Highlights of House FY10 State, Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill
Despite working with an allocation $3.2 billion less than the President’s request, the House Appropriations Committee was able to exceed or fully fund many programs and accounts of particular priority to both the Executive and Legislative branches. The Committee was aided by utilizing about $1.8 billion of “forward funding,” enacted earlier in the FY09 Emergency Supplemental, as offsets to cover gaps in several accounts for which the Appropriators could not meet the FY10 request.
Among Administration priorities met in the FY10 State, Foreign Operations bill are:
Civilian Capacity Building – Funding provided by the House Appropriations Committee will add about 1,000 new staff for the State Department and roughly 300 at USAID. This keeps President Obama’s plan on track to increase State Department Foreign Service Officers by 25% by 2013 and to double the number at USAID by 2012.
Afghanistan and Pakistan Assistance – Under the Committee-reported bill, Afghanistan receives about $2.7 billion in non-military assistance and Pakistan $1.3 billion. Both are slightly below the FY10 request, although each received increased amounts in the FY09 Supplemental, making up much of the shortfall.
Global Challenges – The Administration highlighted four global needs in its FY10 request, seeking significant increases for food security and climate change and more modest increases for education and health. The House Appropriations measure meets or exceeds the President’s proposals in several areas, and adds some of their own priorities while paring back in two areas:
- Basic Education — $1 billion, $19 million higher than the request
- Higher Education — $200 million, $12 million above the President’s request
- Global Health — $7.8 billion, $189 million above the President’s request, of which:
- Maternal and Child Health — $528 million (+$4.5 million)
- Reproductive Health — $520 million (+$45 million)
- Malaria — $585 million (as requested)
- Tuberculosis — $252 million (+$79 million)
- Bilateral HIV/AIDS — $5 billion (as requested)
- Global HIV/AIDS Fund — $750 million (+$150 million) (Including Labor-HHS funds, Global Fund totals $1.05 billion)
- Biodiversity — $200 million (+$17 million)
- Microenterprise — $265 million (+$99 million)
- Water — $310 million (+$127 million)
For two global challenges representing high priorities of the Administration, the Committee bill significantly reduces levels for FY10.
- Food Security and Agriculture Development — $1 billion (-$363 million). Because of the large amounts of food security support planned for Afghanistan and Pakistan, it is likely that Africa and Latin America would see planned agriculture allocations decline.
- Climate Change — $485 million for bilateral programs (-$51 million) and $300 million for two multilateral funds (-$300 million)
Peace Corps – Although during his campaign President Obama discussed doubling the Peace Corps by 2011, his FY10 budget did not seek the necessary increase to be on track to meet this goal. The House Appropriations measure, however, takes a significant step towards expanding the Peace Corps by providing $450 million, $77 million above the request.
Major House Bill Accounts Increased or at the President’s Request:
National Endowment for Democracy
FY10 House Bill: $100 million
FY10 Budget Request: $100 million
Change from House to Request: $0
Broadcasting Board of Governors
FY10 House Bill: $730 million
FY10 Budget Request: $730 million
Change from House to Request: $0
Global Health and Child Survival
FY10 House Bill: $7.78 billion
FY10 Budget Request: $7.60 billion
Change from House to Request: +$180 million (2.5% increase)
African Development Foundation
FY10 House Bill: $30 million
FY10 Budget Request: $30 million
Change from House to Request: $0
Inter-American Foundation
FY10 House Bill: $20 million
FY10 Budget Request: $20 million
Change from House to Request: $0
Peace Corps
FY10 House Bill: $450 million
FY10 Budget Request: $370 million
Change from House to Request: +$80 million (20.6% increase)
Migration and Refugee Assistance
FY10 House Bill: $1.48 billion
FY10 Budget Request: $1.48 billion
Change from House to Request: $0
International Military Education and Training
FY10 House Bill: $110 million
FY10 Budget Request: $110 million
Change from House to Request: $0
Peacekeeping Operations
FY10 House Bill: $330 million
FY10 Budget Request: $290 million
Change from House to Request: +$40 million (12.2% increase)
- Increase due to shift of $35 million from CIO account for Somalia
International Organizations and Programs
FY10 House Bill: $400 million
FY10 Budget Request: $360 million
Change from House to Request: +$40 million (10.9% increase)
- UNDP – $100 million (+33%)
- UNFPA – $60 million (+20%)
- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights – $5 million (no request)
Major House Bill Accounts Decreased, but with Offsets from the FY09 Supplemental:
State Department Diplomatic and Consular Programs
FY10 House Bill: $8.23 billion
FY10 Budget Request: $8.96 billion
Change from House to Request: -$730 million (8.2% decrease)
- About $400 million “forward funding” in the FY09 supplemental
Embassy Security
FY10 House Bill: $1.72 billion
FY10 Budget Request: $1.82 billion
Change from House to Request: -$100 million (5% decrease)
- $91 million “forward funding” in the FY09 supplemental for operations in Peshawar
International Disaster Assistance
FY10 House Bill: $830 million
FY10 Budget Request: $880 million
Change from House to Request: -$50 million (5.7% decrease)
- About $40 million “forward funding” in the FY09 supplemental
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
FY10 House Bill: $1.63 billion
FY10 Budget Request: $1.95 billion
Change from House to Request: -$320 billion (16.3% decrease)
- Mexico reduced by $254 million but offset by “forward funding” in the FY09 Supplemental of $160 million in FMF and $94 million in INCLE
Foreign Military Financing
FY10 House Bill: $4.26 billion
FY10 Budget Request: $5.27 billion
Change from House to Request: -$1.01 billion (19.9% decrease)
- About $1.13 billion “forward funding” in the FY09 Supplemental providing full amounts for Israel, Egypt, and Jordan. Mexico also received forward funding in the FY09 Supplemental.
Major House Bill Accounts Decreased from the President’s Request:
Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs
FY10 House Bill: $600 million
FY10 Budget Request: $630 million
Change from House to Request: -$30 million (5.2% decrease)
Contributions to International Organizations
FY10 House Bill: $1.70 billion
FY10 Budget Request: $1.80 billion
Change from House to Request: -$100 million (5.6% decrease)
- Decrease due to reduction in request to “synchronize” deferred payments with various international organizations
Contributions to International Peacekeeping Activities
FY10 House Bill: $2.13 billion
FY10 Budget Request: $2.26 billion
Change from House to Request: -$130 million (6% decrease)
- $35 million for Somalia moved to voluntary peacekeeping
East-West Center
FY10 House Bill: $0
FY10 Budget Request: $10 million
Change from House to Request: -$10 million (100% decrease)
Development Assistance
FY10 House Bill: $2.47 billion
FY10 Budget Request: $2.73 billion
Change from House to Request: -$260 million (9.5% decrease)
- Large reduction for agriculture assistance, increases for education and microenterprise
- Some of the decrease offset by shift from DA to ESF for Indonesia, the Philippines, Yemen, Mexico, and others
Economic Support Fund
FY10 House Bill: $6.37 billion
FY10 Budget Request: $6.50 billion
Change from House to Request: -$130 million (2.1% decrease)
- Some of the decrease offset by shift of some ESF request to the Democracy Fund
- Full funding for Egypt ($250 million), Jordan ($363 million), West Bank/Gaza ($400 million) and Colombia ($201 million)
Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia
FY10 House Bill: $720 million
FY10 Budget Request: $760 million
Change from House to Request: -$40 million (5.2% decrease)
- Largest reduction for Ukraine (-18%)
- Largest increase for Armenia (+60%)
Millennium Challenge Corporation
FY10 House Bill: $1.40 billion
FY10 Budget Request: $1.43 billion
Change from House to Request: -$30 million (1.8% decrease)
Debt Restructuring
FY10 House Bill: $60 million
FY10 Budget Request: $110 million
Change from House to Request: -$50 million (45.9% decrease)
World Bank International Development Association
FY10 House Bill: $1.24 billion
FY10 Budget Request: $1.32 billion
Change from House to Request: -$80 million (6.4% decrease)
- Reduction largely affects planned arrears payment
International Clean Technology Fund
FY10 House Bill: $230 million
FY10 Budget Request: $500 million
Change from House to Request: -$280 million (55% decrease)
Strategic Climate Fund
FY10 House Bill: $80 million
FY10 Budget Request: $100 million
Change from House to Request: -$20 million (25% decrease)
