfer)............................................. ................ ................ (24,000) (+24,000) (+24,000)
Emergency supplemental (Public Law 108-106) (Transfer to (-1,900) ................ ................ (+1,900) ................
U.S. AID Office of Inspector General)....................
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Subtotal, US AID........................................ 640,536 623,400 600,000 -40,536 -23,400
Capital Investment Fund....................................... 81,715 64,800 59,000 -22,715 -5,800
Emergency supplemental (Public Law 108-106)............... 16,600 ................ ................ -16,600 ................
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Subtotal, Capital investment fund....................... 98,315 64,800 59,000 -39,315 -5,800
Operating expenses of the U.S. Agency for International 34,794 35,000 35,000 +206 ................
Development Office of Inspector General......................
Emergency supplemental (Public Law 108-106)(By transfer).. (1,900) ................ ................ (-1,900) ................
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Subtotal, Operating expenses............................ 34,794 35,000 35,000 +206 ................
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Total, U.S. AID......................................... 4,445,129 3,971,000 4,190,000 -255,129 +219,000
Other Bilateral Economic Assistance
Economic support fund:
Israel.................................................... 477,168 360,000 360,000 -117,168 ................
Egypt..................................................... 571,608 535,000 535,000 -36,608 ................
Other..................................................... 1,071,143 1,616,500 1,575,000 +503,857 -41,500
Economic support fund (Public Law 108-106)................ 872,000 ................ ................ -872,000 ................
(By transfer) (Public Law 108-106).................... (100,000) ................ ................ (-100,000) ................
(Transfer out)........................................ ................ ................ (-150,000) (-150,000) (-150,000)
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Subtotal, Economic support fund..................... 2,991,919 2,511,500 2,470,000 -521,919 -41,500
International Fund for Ireland................................ 18,391 8,500 ................ -18,391 -8,500
Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States........... 442,375 410,000 410,000 -32,375 ................
Assistance for the Independent States of the former Soviet 584,531 550,000 560,000 -24,531 +10,000
Union........................................................
Iraq relief and reconstruction fund (Public Law 108-106)...... 18,649,000 ................ ................ -18,649,000 ................
(Transfer out) (Public Law 108-106)....................... (-210,000) ................ ................ (+210,000) ................
(Transfer out emergency).................................. ................ ................ (-150,000) (-150,000) (-150,000)
CPA operating expenses (Public Law 108-106)............... 983,000 ................ ................ -983,000 ................
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Total, Other Bilateral Economic Assistance.............. 23,669,216 3,480,000 3,440,000 -20,229,216 -40,000
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Inter-American Foundation
Appropriation................................................. 16,238 15,185 19,000 +2,762 +3,815
African Development Foundation
Appropriation................................................. 18,579 17,000 20,000 +1,421 +3,000
Peace Corps
Appropriation................................................. 308,171 401,000 310,000 +1,829 -91,000
(By transfer)............................................. (15,000) ................ ................ (-15,000) ................
Millenium Challenge Corporation
Appropriation................................................. 994,100 2,500,000 1,120,000 +125,900 -1,380,000
Department of State
Global HIV/AIDS initiative.................................... 488,103 1,450,000 1,450,000 +961,897 ................
International narcotics control and law enforcement........... 240,274 358,820 328,820 +88,546 -30,000
Emergency supplemental (Public Law 108-106)............... 170,000 ................ ................ -170,000 ................
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Subtotal, Narcotics control............................. 410,274 358,820 328,820 -81,454 -30,000
Andean Counterdrug Initiative................................. 726,687 731,000 731,000 +4,313 ................
(By transfer)............................................. (17,000) ................ ................ (-17,000) ................
Migration and refugee assistance.............................. 755,712 729,789 775,000 +19,288 +45,211
United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund. 29,823 20,000 50,000 +20,177 +30,000
Nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related 351,414 415,200 415,200 +63,786 ................
programs.....................................................
(By transfer)............................................. ................ ................ (5,000) (+5,000) (+5,000)
Emergency supplemental (Public Law 108-106)............... 35,000 ................ ................ -35,000 ................
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Subtotal, Nonproliferation.............................. 386,414 415,200 415,200 +28,786 ................
Conflict response fund........................................ ................ 100,000 20,000 +20,000 -80,000
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Subtotal, Department of State........................... 2,797,013 3,804,809 3,770,020 +973,007 -34,789
Department of the Treasury
International Affairs Technical Assistance.................... 18,888 17,500 17,500 -1,388 ................
Debt restructuring............................................ 94,440 200,000 95,000 +560 -105,000
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Subtotal, Department of the Treasury.................... 113,328 217,500 112,500 -828 -105,000
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Total, title II, Bilateral economic assistance.......... 32,361,774 14,406,494 12,981,520 -19,380,254 -1,424,974
Appropriations.................................. (11,486,174) (14,406,494) (12,981,520) (+1,495,346) (-1,424,974)
Emergency appropriations........................ (20,875,600) ................ ................ (-20,875,600) ................
(By transfer)....................................... (59,000) (21,000) (56,000) (-3,000) (+35,000)
(By transfer emergency appropriations).............. 211,900 ................ 150,000 -61,900 +150,000
(Transfer out)...................................... (-27,000) (-21,000) (-201,000) (-174,000) (-180,000)
(Transfer out emergency appropriations)............. -211,900 ................ -150,000 +61,900 -150,000
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TITLE III--MILITARY ASSISTANCE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
International Military Education and Training................. 91,159 89,730 89,730 -1,429 ................
Foreign Military Financing Program:
Grants:
Israel................................................ 2,147,256 2,220,000 2,220,000 +72,744 ................
Egypt................................................. 1,292,330 1,300,000 1,300,000 +7,670 ................
Other................................................. 829,079 1,437,500 1,257,500 +428,421 -180,000
Emergency supplemental (Public Law 108-106)........... 287,000 ................ ................ -287,000 ................
(Transfer out).................................... (-17,000) ................ (-5,000) (+12,000) (-5,000)
(By transfer)..................................... ................ ................ (150,000) (+150,000) (+150,000)
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Subtotal, Grants................................ 4,555,665 4,957,500 4,777,500 +221,835 -180,000
(Limitation on administrative expenses)................... (40,500) (40,500) (40,500) ................ ................
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Total, Foreign Military Financing....................... 4,555,665 4,957,500 4,777,500 +221,835 -180,000
Peacekeeping operations....................................... 74,458 104,000 104,000 +29,542 ................
Emergency supplemental (Public Law 108-106)............... 50,000 ................ ................ -50,000 ................
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Subtotal, Peacekeeping operations....................... 124,458 104,000 104,000 -20,458 ................
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Total, title III, Military assistance................... 4,771,282 5,151,230 4,971,230 +199,948 -180,000
Appropriations...................................... (4,434,282) (5,151,230) (4,971,230) (+536,948) (-180,000)
Emergency appropriations............................ (337,000) ................ ................ (-337,000) ................
(By transfer)....................................... ................ ................ (150,000) (+150,000) (+150,000)
(Transfer out)...................................... (-17,000) ................ (-5,000) (+12,000) (-5,000)
(Limitation on administrative expenses)............. (40,500) (40,500) (40,500) ................ ................
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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
Development:
Global Environment Facility............................... 138,418 120,678 120,678 -17,740 ................
Contribution to the International Development Association..... 907,812 1,061,310 820,000 -87,812 -241,310
Contribution to Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency...... 1,117 ................ ................ -1,117 ................
(Limitation on callable capital subscriptions)............ (4,475) ................ ................ (-4,475) ................
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Total, World Bank Group................................. 1,047,347 1,181,988 940,678 -106,669 -241,310
Contribution to the Inter-American Development Bank:
Contribution to the Enterprise for the Americas 24,853 25,000 15,000 -9,853 -10,000
Multilateral Investment Fund.............................
Contribution to the Asian Development Bank:
Contribution to the Asian Development Fund................ 143,569 112,212 69,691 -73,878 -42,521
Contribution to the African Development Bank:
Paid-in capital........................................... 5,075 5,100 1,100 -3,975 -4,000
(Limitation on callable capital subscriptions)............ (79,610) (79,533) (79,533) (-77) ................
Contribution to the African Development Fund.............. 112,060 118,000 75,000 -37,060 -43,000
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Total, African Development Bank......................... 117,135 123,100 76,100 -41,035 -47,000
Contribution to the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development:
Paid-in capital........................................... 35,222 35,431 35,431 +209 ................
(Limitation on callable capital subscriptions)............ (122,085) (121,997) (121,997) (-88) ................
Contribution to the International Fund for Agricultural 14,915 15,000 15,000 +85 ................
Development..................................................
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Total, International Financial Institutions............. 1,383,041 1,492,731 1,151,900 -231,141 -340,831
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International Organizations and Programs
Appropriation................................................. 319,752 304,450 328,925 +9,173 +24,475
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Total, title IV, Multilateral economic assistance....... 1,702,793 1,797,181 1,480,825 -221,968 -316,356
(Limitation on callable capital subscript).......... (206,170) (201,530) (201,530) (-4,640) ................
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TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Child survival and health programs fund (emergency ................ ................ 150,000 +150,000 +150,000
appropriations)..............................................
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Grand total:
New budget (obligational) authority................... 38,717,018 21,360,830 19,578,500 -19,138,518 -1,782,330
(Emergency appropriations)............................ (21,212,600) ................ (150,000) (-21,062,600) (+150,000)
(By transfer)......................................... (59,000) (21,000) (206,000) (+147,000) (+185,000)
(By transfer emergency appropriations)................ 211,900 ................ 150,000 -61,900 +150,000
(Transfer out)........................................ (-44,000) (-21,000) (-206,000) (-162,000) (-185,000)
(Transfer out emergency appropriations)............... -211,900 ................ -150,000 +61,900 -150,000
(Limitation on administrative expenses)............... (40,500) (40,500) (40,500) ................ ................
(Limitation on callable capital subscript)............ (206,170) (201,530) (201,530) (-4,640) ................
(Emergency Supplemental (Public Law 108-106))......... (21,212,600) ................ (150,000) (-21,062,600) (+150,000)
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