Facts & Figures

• International Affairs Budget Snapshot
• International Affairs Budget Account Summary
• USGLC Analysis of FY13 International Affairs Budget Request
• Executive Summary of FY13 International Affairs Budget Request
• Recent Budget Updates

Congressional Letters

• USGLC Military Leaders’ Letter to Senate Urging Opposition to Sen. Paul Bill Cutting Foreign Assistance (September 21, 2012)
• USGLC Business Leaders Letter to Congress (July 19, 2012)
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee (May 21, 2012)
• USGLC Military Leaders Letter to Congress (March 27, 2012)
• USGLC FY13 House Budget Resolution Letter to Congress (March 23, 2012)
• USGLC Senate 302(b) Allocation Letter to Congress (March 22, 2012)

USGLC Statements

• September 22, 2012 – Senate Shows Strong, Bipartisan Support for Foreign Assistance
• September 20, 2012 – USGLC Commends Senate Committee Passage of Bill to Ensure Effective Foreign Assistance
• July 19, 2012 – Over 50 Top Business Leaders Urge Congress to Support International Affairs Budget
• June 27, 2012 – Funding Levels in House Foreign Affairs Authorization Bill Protect America’s Global Leadership
• May 24, 2012 – Senate Stands Up for America’s Global Leadership
• April 25, 2012 – House Appropriators’ Allocation Risks American Leadership and Security
• April 19, 2012 – Senate Appropriations Allocation Protects America’s National Security, Economy
• March 27, 2012 – Over 80 Admirals and Generals tell Congress: Support International Affairs Budget
• March 22, 2012 – House Budget Cuts to America’s Global Engagement Dangerous Direction
• February 13, 2012 – Administration’s FY 2013 International Affairs Budget Request Strong and Strategic

FY 2013 Timeline

• February 13, 2012 – President Obama releases his FY13 request, including $48 billion in base spending for the International Affairs Budget and $8.2 billion for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO).  USGLC issued a press release commending the strong and strategic request for America’s diplomacy and development programs, and provided a detailed analysis of the FY13 International Affairs Budget Request.
• March 20, 2012 – House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) releases the FY13 House Budget Resolution, providing $49.1 billion for the total International Affairs Budget, an 11% cut from FY12 levels.  USGLC expressed concern about the troubling cuts to the International Affairs Budget, which have already been cut 15% since FY10.
• March 21, 2012 – House Budget Committee approves the FY13 House Budget Resolution in a 19-18 vote.
• March 29, 2012 – House passes the House Budget Committee’s FY13 Budget Resolution largely along partisan lines by a vote of 228-191 after six alternative budgets failed.
• April 18, 2012 – Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) releases the FY13 Senate Budget Resolution and long-term budget plan.  For the FY13 International Affairs Budget, it provides $52.15 billion, 5% less than FY12 and 7.3% less than the President’s request.
• April 19, 2012 – Senate Appropriations Committee approves the FY13 302(b) allocations, providing $53 billion for the International Affairs Budget.  USGLC issued a statement commending the strong allocation.
• April 25, 2012 – House Appropriations Committee approves its 302(b) allocations for FY13, providing $48.3 billion for the State-Foreign Operations allocation–$5 billion (-9%) below the Senate’s $53 billion total funding.  USGLC issued a press release in opposition of the House’s funding cut and calling on Congress to support no less than the Senate allocation for the State-Foreign Operations bill.
• April 26, 2012 – Senate Appropriations Committee approves its FY13 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, providing $1.65 billion for international food aid programs: $1.47 billion for P.L. 480 Title II/Food for Peace and $184 million for McGovern-Dole Food for Education.  This represents flat funding for food aid programs compared to current spending.
• May 17, 2012 – House Appropriations Committee approves its FY13 State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill by voice vote, following Subcommittee approval on May 9^th.  The bill, which accounts for 95% of the International Affairs Budget, provides $40.1 billion in base funding and $8.2 billion in OCO funding.
• May 24, 2012 – The Senate Appropriations Committee approves its FY13 State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill, following Subcommittee approval on May 22.  The bill, which accounts for 95% of the International Affairs Budget, provides $49.8 billion in base funding and $2.3 billion in Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funding.
• June 19, 2012 – The House Appropriations Committee approves the FY13 Agriculture Appropriations Bill (H.R. 5973), providing $1.33 billion for international food aid programs–P.L. 480 Title II (also known as the Food for Peace program) and the McGovern-Dole international school feeding program.  This represents a 19% cut from FY12 levels and the FY13 Senate level.
• September 22, 2012 – The Senate passes an FY13 Continuing Resolution (CR), following House passage on September 13th.  The CR funds the International Affairs Budget at $55.2 billion until March 27, 2013.

Votes, Amendments & Legislation

• FY13 House Budget Resolution – House passed 228-191, March 29, 2012
• FY13 House State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill – House Appropriations Committee approved by voice vote, May 17, 2012
• Export-Import Bank Reauthorization (H.R. 2072) – Senate passed 78-20, May 15, 2012; House passed 330-90, May 9, 2012
• FY13 Senate State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill (S. 3241) – Senate Appropriations Committee approved 29-1, May 24, 2012
• FY13 Foreign Relations Authorization Act (H.R. 6018) – House Foreign Affairs Committee approved by voice vote, June 27, 2012

• Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) Amendment to Cut of f Foreign Assistance to Pakistan, Egypt, and Libya– Senate rejected 10-81, September 22, 2012

• Global Partnerships Act of 2012 (H.R. 6644) – Introduced by Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA), December 12, 2012

• Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) Amendment to Offset Hurricane Sandy disaster relief with cuts to International Affairs Budget – Senate rejected 3-91, December 28, 2012

• Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act (H.R. 3159) – House passed 390 – 0, December 30, 2012

Hearings & Statements

• Senate Appropriations markup of FY13 302(b) Allocations (April 2012)
• House Appropriations State-Foreign Operations hearing on FY13 Programs in Latin America (March 2012)
• House Appropriations State-Foreign Operations hearing on Multilateral Development Banks with Secretary Geithner (March 2012)
• House Foreign Affairs hearing on FY13 USAID Budget (March 2012)
• House Appropriations State-Foreign Operations hearing on FY13 USAID Budget (March 2012)
• Senate Appropriations State-Foreign Operations hearing on FY13 USAID Budget (March 2012)
• Senate Foreign Relations hearing on FY13 USAID Budget (March 2012)
• House Foreign Affairs hearing on FY13 International Affairs Budget with Secretary Clinton (February 2012)
• House Appropriations State-Foreign Operations hearing on FY13 International Affairs Budget with Secretary Clinton (February 2012)
• Senate Foreign Relations hearing on FY13 International Affairs Budget with Secretary Clinton (February 2012)
• Senate Appropriations State-Foreign Operations hearing on FY13 International Affairs Budget with Secretary Clinton (February 2012)