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Calendar No. 144 

114TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! SENATE 1st Session 114–79 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND 

RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2016 

JULY 9, 2015—Ordered to be printed 

Mr. GRAHAM, from the Committee on Appropriations, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany S. 1725] 

The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 1725) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 

and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 

2016, and for other purposes, reports favorably thereon and recommends that the bill do pass. 

Amounts in new budget authority 

Total of bill as reported to the Senate .................... $48,005,900,000 

Amount of 2015 appropriations ............................... 51,950,281,000 

Amount of 2016 budget estimate ............................ 52,926,191,000 

Bill as recommended to Senate compared to— 

2015 appropriations .......................................... ¥3,944,381,000 

2016 budget estimate ........................................ ¥4,920,291,000 
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C O N T E N T S 

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Introduction .............................................................................................................. 6 

Countries and Issues of Concern ............................................................................ 14 

Title I: 

Department of State and Related Agency: 

Department of State: 

Administration of Foreign Affairs: 

Diplomatic and Consular Programs .......................................... 32 

Capital Investment Fund ........................................................... 38 

Office of Inspector General ......................................................... 38 

Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs ........................ 39 

Representation Expenses ........................................................... 41 

Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials ............................ 41 

Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance ................ 41 

Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service ............. 43 

Repatriation Loans Program Account ....................................... 43 

Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan ........................ 44 

Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability 

Fund ......................................................................................... 44 

International Organizations: 

Contributions to International Organizations ........................................ 44 

Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities ....................... 45 

International Commissions: 

International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and 

Mexico ..................................................................................................... 46 

Salaries and Expenses ....................................................................... 46 

Construction ....................................................................................... 46 

American Sections, International Commissions ..................................... 46 

International Fisheries Commissions ...................................................... 47 

Related Agency: 

Broadcasting Board of Governors: 

International Broadcasting Operations ............................................ 47 

Broadcasting Capital Improvements ................................................ 49 

Related Programs: 

The Asia Foundation ................................................................................. 49 

United States Institute of Peace .............................................................. 49 

Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund .................... 49 

Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program ............................................ 50 

Israeli Arab Scholarship Program ........................................................... 50 

East-West Center ...................................................................................... 50 

National Endowment for Democracy ....................................................... 50 

Other Commissions: 

Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad .......... 51 

United States Commission on International Religious Freedom .......... 51 

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe ............................. 51 

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of 

China ...................................................................................................... 52 

United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission ....... 52 

Title II: 

United States Agency for International Development: 

Funds Appropriated to the President: 

Operating Expenses ........................................................................... 53 

Capital Investment Fund .................................................................. 55 

Office of Inspector General ................................................................ 55 
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Title III: 

Bilateral Economic Assistance: 

Funds Appropriated to the President: 

Sector Assistance ................................................................................ 56 

Global Health Programs .................................................................... 56 

Development Assistance .................................................................... 61 

International Disaster Assistance .................................................... 71 

Transition Initiatives ......................................................................... 71 

Complex Crises Fund ......................................................................... 71 

Development Credit Authority .......................................................... 71 

Program Account ......................................................................... 71 

Administrative Expenses ............................................................ 71 

Economic Support Fund .................................................................... 72 

Democracy Fund ................................................................................. 78 

Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia ........................... 79 

Department of State: 

Migration and Refugee Assistance ................................................... 80 

United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance 

Fund ................................................................................................ 81 

Independent Agencies: 

Peace Corps ........................................................................................ 81 

Millennium Challenge Corporation .................................................. 81 

Inter-American Foundation ............................................................... 82 

United States African Development Foundation ............................. 82 

Department of the Treasury: 

International Affairs Technical Assistance ...................................... 82 

Title IV: 

International Security Assistance: 

Department of State: 

International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement .................. 83 

Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs ............................................................................................... 87 

Peacekeeping Operations ................................................................... 88 

Funds Appropriated to the President: 

International Military Education and Training .............................. 89 

Foreign Military Financing Program ............................................... 92 

Title V: 

Multilateral Assistance: 

Funds Appropriated to the President: 

International Organizations and Programs ..................................... 96 

International Financial Institutions ........................................................ 97 

Global Environment Facility ............................................................. 98 

Contribution to the International Development Association .......... 98 

Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative .................................................... 98 

Contribution to the International Bank for Reconstruction and 

Development ................................................................................... 98 

Limitation on Callable Capital Subscriptions .................................. 98 

Contribution to the Clean Technology Fund .................................... 98 

Contribution to the Strategic Climate Fund .................................... 98 

Contribution to the Green Climate Fund ......................................... 99 

Contribution to the Inter-American Development Bank ................ 99 

Limitation on Callable Capital Subscriptions .................................. 99 

Contribution to the Asian Development Bank ................................. 99 

Contribution to the Asian Development Fund ................................. 99 

Contribution to the African Development Bank .............................. 99 

Limitation on Callable Capital Subscriptions .................................. 99 

Contribution to the African Development Fund .............................. 100 

Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative .................................................... 100 

Contribution to the International Fund for Agricultural Development ................................................................................................. 100 

Contribution to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program ................................................................................................. 100 

Contribution to the North American Development Bank ............... 100 

Limitation on Callable Capital Subscriptions .................................. 100 

Title VI: 

Export and Investment Assistance: 

Export-Import Bank of the United States ............................................... 101 

Inspector General ............................................................................... 101 
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Title VI—Continued 

Export and Investment Assistance—Continued 

Export-Import Bank of the United States—Continued 

Administrative Expenses ................................................................... 101 

Overseas Private Investment Corporation .............................................. 101 

Noncredit Account .............................................................................. 101 

Administrative Expenses ................................................................... 101 

Program Account ................................................................................ 101 

Trade and Development Agency .............................................................. 102 

Title VII: General Provisions .................................................................................. 103 

Title VIII: 

Overseas Contingency Operations: 

Department of State: 

Administration of Foreign Affairs: 

Diplomatic and Consular Programs .......................................... 106 

Conflict Stabilization Operations ............................................... 106 

Office of Inspector General ......................................................... 106 

Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance ................ 106 

International Organizations: 

Contributions to International Organizations .......................... 107 

Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities ......... 107 

Peace Operations Response Mechanism ................................... 107 

Related Agency: 

Broadcasting Board of Governors: 

International Broadcasting Operations ............................. 107 

United States Agency for International Development: 

Funds Appropriated to the President: 

Operating Expenses .................................................................... 107 

Bilateral Economic Assistance: 

Funds Appropriated to the President: 

International Disaster Assistance ............................................. 107 

Transition Initiatives .................................................................. 107 

Economic Support Fund ............................................................. 107 

Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia .................... 107 

Department of State: 

Migration and Refugee Assistance ................................................... 108 

International Security Assistance: 

Department of State: 

International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement .................. 108 

Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs ............................................................................................... 108 

Peacekeeping Operations ................................................................... 108 

Funds Appropriated to the President: 

Foreign Military Financing Program ............................................... 108 

General Provisions ........................................................................................... 108 

Title IX: 

Humanitarian Emergency Response: 

Bilateral Economic Assistance: 

Funds Appropriated to the President: 

International Disaster Assistance ............................................. 109 

Migration and Refugee Assistance ............................................ 109 

General Provisions ........................................................................................... 109 

Title X: 

Other Matters: 

Multilateral Assistance: 

International Monetary Programs: 

United States Quota, International Monetary Fund Direct 

Loan Program Account ........................................................... 110 

Loans to the International Monetary Fund Direct Loan Program Account ........................................................................... 110 
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Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the 

Senate ................................................................................................................... 112 

Compliance With Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the 

Senate ................................................................................................................... 113 

Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the 

Senate ................................................................................................................... 113 

Budgetary Impact of Bill ......................................................................................... 125 

Comparative Statement of New Budget Authority ............................................... 126 
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INTRODUCTION 

SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS

The Committee recommends total appropriations of 

$48,005,900,000 for the Department of State, foreign operations, 

and related programs for fiscal year 2016. Of this amount, 

$48,268,000,000, including $9,258,000,000 for Overseas Contingency Operations [OCO], is for non-emergency discretionary programs, $759,000,000 is for emergency discretionary funding, and 

$158,900,000 is for mandatory programs. The emergency funding of 

$759,000,000 is offset by a rescission of $1,180,000,000 from funds 

appropriated in the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public 

Law 111–32). 

The Committee’s recommendations for fiscal year 2016, by title, 

compared to the budget request, are allocated in the following 

table: 

APPROPRIATIONS BY TITLE 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Title Fiscal year 2016 

request 

Committee 

recommendation 

Title I—Department of State and Related Agency ............................................................ 15,707,756 14,196,188

Title II—United States Agency for International Development .......................................... 1,626,326 1,377,914 

Title III—Bilateral Economic Assistance ............................................................................ 19,587,350 16,663,991 

Title IV—International Security Assistance ....................................................................... 7,285,562 6,028,109 

Title V—Multilateral Assistance ........................................................................................ 3,126,845 1,610,477 

Title VI—Export and Investment Assistance ..................................................................... ¥592,100 ¥637,963 

Title VII—General Provisions .............................................................................................. 22,000 ¥364,816 

Title VIII—Overseas Contingency Operations ..................................................................... 7,047,452 9,258,000 

Title IX—Humanitarian Emergency Response ................................................................... .......................... 759,000 

Title X—Other Matters ....................................................................................................... ¥885,000 ¥885,000 

Total 1 .................................................................................................................... 52,926,191 48,005,900 

1 The President’s budget request and the Committee recommendation include a rescission of $1,180,000,000 from funds appropriated in 

Public Law 111–32. The Committee recommendation also includes an additional emergency appropriation of $759,000,000 for total emergency 

funding of ¥$421,000,000. 

INTRODUCTION

The operations of Federal agencies involved in diplomacy and development, and the programs carried out overseas in conjunction 

with U.S. and local implementers, are critical components of our 

Nation’s national security framework. In an era when extremist 

non-state entities aggressively challenge and seek to undermine 

the state system, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa, 

the importance of such operations and programs are only heightened. The Committee recognizes that health, education, and other 

development programs conducted strategically abroad are just as 

critical to our national security and to international order as 

counter terrorism programs and the professionalization of foreign 

security forces. While there is no single antidote to the rise of extremist non-state entities and the violence they espouse, competent 

governance (defined as the provision of security, stability, and basic 

services to a population by functioning and accountable government institutions) and the legitimacy such governance confers may 

prove the most sustainable and effective bulwark against this chal-
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1The merger of Department of State operations and foreign assistance in fiscal year 2006 is 

counted as a single act. 

lenge. It is therefore in the Nation’s national security interest to 

strengthen democracy, governance, and development abroad. 

Such operations and programs require funding, and in increasingly complex political, programmatic, and security environments 

these costs are increasing. Nonetheless, diplomacy and development remain a far less expensive option than relying on military 

intervention when global and regional stability is undermined or 

failing. Witness testimony before the Committee on the fiscal year 

2016 budget request underscored not only the necessity of a 

robustly funded 150 International Affairs Budget Function as a 

component of the national security of the U.S., but also the need 

to further educate the general public on the importance of diplomacy and development in securing the homeland, mitigating global 

challenges and disasters (including responding to outbreaks of infectious diseases), promoting democracy and human rights, and advancing U.S. economic interests. 

From fiscal years 2002 to 2010, the appropriations process for 

Department of State operations and foreign assistance under the 

jurisdiction of the subcommittee included a patchwork of 9 annual 

bills and 14 emergency supplemental appropriations acts, including 

the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 

111–5).1 In fiscal year 2012, OCO funding replaced most emergency 

supplemental spending, and the act has included OCO appropriations in every fiscal year since. Following the September 11, 2001, 

attacks on the United States [U.S.], and under both Republican 

and Democrat administrations, the blending of base, emergency, 

and OCO funding have all been necessary components of diplomatic operations and foreign assistance. Base funding alone has 

been insufficient to mitigate conflict and humanitarian disasters, 

address disease outbreaks and global development, and maintain a 

diplomatic presence in an increasingly dangerous world. 

The Committee urges the administration and Congress to jointly 

consider ways to regularize funding for the act in a manner that 

provides sufficient resources and a modicum of predictability for 

the conduct of diplomacy and development programs abroad. 

REDUCING COSTS

As in the past, the Federal agencies administering funds appropriated by the act are directed to regularly review all costs associated with operations and programs to determine their necessity, 

priority, and effectiveness. All programs, except those for humanitarian relief and recovery purposes, should, as appropriate: be designed from the outset to sunset; be sustained by host country governments or civil society; and include a cost-matching requirement. 

Programs that are failing to perform or meet sustainability guidelines, that have required excessive overhead or security costs that 

outweigh the benefits to be achieved, or lack a coherent strategic 

purpose should be modified or discontinued. 

Cost Savings and Efficiencies.—Not later than 45 days after enactment of the act, the Offices of Inspector General [OIG] of the 

Department of State and the United States Agency for Inter-
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national Development [USAID] shall provide the Committee a consolidated list of OIG recommendations for potential position reductions and office reductions or closures for the past fiscal year, including estimated cost savings, and the responses to such recommendations by such agencies. 

The Committee notes that over the past 4 years, the Government 

Accountability Office [GAO] has published reports that have exposed 188 areas of unnecessary duplication and overlap throughout 

the Federal Government, and identified more than 1,100 duplicative Federal programs that cost taxpayers tens of billions of dollars 

each year. The Committee directs each department and agency for 

which funds are appropriated by the act that has been identified 

in the annual GAO duplication report to provide to the Committee 

a report detailing efforts made to eliminate the duplication identified, and describing any legal barriers to ending programs that 

have been identified as duplicative. 

Diplomatic Facilities.—The Committee directs the Department of 

State and USAID to continue to consolidate redundant services and 

operations at diplomatic facilities abroad. The Secretary of State, 

in consultation with the USAID Administrator, should update the 

report required in Senate Report 113–195 on these services and operations not later than 90 days after enactment of the act. 

The Committee expects each agency funded by the act to continue to detail the findings of environmental assessments and 

water and energy audits of their overseas operations, and to submit 

these findings to the Committee not later than September 30, 2016, 

including an explanation of steps taken to implement any recommendations and a comparison of such findings with Federal targets for building energy efficiency and environmental sustainability. 

Executive Meetings, Ceremonies, and Conferences.—The Committee directs the Department of State, USAID, and other agencies 

to continue to achieve savings by reducing the cost of executive 

meetings, ceremonies, and conferences, and curtailing the purchase 

of commemorative and promotional items. 

Financial, Contract, and Grant Management and Limitation on 

Indirect Costs.—The Committee is concerned with OIG and independent auditor findings on weaknesses and shortcomings in financial and contract management at the Department of State, USAID, 

Broadcasting Board of Governors [BBG], and other agencies funded 

by the act. The Committee expects the Department, USAID, BBG, 

and other agencies to continue efforts to improve financial management, contracting processes, and internal controls. 

The Secretary of State is directed to submit a report to the Committee not later than 90 days after enactment of the act on the status of the implementation of the OIG’s recommendations in AUD– 

SI–15–34, ‘‘Management Assistance Report: Oversight of Grants to 

the National Endowment for Democracy’’. 

The BBG is directed to submit a report to the Committee not 

later than 90 days after enactment of the act on the status of the 

implementation of the OIG’s recommendations in AUD–FM–IB–15– 

24, ‘‘Audit of Radio Free Asia Expenditures’’. 

The Committee notes the issuance of modifications to the Federal 

Acquisition Regulations [FAR] in May 2015 to comply with the re-
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quirements of section 802 of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239) regarding passthrough contracts and the recommendations in the GAO report, 

‘‘Further Actions Needed to Improve Oversight of Pass-through 

Contracts’’ [GAO–15–200]. The Department of State and USAID 

are directed to submit a report to the Committee not later than 90 

days after enactment of the act describing efforts undertaken to ensure compliance with section 802 and the FAR provision on passthrough contracts, and on the status of implementation of the recommendations in such GAO report. 

The setting of proper indirect costs, including costs determined 

by negotiated indirect cost rate agreements [NICRA] that may be 

paid as part of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or similar 

arrangements with appropriated funds is intended to ensure fiscally responsible use of taxpayer funds, and provides greater clarity 

for direct costs as these are reviewed for each funding instrument. 

The Committee is concerned the Department of State and USAID 

policies and procedures for determining and paying indirect costs 

do not provide sufficient guidance, training, and supervision to determine the appropriate levels for indirect costs. 

Not later than 90 days after enactment of the act and following 

consultation with the Committee, the Department of State and 

USAID are directed to submit assessments of the effectiveness of 

respective policies and procedures in ensuring that payments for 

indirect costs, including for NICRA, are reasonable, including: evaluations of whether current policies and procedures comply with the 

FAR, as applicable, and title 2, part 200 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations [CFR]; assessments of the potential benefits of setting 

a cap on such indirect costs to ensure the cost-effective use of appropriated funds; plans to revise such policies and procedures to 

comply with the FAR and CFR and ensure that indirect costs are 

reasonable; and timelines for implementing respective plans. The 

Committee also expects the cost of salary and bonuses of an individual, as either direct or indirect costs of a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement, not to be paid at a rate in excess of Executive 

Level II. 

Humanitarian Aid Cost-Effectiveness.—Section 7034(m) of the act 

enhances the effectiveness of humanitarian aid through regular 

and accurate feedback data from implementing partners, which 

should include the use of mobile technology to facilitate real-time 

data. Such feedback should provide a clearer understanding of the 

perceptions of affected populations, whether the aid they receive is 

relevant to their needs, how much they trust the organizations providing aid, and whether they believe it worthwhile to provide feedback. Such information should be used to improve the delivery and 

effectiveness of humanitarian assistance. 

Printing Costs.—The Committee is concerned with wasteful 

printing practices each year and the lack of clear printing policies 

within each agency funded by the act. The Committee directs each 

agency to work with the Office of Management and Budget [OMB] 

to reduce printing and reproduction costs, and to submit a report 

to the Committee not later than 60 days after enactment of the act 

describing the printing policies of each agency and the steps taken 
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to reduce printing volume and costs. The report should include annual estimates of savings by each agency. 

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET REQUEST AND JUSTIFICATIONS

Timely budget information in the congressional budget justification [CBJ] that is clearly, concisely, and accurately presented must 

be a priority of the administration. The Committee expects the Department of State, USAID, and other agencies funded by the act to 

submit CBJs within 4 weeks of the release of the President’s fiscal 

year 2017 budget request. The Committee also directs the Department of State, USAID, and other agencies to include detailed information on all reimbursable agreements, funds transferred pursuant 

to sections 632(a) and (b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

[FAA] (Public Law 87–195), and significant uses of the Economy 

Act. 

The Committee directs the Department of State, USAID, and any 

other agency that utilizes a Working Capital Fund [WCF] to include in the CBJ the total budgetary resources for each office that 

receives funds from a WCF. The CBJ shall also include a table on 

WCF resources that will serve as the baseline for reprogramming 

and transfer purposes. 

The Committee directs that CBJs include estimated savings from 

any proposed office or mission closing, and actual prior year representation expenses for each department and agency that is authorized such expenses. 

DEFINITIONS

For purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

Control Act of 1985, as amended, (Public Law 99–177) with respect 

to appropriations contained in the act the term ‘‘program, project, 

and activity’’ shall mean any item for which a dollar amount is 

specified in the act or accompanying report. In addition, the definition of ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ in section 7023 of the act 

shall apply to the accounts listed in that section. 

In carrying out any Presidential sequestration, the Department 

of State, USAID, and other agencies funded by the act shall conform to the definition of ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ described 

above. 

The Committee includes language in the act making certain actions, such as obligations of funds, ‘‘subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.’’ This language requires a separate notification to the Committee 15 days 

prior to the proposed obligation of funds or other action that is the 

subject of this special notification requirement, regardless of what 

may be contained in an agency’s CBJ or in the operating and spend 

plans required in section 7076 of the act. Thus, such CBJs and operating and spend plans do not suffice as justification for purposes 

of satisfying the special notification requirement. 

Unless expressly provided to the contrary, the term ‘‘appropriate 

congressional committees’’ as used in the act and accompanying report shall mean the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and 

Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
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MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES

The Committee directs the heads of agencies funded by the act 

to refrain from making any pledge for future year funding for any 

multilateral or bilateral program unless such pledge was: previously justified in a CBJ, including projected future year costs; included in an act making appropriations for the Department of 

State, foreign operations, and related programs or previously authorized by an act of Congress; notified in accordance with the regular procedures of the Committee, including the projected future 

year costs; or the subject of prior consultation with the Committee 

at least 7 days in advance of the pledge. 

REPORTS AND NOTIFICATIONS

To save paper and printing costs, the Committee directs that one 

copy of reports, congressional notifications, and correspondence be 

jointly addressed to the chairs of the Committee and subcommittee, 

and one copy jointly addressed to the ranking members of the Committee and subcommittee. Reports required by the Committee may 

also be electronically transmitted and posted on agency Web sites, 

in accordance with section 7077(c) of the act. 

Section 7077(d) of the act is a new provision that reduces the reporting requirements on the Department of State and USAID by 

establishing a date by which certain reports required to be submitted by such agencies will sunset, unless specifically extended in 

a subsequent act. The Department of State and USAID shall provide to the Committee estimates of cost savings achieved by this 

sunset. The Committee notes that section 7034(h) of the act repeals 

certain obsolete reports. 

Congressional notifications submitted for funds under the Peacekeeping Operations [PKO] and International Narcotics Control and 

Law Enforcement [INCLE] headings, and under the Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs [NADR] 

heading in title VIII, shall include: a description of the type of 

equipment, training, or other assistance to be provided; the intended timeline for the proposed activity; a description of objectives 

and performance metrics associated with the proposed activity; and 

a description of other assistance provided, or intended to be provided, under title IV of the act during the current or preceding fiscal year on a country-by-country basis. 

REPROGRAMMING GUIDELINES AND SECTION 653(A) OF THE FOREIGN

ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961 

The Committee directs the Department of State and other agencies funded by the act to notify the Committee of reprogrammings 

of funds as required by sections 7015 and 7019 of the act at the 

most detailed level of either the CBJ, the act, or accompanying report, and the Committee expects to be notified of any significant 

departure from the CBJ or of any commitment that will require 

significant funding in future years. The Committee directs that 

staffing levels and future year impacts of reprogrammings be included with such notifications. 

The Committee is concerned that the Department of State and 

other agencies funded by the act are not consistently submitting 
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notifications of internal reorganizations as required by section 

7015(a)(6) of the act. The Committee does not intend the term ‘‘bureaus, centers, or offices’’ to limit the notification requirement to 

only organizational units formally identified as such. The Committee expects to be notified of any reorganizations of organizational units, including branches, if it reflects a significant change 

in program focus and priority, overall staffing levels, or funding. 

Section 7076 of the act requires operating plans to be submitted 

not later than 45 days after enactment of the act, and that spend 

plans be submitted prior to the obligation of funds. The Committee 

will not consider any proposed reprogramming contained in an operating plan that does not include the information required in subsection (a). This section also clarifies that any deviation in an operating plan from funding levels contained in the act or the accompanying report shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committee. 

Section 653(a) of the FAA requires the President to report to 

Congress, not later than 30 days after enactment of certain appropriations laws, on each foreign country and international organization to which the U.S. Government intends to provide funding. 

While established to provide flexibility to the Secretary of State in 

the conduct of foreign assistance programs, over the past decade 

this requirement has proven to be overly bureaucratic, time consuming, and subject to abuse by the Department of State and 

USAID. In addition, section 7019 of the act provides additional 

flexibility to move funding within accounts to address any unforeseen circumstances. The Committee therefore includes a greater 

level of spending detail in the accompanying report, and directs the 

Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator to exercise the 

limited deviation authority of section 7019 judiciously. 

OVERSIGHT

The Committee includes several oversight provisions to ensure 

the proper use of taxpayer funds and accountability of the administration. For instance, the act: contains multiple special notification 

requirements for sensitive and priority countries (section 7015(f)); 

requires the Secretary of the Treasury to take certain actions to 

protect whistleblowers at International Financial Institutions [IFI] 

(section 7029(g)); mandates that recipient governments meet enumerated fiscal responsibility measures before assistance is made 

available through a direct government-to-government mechanism, 

and also includes prior consultation and notification requirements 

before entering into such agreements (section 7031(a)); requires 

GAO to conduct an audit of programs for the West Bank and Gaza 

funded under the Economic Support Fund [ESF] heading (section 

7039(e)); directs the Secretary of State to certify that all appropriate steps have been taken to ensure that mechanisms are in 

place for the monitoring and control of assistance for Libya (section 

7041(f)); calls for a GAO audit of democracy programs in Burma 

(section 7043(b)); establishes significant pre-obligation conditions, 

including a multi-year spend plan, on implementing the United 

States Strategy for Engagement in Central America (section 

7045(a)); withholds 15 percent of contributions to United Nations 

[U.N.] entities until the Secretary of State reports that such entity 
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is taking actions regarding publicly posting audits and effectively 

implementing and enforcing policies and procedures relating to the 

protection of whistleblowers (section 7048(a)); withholds 10 percent 

of funds for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria [the Global Fund] until the Secretary of State determines and 

reports that the Global Fund is taking steps with respect to transparency, the funding and independence of the Global Fund Inspector General, and the protection of whistleblowers (section 7058(b)); 

requires the newly established Countering Violent Extremism Assistance Coordinator to submit a report detailing procedures and 

mechanisms for end-use monitoring, vetting procedures, and oversight of security assistance made available to implement such programs (section 7073(g)); requires operating plans for agencies funded by the act, and pre-obligation spend plans for over two dozen 

country and sector-based programs (section 7076); and requires the 

Department of State and USAID to use funds for proper records 

management, and to submit a report, to be reviewed by GAO, on 

agency efforts to comply with Federal records management statutes, regulations and policies, including with respect to email accounts (section 7077(a)). 
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COUNTRIES AND ISSUES OF CONCERNS 

The Committee includes countries and issues of concern below. 

All tables are subject to section 7019 of the act. 

AFGHANISTAN

Section 7044(a) of the act provides directives and conditions on 

U.S. Embassy operations and assistance in Afghanistan. The Committee remains concerned with the significant funding required to 

maintain and consolidate the U.S. presence in Afghanistan, and includes a regular reporting requirement on the number of U.S. personnel in-country under Chief of Mission authority (22 U.S.C. 

3927), including locally employed staff [LES] and contractors. 

The Committee understands the Department of State plans to reduce the number of U.S. direct hires [USDH] by 18 positions in fiscal year 2016, and expects the glide path of reducing the number 

of USDH assigned to Afghanistan to continue. The Committee expects the number of contractors in Afghanistan who are not working as local guards or working temporarily on U.S. diplomatic facility construction projects in Afghanistan to also be reduced. 

The Committee recommends $879,778,000 for diplomatic operations in Afghanistan under the Diplomatic and Consular Programs [D&CP] and Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance [ESCM] headings, an amount equal to the President’s budget 

request. Prior fiscal year carryover for diplomatic operations in Afghanistan under the D&CP heading are projected to total 

$45,500,000. 

The Committee recognizes the opportunities and challenges presented by Afghanistan’s peaceful political transition. Conditions on 

assistance are intended to leverage increased reforms and revenue 

generation by the Government of Afghanistan, and a national security interest waiver is included. Directives similar to the prior fiscal 

year are continued regarding the rule of law, programs to support 

and enhance opportunities for women, and efforts to expand regional linkages. 

The Committee expects that gender-related programs will remain 

a top priority of the Governments of the United States and Afghanistan, particularly those activities which prioritize women’s inclusion in political and security processes and that address genderbased violence. The Committee supports the inclusion of women in 

reconciliation negotiations and reintegration efforts. 

The Committee urges the Department of State to support a comprehensive vetting process for Afghan prosecutors and judges in 

order to support effective criminal investigations. 

The Committee directs that not less than $10,000,000 shall be 

made available to continue programs that assist civilian victims of 

military operations, following consultation with the Committee. 
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The Committee supports funding for programs to revive traditional Afghan crafts and promote small business opportunities for 

artisans, particularly women, to be awarded on an open and competitive basis. The Committee provides that assistance to promote 

the economic empowerment of women be made available as grants 

to Afghan and international organizations, to the maximum extent 

practicable. 

Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by the act for 

counter-narcotics programs in Afghanistan, the Secretary of State 

shall submit a report to the Committee describing: the Government 

of Afghanistan’s counter-narcotics strategy; the Department of 

State’s assessment of such strategy, including the specific objectives of the strategy, and the intended uses of funds in the act to 

support such objectives; the effectiveness of counter-narcotics programs supported by the U.S. and other international donors, and 

an assessment of the criteria used to measure and evaluate such 

effectiveness; the extent to which such programs are capable of 

being sustained by the Government of Afghanistan and other international donors; and criteria used by the Department of State to 

assess whether continued support for such programs is warranted 

in fiscal year 2016. 

The Committee notes that section 1227(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (H.R. 1735), as passed 

by the Senate on June 18, 2015, includes modifications to the Afghanistan Special Immigrant Visa [SIV] program. Not later than 

90 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit a 

report to the appropriate congressional committees on the number 

of applicants in the ‘‘administrative processing’’ phase of the SIV 

application process, by month, for the previous 12 month period, 

and the shortest and longest period of time an applicant has been 

in such phase. The report should also include a description of the 

steps the Departments of State and Homeland Security have taken 

to reduce the time that applicants are in such phase while also 

maintaining adequate security reviews and screenings of such applicants. 

In addition, the Committee requests GAO to examine the impact 

of the SIV program on Department of State and USAID operations 

in Afghanistan, assess the processes used to determine security 

threats posed to LES, and recommend options for the program into 

the future. 

AFGHANISTAN 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Account Committee 

recommendation 

Economic Support Fund ............................................................................................................................... 700,000 

International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement ............................................................................... 200,000 

Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs ............................................................ 37,955 

International Military Education and Training ............................................................................................ 1,200 
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AFGHANISTAN—Continued 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Account Committee 

recommendation 

Carryover Fiscal Years 2006–2015 (Non-Add) 1 .......................................................................................... 2,229,009 

Total, Afghanistan .......................................................................................................................... 939,155 

Total, Afghanistan with Carryover Balances .................................................................................. 3,168,164 

1 Total appropriated but unobligated balances as of March 31, 2015, as reported to the Committee by the Department of State. 

ASIA MARITIME DISPUTES

The Committee notes the detrimental impact of maritime disputes in Asia on regional security and stability, and encourages the 

Department of State and USAID to monitor and mitigate such disputes, to the extent possible. The Committee encourages all parties 

to resolve disputes peacefully, particularly the People’s Republic of 

China [PRC] whose provocative actions, including construction of 

artificial islands, fuel nationalist responses in other countries. 

ATROCITY PREVENTION

The Committee recommends not less than $500,000 under the 

D&CP heading in title I of the act and $500,000 under the USAID 

Operating Expenses [OE] heading in title II of the act to train personnel at the Department of State and USAID in genocide and 

mass atrocity prevention and to support full participation in the 

Atrocities Prevention Board [APB], including staff to carry out the 

responsibilities of the APB in accordance with Presidential Study 

Directive 10. The Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, Department of State, shall administer 

such funds. 

In addition, the Committee recommends a total of $10,000,000 

under the Complex Crises Fund [CCF], ESF, and INCLE headings 

for programs to support atrocity prevention activities, to be administered by the Under Secretary. 

COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM

Section 7073 of the act is a new general provision that requires: 

counterterrorism programs funded by the act to concurrently 

strengthen governance and the legitimacy of states in which Islamic or other extremist groups operate; funds be made available 

to counter the flow of foreign terrorist fighters to countries in 

which such groups operate; funds be made available to counter violent extremism, consistent with the definition of such activities in 

section 7034(r)(4) of the act; and funds be made available to 

strengthen governance and security in fragile states bordering 

countries in which violent extremist groups operate. Not later than 

90 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State is directed to post a list of such fragile states on the Department of 

State Web site, which should be identified in consultation with the 

heads of other relevant U.S. Government agencies. 

The provision also requires the establishment of a Countering 

Violent Extremism Assistance Coordinator within the Bureau of 
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Counterterrorism, Department of State, to be assisted by a deputy 

appointed from USAID, who will be responsible for the overall 

management, coordination (within such agencies and with other 

donors), and execution of programs that seek to counter terrorism 

and violent extremism and support security sector reform funded 

by the act. The Assistance Coordinator is to design an overall strategy to implement such programs, as well as ensure sufficient monitoring and oversight of activities. 

The provision requires the Assistance Coordinator to report to 

the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Department of State, who 

will have overall authority over the coordination of both counter 

terrorism and violent extremism activities. The Coordinator for 

Counterterrorism is deemed to be equivalent to the rank of Assistant Secretary of State to ensure appropriate bureaucratic weight 

for the coordination of such activities within the Department of 

State and USAID, as well as among other agencies. The Committee recommends not less than $141,152,000 for programs to counter violent extremism. 

DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS

Section 7032 of the act provides not less than $2,308,517,000 for 

democracy programs, which shall be allocated according to the following table: 

DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Region/Program Development 

Assistance Economic Support Fund 

Assistance for 

Europe, Eurasia 

and Central Asia 

International 

Narcotics Control 

and Law 

Enforcement 

Total 

Africa ............................................... 177,483 124,180 ........................ 11,300 312,963 

East Asia and the Pacific ............... 95,625 53,163 ........................ 8,635 157,423 

Europe and Eurasia ......................... ........................ ........................ 176,911 16,333 193,244 

Near East ......................................... 15,000 350,595 ........................ 43,721 409,316 

South and Central Asia ................... 20,085 445,511 25,278 137,070 627,944 

Western Hemisphere ........................ 46,176 273,250 ........................ 161,100 480,526 

Other Democracy Programs ............. ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 127,101 

Total ................................... 354,369 1,246,699 202,189 378,159 2,308,517 

The provision includes $25,000,000 for democracy programs in 

countries experiencing political, ethnic, racial, religious, or other instability or conflict, or emerging from conflict, to be administered 

by the respective U.S. chief of mission. 

The provision continues certain authorities and conditions in a 

manner similar to the prior fiscal year, and requires that programs 

be designed to have grants and cooperative agreements as the primary delivery mechanism for democracy programs. In order to 

strengthen democracy promotion abroad, the provision requires reports on policy implementation, training for Foreign Service Officers [FSOs], and other matters. The provision also requires the 

Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human 

Rights, Department of State, to review annual country strategies 

for nondemocratic or democratic transitioning countries to consider 

challenges to implementers and recipients of democracy programs, 

and to assess goals and objectives. 
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To ensure that democracy programs receive sufficient pre-obligation review and input by Department of State stakeholders, the 

provision requires the Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources to consult with the Under Secretary. 

The Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall notify the Committee in writing within 30 days of a 

decision to alter or close a democracy program due to the repressive nature of the host country government. 

The Committee recognizes the importance of presidential, parliamentary and local elections in sub-Saharan Africa as a contributor to stability and good governance. Not later than 90 days after 

enactment of the act, the Committee directs the USAID Administrator, in consultation with the heads of relevant bureaus and offices within the Department of State, to submit a strategy to the 

appropriate congressional committees detailing programs and activities to support such elections through December 31, 2017. 

In addition to funds made available pursuant to section 7032 of 

the act, the Committee includes $170,000,000 for the National Endowment for Democracy [NED] and recognizes the history of NED 

in conducting democracy programs abroad in the most challenging 

of environments, including during the Cold War. The act also includes $140,500,000 under the Democracy Fund [DF] heading, of 

which $85,500,000 is for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, 

and Labor [DRL], Department of State, and $55,000,000 is for the 

Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance 

[DCHA], USAID. 

EGYPT

Section 7041(a) of the act conditions assistance for Egypt in a 

manner similar to the prior fiscal year, and includes a national security interest waiver. While the Committee shares the Government of Egypt’s assessments regarding the threats posed by Islamic extremists in neighboring countries and the Sinai, the Committee remains concerned with the status of democracy, human 

rights, and the rule of law in Egypt. The Committee appreciates efforts by the Departments of State and Defense to update bilateral 

relations with Egypt, and expects that respect for human rights 

and the rule of law remain part of the strategic dialogue. 

The Committee notes that section 7041(a)(4) of the act requires 

the Secretary of State to take all practicable steps to ensure that 

mechanisms are in place for monitoring, oversight, and control of 

assistance for Egypt, and emphasizes that section 620M of the FAA 

applies to funds made available by the act for the Egyptian security forces. 

Not later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary 

of State, in consultation with the USAID Administrator, shall submit to the Committees a report on the hepatitis C pilot program 

initiated in fiscal year 2015, including the goals and benchmarks 

established in consultation with the Government of Egypt, the anticipated number of recipients, efforts to coordinate such program 

with other U.S. Government agencies, and the annual expenditure 

of the Government of Egypt on programs to combat hepatitis C. 
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EGYPT 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Account Committee 

recommendation 

Economic Support Fund ................................................................................................................................. 150,000 

International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement ................................................................................. 2,000 

Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs .............................................................. 2,500 

International Military Education and Training .............................................................................................. 1,700 

Foreign Military Financing Program ............................................................................................................... 1,300,000 

Total, Egypt ....................................................................................................................................... 1,456,200 

INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Section 7033 of the act is a new general provision that underscores the importance of international religious freedom in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy. The provision provides $5,000,000 for 

the Office of the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious 

Freedom, and $1,000,000 for the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom in the Near East and South Central Asia, including 

for support staff. The Committee expects the Special Envoy position to be filled expeditiously. 

The provision increases assistance for international religious 

freedom programs abroad above the budget request, and provides 

$20,000,000 for such programs, including programs to protect vulnerable and persecuted religious minorities, and provides the Ambassador-at-Large with responsibility for the uses of these funds. 

The provision requires international broadcasting efforts to include 

programs to support international religious freedom, as appropriate, and includes non-state entities in the annual review required by section 402(b)(1) of the International Religious Freedom 

Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–292). Finally, the provision requires 

the Secretary of State to make a determination whether the ongoing violence in the Middle East against Christians or in Burma 

against the Rohingya people constitutes genocide, as defined in section 1091 of title 18, United States Code, and to recommend a 

strategy, as applicable, should such violence be determined to constitute genocide. 

The Committee recommends $1,000,000 for programs to combat 

anti-Semitism abroad. 

The Committee urges the Assistant Secretary for DRL to implement Foreign Service Institute training for all DRL employees, including those within the Office of Religious Freedom, on the importance of international religious freedom. 

The Committee recognizes the importance of the proper designations of countries of particular concern [CPC] for religious freedom. 

If the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom recommends a country for CPC designation, and such country is not 

designated as a CPC, the Secretary of State shall provide the rationale for not designating the recommended country a CPC to the 

appropriate congressional committees within 30 days of such decision. 

The Committee continues to support programs to assist vulnerable Iraqi ethnic and religious minorities, including the Christian 
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community particularly in the Nineveh Plains, from funds appropriated by the act for assistance for Iraq. 

INTERNET FREEDOM

Section 7078 of the act provides $50,500,000 for programs to promote Internet freedom globally in a manner similar to the prior fiscal year. The Committee notes that the GAO audit on Internet 

freedom programs has not been finalized, and expects that the findings of the audit will inform modifications to such programs in subsequent fiscal years. The Committee expects a portion of these 

funds to be used to support Internet freedom in Cuba. 

INTERNET FREEDOM 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Account Committee 

recommendation 

Democracy Fund (State) ................................................................................................................................. 15,500 

Economic Support Fund ................................................................................................................................. 19,000 

of which, Near East Regional Democracy (non-add) ........................................................................... 9,000 

Democracy Fund (USAID) ............................................................................................................................... 3,500 

International Broadcasting Operations .......................................................................................................... 12,500 

Total, Internet Freedom .................................................................................................................... 50,500 

IRAN

The Committee remains concerned with the nuclear ambitions of 

the Government of Iran and recognizes that an increase in Iranian 

influence in the Middle East and South Asia will have significant 

repercussions on the security and stability of key allies. As with 

Russia and the PRC, the rise of Iran creates a regional challenge 

for the U.S. which will require the following to peacefully address: 

deft diplomacy; additional military and foreign assistance for states 

in the region, including Israel and Jordan; increased direct foreign 

investment; and coherent counter influence programs. Section 

7041(b) of the act continues provisions regarding Iran similar to 

the prior fiscal year. 

The Committee is concerned with Pastor Saeed Abedini who remains imprisoned in Iran, and urges the Secretary of State to seek 

Pastor Abedini’s release and to keep the Committee informed of his 

health and welfare. 

The Committee directs the Secretary of State to submit a report 

to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 180 

days after enactment of the act detailing the steps taken by the 

Secretary and the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations to implement section 415 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human 

Rights Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–158). 

The Committee directs the Secretary of State to submit a report 

to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 90 days 

after enactment of the act and every 90 days thereafter until September 30, 2016 detailing Iran’s current financial support for promoting terrorism and regional instability, including the financial 

institutions facilitating Iran’s support, and any significant changes 

in such support between reporting periods. 
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Not later than 180 days after the enactment of the act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, 

shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 

on the status of bilateral U.S. and multilateral sanctions against 

Iran and actions taken by the U.S. and the international community to enforce such sanctions, including for proliferation, terrorism, and human rights violations. The report should include: a 

list of all sanctions; details on any foreign entity the Secretary of 

State believes may have violated such sanctions; a description of 

the actions taken by the U.S. to investigate sanctions violations; 

and a description of efforts to strengthen and enforce such sanctions. 

The Committee directs the Secretary of State, in consultation 

with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of National Intelligence, to submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees, not later than 120 days after enactment of the act and 

every 120 days thereafter until September 30, 2016, detailing, to 

the extent known: the monetary value of any direct or indirect 

forms of sanctions relief that Iran has received since the Joint Plan 

of Action first entered into effect; how Iran has used funds made 

available through sanctions relief; whether any such funds have facilitated the ability of Iran to provide support to terrorist organizations (including Hamas, Hezbollah, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad) 

or to the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria; and the extent to 

which any senior officials of the Government of Iran have diverted 

any funds from sanctions relief into their personal accounts. The 

report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 

classified annex. 

IRAQ

Section 7041(c) of the act conditions assistance for Iraq in a manner similar to prior fiscal years. Absent the ability of the Government of Iraq to govern in an inclusive manner and to maintain discipline on fields of battle, the threats posed by Islamic extremists 

in Iraq will remain a constant and chronic threat. The Committee 

recognizes the effectiveness of the Kurdish Regional Government 

[KRG] in countering Islamic extremists, and supports continued engagement with KRG security forces. 

The Committee recommends $1,115,646,000 for diplomatic operations in Iraq under the D&CP and ESCM headings, an amount 

equal to the President’s budget request. Prior fiscal year carryover 

for diplomatic operations in Iraq under the D&CP heading are projected to total $76,517,000. 

The Committee recommends not less than $5,000,000 for the 

Marla Ruzicka Iraqi War Victims Fund. 

The Committee expects the administration to ensure appropriate 

end-use monitoring of equipment provided under the Foreign Military Financing Program [FMF] heading. 
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IRAQ 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Account Committee recommendation 

Economic Support Fund ................................................................................................................................. 72,500 

International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement ................................................................................. 11,000 

Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs .............................................................. 20,860 

International Military Education and Training .............................................................................................. 1,000 

Foreign Military Financing Program ............................................................................................................... 250,000 

Total, Iraq ......................................................................................................................................... 355,360 

ISRAEL

The act provides $3,100,000,000 for assistance for Israel under 

the FMF heading, which is equal to the budget request. 

Section 7048(c) of the act requires the Secretary of State to certify that U.S. participation in the U.N. Human Right Council is in 

the national interest and that the Council is taking credible steps 

to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item. 

JORDAN

Section 7041(d) of the act provides a total of $1,175,000,000 for 

assistance for Jordan, of which: $1,000,000,000 is to support the 

Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] on Strategic Partnership 

between the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the United States, 

signed on March 2, 2015; $75,000,000 is for additional budget support (totaling $204,000,000 for such purposes when added to 

amounts made available under the MoU); and $100,000,000 is for 

water sector support, which is intended as a U.S. contribution for 

the initial phase of the Red Sea-Dead Sea water project, pending 

completion of relevant studies and assessments. The Committee 

recognizes the importance of this project to Jordan’s development, 

as well as regional cooperation between Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinians. 

The provision provides that additional funds shall be made available for programs to implement the Jordan Response Plan 2015 for 

the Syria Crisis, including assistance for host communities in Jordan. 

Section 7081 of the act is a new general provision that requires 

the Secretary of State to submit a report on ways to expand access 

by local communities and central governments in middle income 

countries to additional development assistance and IFI financing 

for the purposes of alleviating economic and social burdens caused 

by significant internally displaced person [IDP] and refugee populations. The Committee recognizes such burdens imposed on Jordan 

by the crises in Syria, Iraq, and West Bank and Gaza. 

JORDAN 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Account Committee 

recommendation 

Economic Support Fund ................................................................................................................................. 812,350 

Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs .............................................................. 8,850 

International Military Education and Training .............................................................................................. 3,800 
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JORDAN—Continued 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Account Committee 

recommendation 

Foreign Military Financing Program ............................................................................................................... 350,000 

Total, Jordan ..................................................................................................................................... 1,175,000 

LEBANON

Section 7041(e) of the act conditions assistance for Lebanon in a 

manner similar to the prior fiscal year. Section 7081 of the act is 

intended to help alleviate economic and social burdens caused by 

significant refugee populations from Syria. 

The Committee notes that sections 620A and 620G of the FAA 

restrict assistance to any country the Secretary of State determines 

has repeatedly supported acts of international terrorism and require the withholding of assistance to the government of any country that provides assistance to such country so determined by the 

Secretary, respectively. Hezbollah has been designated a foreign 

terrorist organization [FTO] pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (Public Law 82–814), as amended, 

since 1997. The Committee again expects that no funds made available by the act will directly or indirectly benefit or otherwise legitimize Hezbollah, including within the Government of Lebanon, or 

any other FTO operating in Lebanon. 

The Committee recommends that of the funds appropriated 

under the ESF heading for assistance for Lebanon, not less than 

$12,000,000 be made available for scholarships for students in Lebanon with high financial need to attend not-for-profit educational 

institutions in Lebanon that meet standards comparable to those 

required for U.S. accreditation. The institutions and students are 

encouraged to pay as much of the cost of the education as possible 

in order to share the commitment to the future of Lebanon and to 

maximize the number of students assisted. All students, including 

graduates of public and private secondary schools, should be eligible for scholarships based on needs, academic record, and potential 

to contribute to the long-term political, economic, and social development of Lebanon. 

LEBANON 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Account Committee 

recommendation 

Economic Support Fund ................................................................................................................................. 100,000 

International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement ................................................................................. 13,000 

Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs .............................................................. 4,760 

International Military Education and Training .............................................................................................. 2,750 

Foreign Military Financing Program ............................................................................................................... 80,000 

Total, Lebanon .................................................................................................................................. 200,510 
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LIBYA

Section 7041(f) of the act provides $20,000,000 for assistance for 

Libya for programs to strengthen governing institutions, improve 

border security, and promote democracy and stability, and for activities to address the humanitarian needs of the people of Libya. 

The act continues prior year conditions and limitations regarding 

cooperation by the Government of Libya on the September 2012 attack on U.S. personnel and facilities in Benghazi, Libya; the use of 

funds for infrastructure projects; and a certification requirement on 

oversight prior to the obligation of funds. 

In submitting the certification required in section 7041(f)(3) of 

the act, the Secretary of State shall also include a description of 

the vetting procedures used for recipients of assistance for security 

forces provided by the act. 

LIBYA 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Account Committee 

recommendation 

Economic Support Fund ................................................................................................................................. 10,000 

International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement ................................................................................. 2,000 

Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs .............................................................. 6,500 

International Military Education and Training .............................................................................................. 1,500 

Total, Libya ....................................................................................................................................... 20,000 

PAKISTAN

Section 7044(d) of the act continues conditions on assistance for 

Pakistan in a manner similar to the prior fiscal year. The Committee recognizes the improvement in bilateral relations between 

Pakistan and Afghanistan, and encourages continued cooperation 

on issues of mutual interest, including combatting extremism, reducing corruption, strengthening due process and the rule of law, 

increasing access to energy (including renewable energy), and reducing poverty. 

The Committee recommends $111,321,000 for diplomatic operations in Pakistan under the D&CP heading, an amount equal to 

the President’s budget request. Prior fiscal year carryover for diplomatic operations in Pakistan under such heading are projected to 

total $6,300,000. 

The act continues to withhold $33,000,000 from obligation until 

the Secretary of State reports to the Committee that Dr. Shakil 

Afridi has been released from prison and cleared of all charges relating to the assistance provided to the U.S. in locating Osama bin 

Laden. 

The Committee expects the Department of State to support programs targeting the recruitment, retention, and professionalization 

of women in Pakistan’s police forces and women employed in the 

judicial sector, including through training and equipment, 

strengthening of professional networks, and promoting gender-sensitive training. Funds should support specialized units and shelters 

to respond to violence against women, as well as legal aid programs. 
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The Committee is concerned with actions by the Government of 

Pakistan to limit the ability of nongovernmental organizations 

[NGOs] to operate effectively in the country. The Committee directs 

the Secretary of State to take all practicable steps to ensure the 

Government of Pakistan’s NGO registration process does not unduly limit the ability of these organizations to provide assistance 

in high-need areas, and to consult with the Committee on the viability of providing additional assistance should the registration 

process severely restrict the ability of such organizations to operate. 

The Committee notes that section 7044(d)(6) of the act requires 

the Secretary of State to take all practicable steps to ensure that 

mechanisms are in place for monitoring, oversight, and control of 

assistance for Pakistan, and emphasizes that section 620M of the 

FAA applies to funds made available by the act for the Pakistani 

security forces. The Committee directs that not less than $10,000,000 shall be 

made available to continue programs that assist civilian victims of 

military operations, following consultation with the Committee. 

PAKISTAN 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Account Committee 

recommendation 

Economic Support Fund ................................................................................................................................. 300,000 

International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement ................................................................................. 46,000 

Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs .............................................................. 10,000 

International Military Education and Training .............................................................................................. 4,800 

Foreign Military Financing Program ............................................................................................................... 265,000 

Carryover Fiscal Years 2002–2015 (non-add) 1 ............................................................................................ 1,316,640 

Total, Pakistan .................................................................................................................................. 625,800 

Total, Pakistan with Carryover Balances ......................................................................................... 1,942,440 

1 Total appropriated but unobligated balances as of March 31, 2015, as reported to the Committee by the Department of State. 

THE PLAN OF THE ALLIANCE FOR PROSPERITY IN THE NORTHERN

TRIANGLE OF CENTRAL AMERICA

Section 7045(a) of the act includes a new provision providing up to a total of $675,322,000 and a framework for the delivery of U.S. 

assistance for the implementation of the Plan of the Alliance for 

Prosperity in the Northern Triangle of Central America, through 

the U.S. Strategy for Engagement in Central America. The Committee expects that if successfully implemented, the Plan will help 

reduce illegal immigration to the U.S. in a manner that bolsters regional governance, prosperity, and security. 

Recognizing the chronic development challenges to El Salvador, 

Honduras and Guatemala, the provision includes pre-obligation 

conditions (including submission of a multi-year spend plan and a 

Secretary of State certification on certain commitments and reforms) and periodic reviews and suspension of assistance should objectives or indicators not be met in a timely manner. The provision 

requires a dollar-for-dollar cost matching requirement to ensure political will for the implementation of the Plan is sustained. The 

Secretary of State is required to submit a report to the appropriate 
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congressional committees detailing the economic investment conditions in such countries, and an assessment of outstanding commercial disputes between U.S. entities and the governments of those 

countries. Transfer authority is also provided for funds from the 

Development Assistance [DA] heading for the Inter-American Development Bank [IDB] and the Inter-American Foundation [IAF] in 

support of implementation of the Plan. The Committee recommends that up to $3,000,000 for the IDB for technical assistance 

and up to $15,000,000 for the IAF may be transferred. The Committee recommends not less than $5,000,000 for the 

International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala, which 

has played a key role in assisting Guatemalan authorities in investigating and prosecuting corruption, extortion, and human rights 

cases. The Secretary of State is directed to consult with the Committee prior to the obligation of such funds. 

The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the U.S. executive 

directors of the World Bank and the IDB to vote against any loan, 

credit, grant, or guarantee for Guatemala, except to meet basic 

human needs, unless the Secretary of the Treasury certifies and reports to the Committee that the Government of Guatemala is financing and implementing the Reparations Plan for Damages Suffered by the Communities Affected by the Construction of the 

Chixoy Hydroelectric Dam (April 2010). The Secretary of the Treasury shall also instruct the executive directors to submit a report to 

the Committee not later than 30 days after enactment of the act 

and every 90 days thereafter until September 30, 2016, on actions 

taken in the previous 90 days by such institutions and the Government of Guatemala to finance and implement the Reparations 

Plan. 

The Committee supports the establishment of an international 

commission against impunity in Honduras, where similar challenges exist as in Guatemala. The Committee recommends not less 

than $2,000,000 for a U.S. contribution from funds available for assistance for Honduras, if the U.N. and the Government of Honduras agree to establish such a commission in Honduras. 

The Committee recognizes the importance of judicial reform in 

order to counter impunity and corruption in Central America. Not 

less than 180 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of 

State shall submit a report on lessons learned from the Merida Initiative and Plan Colombia with regard to judicial reform efforts, 

how such lessons can be applied to Central America, and how U.S. 

and Latin American legal practitioners could contribute to judicial 

reform in the region. 

FUNDING FOR THE U.S. STRATEGY FOR ENGAGEMENT IN CENTRAL AMERICA 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Country/Program Committee 

recommendation 

Development Assistance: 

El Salvador .................................................................................................................................................. 69,685 

Guatemala ................................................................................................................................................... 121,898 

Honduras ..................................................................................................................................................... 93,957 

Nicaragua .................................................................................................................................................... 18,150 

USAID Central America Regional ................................................................................................................ 43,500 
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FUNDING FOR THE U.S. STRATEGY FOR ENGAGEMENT IN CENTRAL AMERICA—Continued 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Country/Program Committee 

recommendation 

Subtotal, Development Assistance ......................................................................................................... 347,190 

Economic Support Fund: 

State Western Hemisphere Regional ........................................................................................................... 138,500 

Central America Regional Security Initiative [CARSI] (non-add) ...................................................... 81,500 

Other Regional-Economic Opportunity (non-add) .............................................................................. 7,000 

Other Regional-Prosperity and Governance (non-add) ...................................................................... 50,000 

Subtotal, Economic Support Fund ................................................................................................. 138,500 

Foreign Military Financing Program: 

Belize ........................................................................................................................................................... 1,000 

Costa Rica ................................................................................................................................................... 1,400 

El Salvador .................................................................................................................................................. 1,600 

Guatemala ................................................................................................................................................... 1,000 

Honduras ..................................................................................................................................................... 3,100 

Panama ....................................................................................................................................................... 2,125 

State Western Hemisphere Regional ........................................................................................................... 5,000 

Subtotal, Foreign Military Financing Program ....................................................................................... 15,225 

Global Health Programs (USAID): 

Guatemala ................................................................................................................................................... 13,000 

Subtotal, Global Health Programs (USAID) ............................................................................................ 13,000 

International Military Education and Training: 

Belize ........................................................................................................................................................... 250 

Costa Rica ................................................................................................................................................... 425 

El Salvador .................................................................................................................................................. 1,000 

Guatemala ................................................................................................................................................... 770 

Panama ....................................................................................................................................................... 712 

Honduras ..................................................................................................................................................... 750 

Subtotal, International Military Education and Training ....................................................................... 3,907 

International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement: 

State Western Hemisphere Regional ........................................................................................................... 155,000 

CARSI (non-add) ................................................................................................................................ 150,000 

International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (non-add) ............................................. 5,000 

Subtotal, International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement ................................................. 155,000 

Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs: 

Panama ....................................................................................................................................................... 500 

Subtotal, Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Program ......................................... 500 

Overseas Private Investment Corporation: 

Regional ...................................................................................................................................................... 2,000 

Subtotal, Overseas Private Investment Corporation .............................................................................. 2,000 

Total, Central America Strategy ............................................................................................................. 675,322 

SRI LANKA

Section 7044(e) of the act provides not less than $40,417,000 for 

assistance for Sri Lanka for programs to further democracy, human 

rights, and economic development, particularly in areas recovering 

from ethnic and religious conflict. Funding is also made available 

to assist in the identification and resolution of cases of missing persons. 
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The Committee encourages continued political and economic reforms in Sri Lanka and finds that greater transparency and accountability can serve as a catalyst for foreign direct investment. 

The Committee includes a Secretary of State certification requirement, prior to the provision of assistance for the central government of Sri Lanka, that such government is addressing the underlying causes of conflict in Sri Lanka and increasing accountability 

and transparency. 

Funds appropriated under the International Military Education 

and Training [IMET] heading are limited to international peacekeeping training. The Committee notes that the deepening of military-to-military relations must coincide with the adoption and implementation of meaningful political reforms. 

No funds under the FMF heading are requested for Sri Lanka, 

and none are provided by the act. The Committee recommends the 

Department of State establish benchmarks prior to requesting such 

assistance, including: the conduct of credible investigations into 

and prosecution of those responsible for war crimes committed by 

Sri Lankan security forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil 

Eelam; cooperation with U.N. investigations of war crimes and violations of international law; demilitarizing public administration 

and development activities in the north, and returning land confiscated by the military to its owners; providing access for humanitarian and human rights organizations to the north; and resolving 

cases of missing persons. 

SRI LANKA 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Account Committee recommendation 

Development Assistance ................................................................................................................................ 417 

Economic Support Fund ................................................................................................................................. 40,000 

Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs .............................................................. 2,880 

International Military Education and Training. ............................................................................................. 500 

Total, Sri Lanka ................................................................................................................................ 43,797 

SYRIA

Section 7041(h) of the act continues directives and requirements 

regarding the provision of non-lethal assistance for Syria, and monitoring and oversight of such assistance, in a manner similar to the 

prior fiscal year. The provision also provides that funds shall be 

made available for a new program to build the capacity of Syrian 

diaspora-led organizations and local Syrian civil society to address 

the immediate and long-term needs of the Syrian people inside 

Syria in a manner that supports both the sustainability of such organizations and the goals and objectives of the comprehensive Syrian strategy required in section 7041(i)(3) of the Department of 

State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations 

Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76). The Committee intends that this program empower such organizations by establishing the underpinnings necessary for a more direct relationship 

with the Department of State and USAID, including greater authority in decisionmaking on the uses of such funds. The Com-
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mittee recognizes that Syrian civil society must have a central role 

in the establishment of a post-crisis Syrian state that is stable and 

secure, and that will not pose a threat to the region. 

The Committee directs the Department of State and USAID, in 

cooperation with relevant U.N. agencies and organizations, to include mental health and psychosocial support services as a core 

component in programs addressing the needs of Syrian refugees, to 

be implemented according to Inter-Agency Standing Committee 

Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings. 

Not later than 30 days after enactment of the act, and prior to 

the obligation of funds made available for assistance for Syria, the 

Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

committees an update to the strategy required in section 7041(i)(3) 

of division K of Public Law 113–76. 

SYRIA 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Account Committee recommendation 

Economic Support Fund ................................................................................................................................. 100,000 

International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement ................................................................................. 10,000 

Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs .............................................................. 20,000 

Peacekeeping Operations ............................................................................................................................... 65,000 

Total, Syria ........................................................................................................................................ 195,000 

TIBET

Section 7043(f) of the act continues support for assistance for 

Tibet in a manner similar to prior fiscal years. The Committee directs that assistance for Tibetan communities in India and Nepal 

include development programs. 

The Committee recommends not less than $1,000,000 under the 

D&CP heading for the Office of the Special Coordinator for Tibetan 

Issues to carry out the responsibilities detailed in section 621(d) of 

the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public 

Law 107–228), as well as for convening and coordinating meetings 

for appropriate Federal agencies, NGOs, and representatives of the 

Tibetan leadership in exile. 

The Committee intends that funding for exchange programs with 

participants from Tibet under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs heading will be no less than the fiscal year 2015 

levels. 

The Committee supports the President’s budget request for the 

Voice for America [VOA] and Radio Free Asia [RFA] Tibetan services and expects the BBG to continue broadcasting at not less than 

fiscal year 2015 levels. 

The Committee provides not less than $14,000,000 for development programs, programs to promote and preserve Tibetan culture 

and the resilience of Tibetan communities, and to assist in the education and development of the next generation of Tibetans in India 

and Nepal. The Committee urges the Government of Nepal to uphold its international obligations to Tibetan refugees, and expects 

that funds made available under the Migration and Refugee Assist-
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ance [MRA] and International Disaster Assistance [IDA] headings 

will be made available to address the needs of Tibetan communities 

impacted by the April and May 2015 earthquakes in Nepal. 

Not less than 180 days after enactment of the act, the USAID 

Administrator shall submit a report to the Committee assessing 

the feasibility and requirements of establishing Tibetan banking facilities in India for use by Tibetan refugees. 

UKRAINE

Section 7070 of the act provides a framework for assistance for 

a U.S. response to Russian aggression in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia, which should be coordinated with allies in 

the region. In order to more effectively counter Russian influence 

and pressure, the Committee has reestablished the Assistance for 

Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia [AEECA] account, which was 

comprised of two accounts initially established following the fall of 

the Soviet Union and enactment of the FREEDOM Support Act 

(Public Law 102–511) and the Support for Eastern European Democracy [SEED] Act (Public Law 101–179). 

The Committee reiterates the importance of the international 

community to effectively challenge Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 

The Committee does not support assistance to any country that 

recognizes Russian territorial acquisition, including through proxies. 

Section 7034(o)(1) of the act provides authority for loan guarantees for Ukraine, and the Committee recommends the President’s 

budget request of $275,000,000 for such purpose. 

The Committee notes that the authority contained in section 

8003(b) of the act for the transfer of $15,000,000 to the Global Security Contingency Fund is for programs for Ukraine. 

The Committee supports efforts to reduce Russian control of energy supplies to Ukraine and other countries in the region, including by promoting energy efficiency, diversification, and the exploration of opportunities to develop renewable sources of energy for 

such countries. 

The Committee is aware of the high incidence of credit card 

fraud reportedly originating from Ukraine that places the personal 

information of American citizens at risk. The Committee encourages the Secretary of State to seek extradition authority to the 

United States for Ukrainian nationals engaged in such fraud, and 

to provide assistance, as appropriate, to help Ukrainian authorities 

address this crime. 

UKRAINE 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Account Committee recommendation 

Assistance to Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia .......................................................................................... 433,067 

Loan Guarantee Program (non-add) ..................................................................................................... 275,000 

Global Health Programs (State) ..................................................................................................................... 25,515 

Global Health Programs (USAID) ................................................................................................................... 6,100 

Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs .............................................................. 3,670 
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UKRAINE—Continued 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Account Committee 

recommendation 

International Military Education and Training .............................................................................................. 2,900 

Foreign Military Financing Program ............................................................................................................... 42,250 

Total, Ukraine ................................................................................................................................... 513,502 

WEST BANK/GAZA

Sections 7035, 7036, 7037, 7038, 7039, 7040, 7041(i), 7048(c), and 

7048(d) of the act continue restrictions and conditions on assistance 

for the West Bank and Gaza, and reporting and audit requirements, in a manner similar to the prior fiscal year, except that the 

waiver for the provisions of section 1003 of the Foreign Relations 

Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100– 

204) regarding Palestine Liberation Organization offices in the U.S. 

requires a Presidential determination that the Palestinians have 

not, after the date of enactment of the act, taken any action with 

respect to the International Criminal Court [ICC] that is intended 

to influence a determination by the ICC to initiate or support certain investigations against Israeli nationals. 

The Committee recognizes the important role of the United 

States Security Coordinator in Jerusalem, and requests that the 

Coordinator consults with the Committee in the event significant 

programmatic changes are made or delays occur. 

In submitting the report required in section 7041(i)(3) of the act, 

the Secretary of State shall also include a description of steps 

taken by the Palestinian Authority to prevent any payment to individuals who were imprisoned and convicted for acts of terrorism 

during the previous calendar year. 

WEST BANK AND GAZA 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Account Committee recommendation 

Economic Support Fund ................................................................................................................................. 290,000 

International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement ................................................................................. 70,000 

Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs .............................................................. 2,000 

Total, West Bank and Gaza .............................................................................................................. 362,000 
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TITLE I 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $7,811,975,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 6,461,172,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 1,350,803,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 8,603,754,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 7,096,332,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 1,507,422,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 8,227,782,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 6,343,213,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 1,884,569,000 

The Committee recommends $6,343,213,000 for Diplomatic and 

Consular Programs, of which up to $2,094,707,000 is for Worldwide 

Security Protection [WSP]. An additional $1,884,569,000 in title 

VIII under this heading is designated for OCO. 

The Committee recommendation separates the functions funded 

under this heading to provide transparency in the uses of funds. 

However, the Department of State may reprogram funds, as necessary, subject to prior notification of the Committee. 

Human Resources.—The Committee recommends $2,238,853,000 

for all U.S. direct hire salaries at overseas and domestic U.S. diplomatic missions. With the exception of those specifically mentioned 

in this report, including five additional positions for the Bureau of 

Intelligence and Research [INR], the Committee does not recommend funding for new positions. The Committee supports filling, 

as necessary, existing positions that become vacant due to attrition. 

If the Department intends to create new positions, the Committee 

will consider reprogramming proposals, especially if funds for such 

purpose are derived from the elimination of redundancies or inefficiencies. 

Overseas Programs.—The Committee recommends 

$1,561,840,000 for the operational programs of the Department of 

State’s regional bureaus, which are responsible for managing U.S. 

foreign policy through bilateral and multilateral engagements. 

Funds support U.S. embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic 

posts worldwide, and provide myriad services to U.S. citizens living, working, studying, and traveling abroad, including those who 

are arrested and imprisoned in foreign countries. 

The Committee does not include funding for Embassy operations, 

including WSP diplomatic security costs, for Afghanistan, Pakistan, 
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and Iraq under this heading in this title. Funding for such purposes is included under title VIII of the act. The Committee recommends $11,000,000 for Conflict Stabilization Operations [CSO] salaries and administrative expenses 

through a transfer of funds from the D&CP heading to the CSO 

heading. An additional $10,000,000 in title VIII under the CSO 

heading is designated for OCO. The Secretary may provide additional funds as necessary for the salary and benefit costs of current 

CSO staff employed as of the date of enactment of the act through 

an additional transfer of funds from the D&CP heading to the CSO 

heading, subject to prior notification of the Committee. The Committee recognizes the contribution of CSO to the crisis in Syria, but 

is concerned that CSO lacks a well-defined and long-term strategic 

purpose. If the Department of State fails to adequately address this 

concern in a timely manner, the Committee will not include funding for CSO in fiscal year 2017. 

The Committee recognizes the invaluable contributions to the 

conduct of diplomacy by LES at missions abroad. The Committee 

expects the Secretary to continue funding overseas inflation and 

LES wage increases, including funds to annualize increases provided in fiscal year 2015, through funds made available in the Buying Power Maintenance account. 

Diplomatic Policy and Support.—The Committee recommends 

$787,951,000 for the operational programs of Department of State 

functional bureaus to provide overall policy direction, coordination, 

and program management among U.S. missions abroad, and an additional $743,000 for the International Chancery Center. The Committee recommends not less than $5,086,000 for salary and program costs of the Office for Global Women’s Issues within the Office of the Secretary; not less than $33,516,000 for salary and program costs for DRL; and not less than $34,588,000 for salary and 

program costs for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, of which not less than $4,290,000 is 

for salary and program costs for the Office of Oceans and Polar Affairs. Of the funds made available to DRL, $5,000,000 is for the Office of the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, $1,000,000 is for the Special Envoy to Promote Religious 

Freedom in the Near East and South Central Asia, and $7,000,000 

is for Leahy vetting. The Committee notes that no funds are included for additional positions related to the Green Climate Fund, 

as no funds were requested for this purpose. 

Security Programs.—The Committee recommends $1,753,826,000 

for the operation of security programs, including $1,735,874,000 for 

WSP to protect diplomatic personnel, overseas diplomatic missions, 

residences, and domestic facilities and information. An additional 

$358,833,000 is included within the Human Resources function for 

salaries for a total of $2,094,707,000 for WSP in this title. The 

Committee recommends an additional $1,300,393,000 for OCO 

costs for WSP. 

Consular and Border Security Programs Account.—Section 7065 

of the act establishes the Consular and Border Security Programs 

account in the U.S. Treasury, as proposed in the President’s budget 

request. The new account will make financial reporting of certain 

fees more readily available to Congress, OMB and the Department 
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of State. In the past, such fees were tracked under the Diplomatic 

and Consular Programs account. 

This section also permits the use of Passport and Immigrant Visa 

Surcharge fees to support the protection of U.S. citizens overseas, 

as proposed in the President’s budget request. 

EMBASSY SECURITY

The Committee provides a total of $5,614,997,000 for Embassy 

security, an amount equal to the President’s budget request under 

WSP in this heading and under the ESCM heading. Funds are allocated according to the following table: 

EMBASSY SECURITY 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Program/Activity Fiscal year 2015 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2016 

request 

Senate 

recommendation 

Change from 

fiscal year 2015 

Worldwide Security Protection ...................................... 3,117,821 3,395,100 3,395,100 277,279 

Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance 1 ... 2,324,055 2,219,897 2,219,897 ¥104,158 

Total ..................................................................... 5,441,876 5,614,997 5,614,997 173,121 

1 Amounts do not include Capital Security Cost Sharing reimbursements from other Federal agencies for construction and maintenance of overseas diplomatic facilities. 

Section 7004(h) of the act provides the Secretary of State with 

the necessary flexibility to transfer funds between the D&CP and 

ESCM headings in titles I and VIII to prevent or respond to unforeseen security situations and requirements at diplomatic facilities 

abroad, following consultation with the Committee. This authority 

is in addition to any transfer authority available under any other 

provision of law. 

Section 7006 of the act provides authority for the Department of 

State to award local guard contracts on the basis of best value as 

determined by a cost-technical tradeoff analysis, as described in 

FAR part 15.101. This authority was previously extended only to 

high-risk, high-threat posts. The Committee recognizes that such 

authority is essential to improving security at missions abroad. 

The act provides the additional funding requested to continue implementation of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board [ARB] 

recommendations. The Secretary of State shall submit an updated 

report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing the 

status of the Department of State’s implementation of the 29 recommendations to improve security at diplomatic facilities overseas 

in the ARB report and relevant recommendations of previous 

ARBs. For any recommendation not fully implemented, the report 

shall include an estimated completion date and cost of implementation. The report shall be updated not later than 180 days after the 

first report is submitted. 

PROGRAM ISSUES

American Prisoners of Conscience.—Not later than 90 days after 

enactment of the act, the Secretary of State is directed to provide 

the appropriate congressional committees, to the maximum extent 

practicable, a list of American citizens and nationals imprisoned or 

otherwise detained by foreign governments who the Secretary considers to be prisoners of conscience. 
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American Victims of Libyan Terrorism.—Regarding the Libyan 

Claims Resolution Act (Public Law 110–301) and the Claims Settlement Agreement Between the United States of America and the 

Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, the Committee 

notes that funds may remain in the United States Treasury following the adjudication of claims referred to the Foreign Claims 

Settlement Commission pursuant to the letter of November 27, 

2013 from Acting Legal Adviser Mary E. McLeod to the Honorable 

Anuj C. Desai and Sylvia M. Becker and the payment of all awards 

certified by the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission pursuant 

to the aforementioned referral. Not later than 30 days after the enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to 

the appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility of using 

any of the remaining funds to allow for the renewal, resubmission, 

and reconsideration of claims under Category C of the January 15, 

2009 Letter from the Honorable John B. Bellinger, III, Legal Adviser, Department of State, to the Honorable Maurice J. Tamargo, 

Chairman, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission (Referral Letter) to the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission for claims previously denied by the Commission. 

The Arctic.—The Committee recognizes the strategic importance 

of the Arctic region to the long-term economic and national security 

interests of the United States and notes that the U.S. assumed the 

Chair of the Arctic Council in April 2015. The Committee recommends that funding made available to the Office of Oceans and 

Polar Affairs be used to support the chairmanship of the Arctic 

Council, and encourages the Department of State to increase the 

number of personnel assigned to Arctic Council issues. 

The Committee also supports the participation of American indigenous communities in the Arctic Council, and section 7034(d)(3) 

of the act continues authority to use up to $500,000 for grants to 

support the application of science and technology to foreign policy 

issues in the Arctic region. 

Bureau of Intelligence and Research.—The Committee recommendation for INR includes $500,000 for an additional five positions for the Mission Support Project. 

Centralization of Vouchers.—The Committee directs the Department to continue implementation of the centralization of voucher 

processing for overseas posts, as appropriate. 

Columbia River Treaty.—The Committee is aware that the National Security Council is leading an Interagency Policy Committee 

[IPC] to review the ‘‘U.S. Entity Regional Recommendation for the 

Future of the Columbia River Treaty after 2024’’ and determine 

U.S. policies related to modernizing the Columbia River Treaty, 

and the Committee urges the Department of State to begin negotiations with Canada as soon as the IPC process is completed. The 

Committee understands that such negotiations must take place in 

calendar year 2015 in order for the new agreement to be implemented by 2025. 

Cultural Heritage.—The Committee recommends $5,750,000 for 

Cultural Heritage Programs, including for not less than five largescale projects, and $1,000,000 for the Cultural Antiquities Task 

Force, which may be used for grants as authorized in section 

7034(d)(3) of the act. The Committee recognizes the public diplo-
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macy role of this program, as well as its contribution in preserving 

some of the world’s irreplaceable cultural antiquities. As in past 

years, the Department of State should consult with the Committee 

prior to the obligation of funds. 

Cyber Issues.—The Committee recommends not less than the 

President’s budget request for the Office of the Coordinator for 

Cyber Issues. 

Foreign Affairs Security Training Center.—The Committee notes 

the continued uncertainties surrounding the justification for the 

Foreign Affairs Security Training Center [FASTC]. Section 7004(f) 

of the act requires the Secretary of State, the Comptroller General, 

and the OMB Director to take certain actions to develop and review 

a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis of the proposed Center. The 

President’s budget request for FASTC is included in the act, but 

such amounts, and unobligated funds appropriated in prior acts 

making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, are not available for obligation until 

after such analysis takes place and the appropriate congressional 

committees have been consulted. 

Holocaust Era Assets.—The Committee directs the Secretary of 

State, with the assistance of the Office of the Special Envoy for 

Holocaust Issues, to include within the first Annual Report on 

International Religious Freedom submitted not later than 180 days 

after the date of the enactment of the act an assessment of national 

laws or enforceable policies in, as appropriate, foreign countries regarding the return of or restitution for wrongfully confiscated or 

transferred Holocaust era assets and compliance with the objectives of the 2009 Terezin Declaration on Holocaust Era Assets and 

Related Issues, to include: the return to the rightful owner of any 

property that was wrongfully confiscated or transferred to another 

individual by Nazi, Nazi collaborator, or Communist regimes (if return of such property is no longer possible, the provision of comparable substitute property or the payment of equitable compensation); the return to Jewish communities of any religious or communal property that was stolen as a result of the Holocaust or subsequently nationalized by Communist regimes; the use of the 

Washington Conference Principles on Nazi-Confiscated Art, agreed 

to December 3, 1998, in settling all claims involving publically and 

privately held movable property; the mechanism for and demonstrable progress on the resolution of claims for United States citizen Holocaust survivors and United States citizen family members 

of Holocaust victims; and recommendations for actions to be taken 

by the country, and the United States Government, to improve 

country progress on the return of or restitution for wrongfully confiscated or transferred Holocaust era assets. 

Human Rights Vetting.—The Committee provides not less than 

$7,000,000 for salaries, technology, training, and other expenses to 

implement section 620M of the FAA. 

International Parental Child Abduction.—The Committee directs 

the Secretary of State to work with countries that are not signatories to the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 

Abduction to resolve international parental child abduction cases. 

North Atlantic Treaty Organization.—The Committee directs the 

Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 
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to submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees, including the defense committees, describing actions taken by the administration to encourage the governments of North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries to increase national budget allocations on defense to at least 2 percent of respective gross domestic 

product. 

Office of Terrorism Finance and Economic Sanctions Policy.—The 

Committee recommends not less than $5,100,000 for this office 

which develops strategies, in conjunction with other bureaus and 

agencies, for implementing sanctions regimes. 

Prevention of Discrimination and Abuse.—The Committee directs 

the Assistant Secretary of State for DRL, in consultation with the 

Assistant Administrator for DCHA and the Special Envoy for the 

Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender [LGBT] 

Persons, to submit a report not later than 120 days after enactment of the act on steps taken to implement the strategy to prevent discrimination and abuse against LGBT persons abroad, and 

to respond to discriminatory laws, including in The Gambia and 

Nigeria. Funding is recommended for the Special Envoy and for 

programs administered by the USAID Senior LBGT Coordinator. 

Real Property.—The Committee expects the Secretary of State to 

help facilitate resolutions of commercial disputes for U.S. entities 

seeking return of real property seized, held, or expropriated by foreign governments, as appropriate. 

Records Management and Information Access.—Section 7077 of 

the act provides that funds under this heading and the USAID OE 

heading are made available for the purposes of Federal records 

management pursuant to the Federal Records Act (44 U.S.C. Chapters 21, 29, 31, and 33) and other applicable records management 

statutes, regulations, or policies for the Department of State and 

USAID, except that no funds may be used to support the use or establishment of email accounts or email servers created outside the 

.gov domain or not fitted for automated records management as 

part of a Federal Government records management program. 

The Committee recommends $2,400,000 for the Document Review Unit at the Department of State, and requests the Secretary 

of State to submit to the appropriate congressional committees, beginning not later than 90 days after enactment of the act and every 

90 days thereafter until September 30, 2016, a report detailing the 

number of document requests pending by each congressional committee and the status of meeting such requests. The report should 

also include a description of the uses of funds previously made 

available for such Unit, the number of full-time employees assigned 

to the Unit (to include salary and job descriptions), and an assessment of the Unit’s time spent on congressional requests (to include 

estimated time for completion of requests and a description of the 

technology employed to meet such requests). 

The Committee recommends not less than $29,000,000 of funds 

made available to the Bureau of Administration be used to support 

processing and responding to Freedom of Information Act [FOIA] 

requests received by the Department of State. The Committee directs the Secretary of State to submit a report, beginning not later 

than 90 days after enactment of the act and every 90 days thereafter until September 30, 2016, describing the plan to reduce the 
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backlog of FOIA requests, including the number of full-time employees assigned to such task (to include salary and job descriptions), an assessment of the amount of time spent on responding 

to such requests, and a description of the technology employed to 

meet such requests. 

Report on Purchase of Furnishings.—Not later than 180 days 

after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 

report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing efforts 

taken by the Department of State to purchase furnishings for overseas diplomatic facilities that appropriately meet representational 

needs at best value, in a manner that promotes and supports 

American jobs and industry, and that ensures consistent, high safety standards as furnishings manufactured in the United States. 

Trade and Other Sanctions.—The Committee directs the Secretary of State to consult with the appropriate congressional committees on sanctions options against any country that provides asylum to Edward Snowden, including revocation or suspension of 

trade privileges and preferences. 

Trafficking in Persons.—The Committee recommends $8,830,000 

under this heading for the salaries and programs of the Office to 

Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, which is in addition to 

funds made available by the act for trafficking in persons [TIP] 

programs. 

CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $56,400,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 66,400,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 56,400,000 

The Committee recommends $56,400,000 for Capital Investment 

Fund. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $130,300,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 73,400,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 56,900,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 139,300,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 82,400,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 56,900,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 139,300,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 72,700,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 66,600,000 

The Committee recommends $72,700,000 for Office of Inspector 

General, and an additional $66,600,000 in title VIII under this 

heading is designated for OCO. 

The Committee directs the Inspectors General of the Department 

of State and USAID and the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction [SIGAR] to coordinate audit plans and activities to minimize unnecessary duplication, ensure comprehensive 

oversight plans, and maximize the effective use of resources. 

EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $589,900,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 623,079,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 590,900,000 
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The Committee recommends $590,900,000 for Educational and 

Cultural Exchange Programs. 

The Committee recognizes the importance of international exchanges and expects that programs funded under this heading will 

support U.S. foreign policy objectives and are appropriately coordinated with regional bureaus. 

The Committee directs the Secretary of State to broaden participation of high priority groups that have been traditionally underrepresented, such as youth and other individuals from rural and 

impoverished areas and minorities. The Committee supports expanding participation in educational exchanges of female students 

from underserved populations, including from countries in Africa. 

The Committee supports the Fulbright Program, the Benjamin 

Gilman International Scholarship Program, International Visitor 

Leadership Program, Citizen Exchange youth programs, and educator programs. The Committee intends that funding for the Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship Program will be no less 

than the fiscal year 2015 level. 

The Committee urges the Secretary to continue to give priority 

to critical language programs for American students, and exchange 

programs with countries of high national security importance, including those with significant Muslim populations and from countries of the former Soviet Union. 

The Committee is concerned that the Department of State does 

not adequately coordinate the efforts of Department bureaus to 

counter Russian influence and pressure, and directs the Secretary 

of State to review Russian language programs supported by funds 

appropriated in the act and conducted in countries in which Russia 

seeks to expand its influence to ensure that such programs do not 

endorse, support, or otherwise further Russian regional aspirations. 

The Secretary shall transmit the findings of the review to the appropriate congressional committees in a timely manner. 

The Committee supports efforts to reduce the administrative 

costs of exchange programs and expects that savings from such efforts will be used to increase the number of participants. 

Funds are allocated according to the following table and are subject to the provisions of section 7019 of the act: 

EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Program/Activity Committee 

recommendation 

Academic Programs: 

Fulbright Program ....................................................................................................................................... 236,000 

Global Academic Exchanges ....................................................................................................................... 58,351 

Special Academic Exchanges ...................................................................................................................... 15,100 

Total, Academic Programs ...................................................................................................................... 309,451 

Professional and Cultural Exchanges: 

International Visitor Leadership Program ................................................................................................... 89,665 

Citizen Exchange Programs ........................................................................................................................ 98,000 

Special Professional and Cultural Exchanges ............................................................................................ 9,575 

Total, Professional and Cultural Exchanges .......................................................................................... 197,240 

Young Leaders Initiative: 

Young African Leaders Initiative ................................................................................................................ 10,000 
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EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS—Continued 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Program/Activity Committee recommendation 

Young South-East Asian Leaders Initiative ................................................................................................ 4,000 

Young Leaders in the Americas Initiative .................................................................................................. 5,000 

Total, Young Leaders Initiative .............................................................................................................. 19,000 

Program and Performance ................................................................................................................................... 5,493 

Exchanges Rapid Response ................................................................................................................................. ........................

Exchanges Support ............................................................................................................................................... 59,716 

Total, Educational and Cultural Exchanges Programs .......................................................................... 590,900 

Au Pair Program.—The Committee is aware of reports that participants in the Au Pair program have been compensated at the 

Federal minimum wage level which in some instances is below 

State and local minimum wage levels. The Committee directs the 

Secretary of State to report to the Committee not later than 45 

days after enactment of the act on whether State and local minimum wage levels apply to the Au Pair program, and, if so, the Department of State guidelines for applying such wage levels. 

Changes to Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs.—The 

Committee directs the Secretary of State to submit the report required under this heading in the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015, (division 

J of Public Law 113–235) to the Committee in the manner described, except that the period of reporting shall be for modifications made to such programs since calendar year 2014. 

Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program.—The Committee 

is concerned with the Department of State decision to reduce funding by $2,000,000 for the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program in fiscal year 2015, and recommends $4,000,000 for the program to avoid such reduction in fiscal year 2016. 

Exchanges Rapid Response Program.—The Committee does not 

include the President’s budget request for a new Exchanges Rapid 

Response program under this title. 

J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Program.—The Committee continues to recognize the value of virtual exchanges as a 

means to broaden understanding and engagement between U.S., 

Middle Eastern, and North African youth in a cost-effective manner, and recommends $5,000,000 for the J. Christopher Stevens 

Virtual Exchange program. The Committee intends that funds 

made available for this program be matched by sources other than 

the U.S. Government, including from private foundations, foreign 

governments, and the private sector, to the maximum extent practicable. 

Muskie Fellowships.—The Committee recognizes that the Muskie 

Fellowship Program has helped individuals from Eurasia and Central Asia to promote mutual understanding, build democracy, and 

foster the transition to market economies, and the act requires that 

a portion of Fulbright awards from this region are designated as 

Edmund S. Muskie Fellowships. 

Summer Work Travel and High School Exchange Programs.— The Committee directs the Department of State to inform the Com-
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mittee in a timely manner of any instances of coercion, exploitation, or other abuse associated with the Summer Work Travel 

and high school exchange programs. 

A provision under this heading in the act permits participants in 

the Summer Work Travel program to be employed in seafood processing positions until September 30, 2016, if such placements comply with all requirements of the program. As with other positions, 

Summer Work Travel sponsors shall, upon request, provide evidence to the Department of State that such requirements are being 

met for seafood processing positions, and failure to provide such 

evidence will justify a compliance review of the sponsor. 

Young Leaders Initiative.—Funding for the Young Leaders Initiative shall be made available on a cost-matching basis, and the 

Committee expects that additional funds for this program will be 

raised from private sources. The Secretary of State is directed to 

consult with the Committee on a sustainable funding mechanism 

for these programs. 

REPRESENTATION EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $8,030,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 8,446,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 8,030,000 

The Committee recommends $8,030,000 for Representation Expenses. The Committee directs the Secretary of State to submit a 

semiannual report on the allotment and expenditure of representation funds. 

PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $30,036,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 29,807,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 29,807,000 

The Committee recommends $29,807,000 for Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials. 

The Committee directs the Secretary of State to continue to submit a semiannual report on the number of claims for extraordinary 

protective services by eligible jurisdictions and certified as meeting 

program requirements, and the amount of unobligated funds available to pay such claims. 

The Committee is informed by the Department of State that outstanding eligible claims for the extraordinary protective services 

provided to foreign missions and officials from qualifying jurisdictions will exceed $72,961,000 in fiscal year 2016. Section 7034(i) of 

the act authorizes the Secretary to transfer up to $50,000,000 in 

expired unobligated balances from the D&CP heading to this account to be used for such certified eligible claims. 

EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $2,324,055,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 2,063,255,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 260,800,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 2,219,897,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 2,085,097,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 134,800,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,219,897,000 
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Enduring operations ....................................................................... 2,085,097,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 134,800,000 

The Committee recommends $2,085,097,000 for Embassy Secu- rity, Construction, and Maintenance, of which $1,300,000,000 is for 

worldwide security upgrades and $785,097,000 is for other construction, operations, and maintenance. An additional $134,800,000 

in title VIII under this heading is designated for OCO. The total 

amount is equal to the President’s budget request. 

Additional Transfer Authority.—Section 7004(h) of the act provides the Secretary of State with the necessary flexibility to transfer funds between the ESCM and D&CP headings in titles I and 

VIII to prevent or respond to unforeseen security situations and requirements at diplomatic facilities abroad. This authority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise made available under 

any provision of law. 

American Centers.—The Committee supports the renovation and 

construction of American Centers and Information Resource Centers [IRCs] through a strategy that balances the need for publicly 

accessible facilities, reasonable and sustainable costs, and compliance with the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism 

Act of 1999 (title VI of Public Law 106–113), and encourages continued coordination by the offices of Overseas Building Operations 

[OBO], Diplomatic Security, and Public Diplomacy to implement 

the strategy. The Committee also continues to support funding for 

construction and renovation costs for American Centers and IRCs 

within the OBO budget, as appropriate, to meet security and safety 

requirements, and expects the administration to include adequate 

funds within the OBO budget for such purposes in the fiscal year 

2016 spend plan and in subsequent fiscal year budget requests. 

Art in Embassies Program.—Not later than 180 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee an updated inventory list of art valued at more than 

$25,000 purchased and owned by the Department of State under 

the Art in Embassies program (including the estimated current 

value of such art), and an updated list of art loaned to the Department under the program during the past fiscal year. 

The Committee directs the Secretary of State to include in notifications to the Committee of diplomatic facility construction projects 

that include funding for a major art purchase a determination that 

such purchase is in the national interest of the United States. For 

major purchases of art that are not part of a diplomatic facility construction project, such determination shall be made and reported to 

the Committee prior to the obligation of funds for such purposes. 

Expeditionary, Interim and Temporary Facilities Abroad.—Section 7004(e)(1) of the act maintains $25,000,000 to address security 

vulnerabilities at expeditionary, interim, and temporary facilities 

abroad, including physical security upgrades and local guard staffing. The Secretary of State shall update the report required in section 7004(f)(2) of division J of Public Law 113–235 regarding all expeditionary, interim, and temporary diplomatic facilities and the 

number of personnel and security costs for each such facility not 

later than 90 days after enactment of the act. 

Notification Requirements.—Notifications made pursuant to section 7004(d) shall continue to include the following information, at 
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a minimum: the location and size of the property to be acquired, 

including the proximity to existing U.S. diplomatic facilities and 

host government ministries; the justification of need for acquiring 

the property and construction of new facilities; the total estimated 

cost of the project delineated by site acquisition, project development, design/construction, and any other relevant costs; any unique 

requirements of the project which may drive up the cost, such as 

consular workload, legal environment, physical and/or security requirements, and seismic capabilities; any religious, cultural, or political factors which may affect the cost, location, or construction 

timeline; the current and projected number of desks, agency presence, and the projected number of U.S. direct hire staff, LES, and 

Third Country Nationals; the current and projected number of 

beds, if applicable; the most recent rightsizing analysis; and a justification for exceeding the staffing projections of such rightsizing 

analysis, if applicable. 

Operating Plans.—Section 7076 of the act requires the Secretary 

of State to submit an operating plan for funds appropriated under 

this heading, which should include all resources available to the 

Department of State in fiscal year 2016 for operations, maintenance, and construction of diplomatic facilities, and an accounting 

of the actual and anticipated proceeds of sales for all projects in fiscal year 2015. 

EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $7,900,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 7,900,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 7,900,000 

The Committee recommends $7,900,000 for Emergencies in the 

Diplomatic and Consular Service. The Committee also authorizes 

the transfer of up to $10,000,000 under the D&CP heading for 

emergency evacuations and rewards. 

The Committee directs that the quarterly reports required by 

section 124 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, fiscal years 

1988 and 1989, as amended (Public Law 100–204), include, by category, actual expenditures for the prior two fiscal years and cumulative totals for the current fiscal year of the funds available under 

this heading. 

REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $1,300,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 1,300,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,300,000 

The Committee recommends $1,300,000 for the Repatriation 

Loans Program Account to support loans totaling up to $2,444,528. 

In addition, $500,000 for expenses to support law enforcement activities related to passport and visa fraud investigations, provided 

through the Border Security Program. 
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PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $30,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 30,341,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 30,000,000 

The Committee recommends $30,000,000 for the American Institute in Taiwan and an additional $1,121,000 is provided from the 

Border Security Program. The Committee directs the director of the 

American Institute in Taiwan, in coordination with the Secretary 

of State, to continue to report in the CBJ the amount of fees estimated to be received from the Department of State for consular 

services. 

PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY

FUND

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $158,900,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 158,900,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 158,900,000 

The Committee recommends $158,900,000 for the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund. 

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $1,473,551,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 1,399,151,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 74,400,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 1,540,029,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,508,279,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 1,456,179,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 52,100,000 

The Committee recommends $1,456,179,000 for Contributions to 

International Organizations. An additional $52,100,000 in title VIII 

under this heading is designated for OCO. 

Section 7076 of the act requires the Secretary of State to submit 

an operating plan for funds made available under this heading, 

which should include each international organization funded, a notation of any exchange rate fluctuations that occurred since such 

estimates were calculated for the fiscal year 2016 CBJ, and a description of any Tax Equalization Fund [TEF] credits applied. 

Capital Master Plan.—The Committee notes that the President’s 

budget request did not include funding for the Capital Master Plan, 

and none is included in the act. 

Food and Agriculture Organization.—The Committee encourages 

the Food and Agriculture Organization to work with land grant institutions of higher learning in the United States to meet global 

food security challenges. 

United Nations Budgetary and Personnel Procedures.—The Committee directs the Secretary of State to review the budgetary and 

personnel procedures of the U.N. and affiliated agencies funded 

under this heading, and, not later than 180 days after enactment 

of the act, to submit a report to the Committee on effective steps 

taken at the U.N. and each affiliated agency in the previous 12 

months to eliminate unnecessary administrative costs and duplica-
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tive activities and ensure that personnel practices are transparent 

and merit-based. 

United Nations Budget and Voting Practices.—The Committee directs the Secretary of State to transmit to the Committee concurrent with the submission of the President’s budget request the 

most recent biennial budget prepared by the U.N. for the operations of the U.N. 

In considering bilateral assistance for a foreign government and 

the assessed and voluntary U.S. contributions for the U.N., the 

Secretary of State should review, among other factors, the voting 

practices of such government at the U.N. in relation to U.S. strategic interests. 

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.—The Committee notes that the President’s budget request did 

not include a U.S. contribution to the United Nations Educational, 

Scientific, and Cultural Organization [UNESCO] under this heading, which is prohibited by law, and none is provided. 

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $2,118,891,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 2,930,223,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,753,223,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 2,248,223,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 505,000,000 

The Committee recommends $2,248,223,000 for Contributions for 

International Peacekeeping Activities [CIPA]. An additional 

$505,000,000 in title VIII under this heading is designated for OCO 

for U.N. peacekeeping missions in Somalia and South Sudan. 

Leveraging Reforms.—The Committee encourages the Secretary 

of State to use existing authorities to withhold funding appropriated under title III of the act for assistance for the central government of a country if the Secretary, following consultation with 

the appropriate congressional committees, believes that to do so 

will leverage support within the Group of 77 at the United Nations 

to further accountability and transparency at the U.N., or for modifications to such rates in a manner favorable to U.S. interests. 

Peace Operations Response Mechanism.—The Committee does not 

provide the amount contained in the President’s budget request for 

this program. 

Reports.—The Committee directs the Secretary of State to submit 

a report to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 

90 days after enactment of the act describing efforts by the Department of State to review U.N. peacekeeping operations, including 

prioritization of missions and proposals for reducing the costs and 

scope of missions. The report should also include a listing of assessment rates and amounts, by country, for the past 5 fiscal years, 

and a policy and cost analysis of the recommendations contained in 

the June 15, 2015 report of the United Nations High-Level Panel 

on Peace Operations. 

The Committee directs the Secretary of State to submit a report 

to the Committee not later than 90 days after enactment of the act 

describing and assessing the effectiveness of vetting procedures to 

ensure that U.N. peacekeeping troops have not violated human 

rights. 
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INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 

INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES

AND MEXICO

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $44,707,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 47,281,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 45,307,000 

The Committee recommends $45,307,000 for salaries and expenses of the International Boundary and Water Commission 

[IBWC], United States and Mexico. 

The Secretary of State, in consultation with the IBWC Commissioner, shall submit to the Committee not later than 45 days after 

enactment of the act an update of the report required in section 

7045(g)(3) of division J of Public Law 113–235 detailing efforts 

taken to establish mechanisms to improve transparency of data on, 

and predictability of, the water deliveries from Mexico to the 

United States to meet annual water apportionments to the Rio 

Grande, and actions taken to minimize or eliminate the water deficits owed to the United States. The report shall also include a projection of the balance of water deliveries, a timeline for ending any 

existing shortfall or outstanding debt, as well as an assessment of 

the impact of any delivery shortfall or deficit on U.S. stakeholders. 

The Committee notes that the end of the current 5-year cycle provides an opportunity for both countries to reach a permanent solution. 

CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $29,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 28,400,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 28,400,000 

The Committee recommends $28,400,000 for planning, preparation, and construction. 

AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $12,561,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 12,330,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 12,330,000 

The Committee recommends $12,330,000 for American Sections, 

International Commissions, of which $7,508,000 is for the International Joint Commission, $2,422,000 is for the International 

Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, and $2,400,000 

is for the Border Environment Cooperation Commission. 

American Sections, International Joint Commission.—The Committee supports the President’s budget request for the multi-year, 

U.S.-Canadian study on the causes and impacts of, and mitigation 

options for, flooding in the Lake Champlain-Richelieu River watershed. 

In addition, the Committee continues authority to make available 

up to $500,000 until September 30, 2017. 

Great Lakes and Nuclear Waste Review.—The Committee is concerned with Ontario Power Generations’ [OPG] proposal to permanently store 7 million cubic feet of toxic nuclear waste less than 
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one mile from the shores of Lake Huron, which could cause irreparable harm to the shared economic and ecological wellbeing of the 

Great Lakes. The Committee recommends that the Department of 

State request an International Joint Commission review of the proposal and urge the Government of Canada to postpone its final decision until the review of the long-term impacts of locating a nuclear repository at the proposed site is complete and fully evaluated 

by both the Governments of the United States and Canada. 

INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $36,681,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 32,054,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 36,681,000 

The Committee recommends $36,681,000 for International Fisheries Commissions which, with the exception of Great Lakes Fisheries Commission [GLFC], funds all the commissions at the 

amounts in the President’s budget request. The Committee recommends $24,627,000 for GLFC, of which $3,450,000 is for sea 

lamprey control and water quality improvements in the Lake 

Champlain Basin and $1,177,000 is for additional sea lamprey control and fishery research for the Great Lakes Basin. The Committee understands that the request of $4,150,000 for the International Pacific Halibut Commission includes $250,000 for facility 

rent costs. 

RELATED AGENCY 

BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS

INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $737,267,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 726,567,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 10,700,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 741,436,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 734,557,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 728,257,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 6,300,000 

The Committee recommends $728,257,000 for International 

Broadcasting Operations [IBO]. An additional $6,300,000 in title 

VIII under this heading is designated for OCO. 

The Committee recommends $28,635,000 to be available until expended under IBO for satellite transmission lease costs and BBG’s 

Internet freedom and circumvention programs. 

Funds in this account are allocated according to the following 

table and are subject to the provisions of section 7019 of the act: 

INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Program/Activity Committee 

recommendation 

Federal Entities .................................................................................................................................................... 482,037 

Broadcasting Board of Governors [BBG]/ International Broadcasting Bureau Operations ....................... 61,010 

International Broadcasting Bureau: 

Voice of America [VOA] ...................................................................................................................... 212,314 
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INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS—Continued 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Program/Activity Committee recommendation 

OCO—Syria/Iraq ........................................................................................................................ 2,600 

Total, VOA ............................................................................................................................. 214,914 

Broadcasting to Cuba ........................................................................................................................ 27,130 

Office of Technology, Services, and Innovation ................................................................................. 178,983 

Internet Freedom (non-add) ...................................................................................................... 12,500 

Independent Grantee Organizations: .................................................................................................................... 252,520 

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty ................................................................................................................. 104,420 

Radio Free Asia ........................................................................................................................................... 38,500 

Middle East Broadcasting Networks [MBN] ................................................................................................ 105,900 

OCO—Syria/Iraq ................................................................................................................................. 3,700 

Total, MBN ..................................................................................................................................... 109,600 

International Broadcasting Operations: ............................................................................................................... 728,257 

OCO—Syria/Iraq .......................................................................................................................................... 6,300 

Total, International Broadcasting Operations ........................................................................................ 734,557 

Program Changes and Proposed Reductions.—The Committee 

recommends $6,300,000 in title VIII for Middle East Broadcasting 

Networks and VOA programs to counter the narrative of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and $661,000 to upgrade technical capabilities. The Committee does not support BBG’s proposal 

to increase the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty [RFE/RL] Russian 

program given concerns with the proposed use of such funds for unjustified administrative purposes and the lack of integration with 

VOA Russian Service capacity. 

The Committee does not support the following BBG proposed reductions: broadcast transmissions for VOA and RFA Khmer, RFA 

Lao, RFE/RL North Caucasus, RFE/RL Russian, RFE/RL Afghan, 

and VOA Central Africa services; and program reductions to RFE/ 

RL Macedonian and North Caucasus Services, and VOA Indonesian, Central Africa, and Laos Services. 

Latin America Division Merger.—The Committee does not support, and the act does not include, authority requested for the 

merger of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting [OCB] and the VOA 

Latin American Division. Therefore, the Committee does not include $3,181,000 contained in the President’s budget request under 

OCB for transfer of VOA Spanish employees to OCB as part of the 

merger, and instead recommends that amount be retained by VOA. 

The Committee recommends $27,130,000 for OCB, an amount 

equal to the request (adjusted for the retention of such funds by 

VOA). 

North Korea.—The Committee recommends the President’s budget request for international broadcasting to North Korea. 

Programs Countering Russian Media.—The Committee supports 

broadcasting to counter Russian misinformation in Ukraine, the 

Balkans, and other former Soviet countries, and includes sufficient 

funding to continue broadcasts at not less than fiscal year 2015 levels. 

The Committee is concerned that the fiscal year 2015 expansion 

of RFE/RL Russian language programs included a significant ex-
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pansion of administrative and support personnel at RFE/RL and 

did not adequately integrate the capacity of VOA Russian Service. 

The Committee directs the BBG Chairman to include in the fiscal 

year 2016 operating plan a revised plan for enhancing Russian language programs that: fully utilizes and integrates the capacity of 

RFE/RL and VOA Russian language services; reflects a more constrained and justifiable expansion of RFE/RL’s administrative and 

support infrastructure; and includes annual operating costs that 

are sustainable. 

Report on Programs Attributable to the Asia Rebalancing Initiative.—The Committee directs the BBG to submit to the Committee 

a report, concurrent with the operating plan, detailing the fiscal 

year 2016 BBG programs that are attributable to the Asia Rebalancing Initiative, including the costs of such programs. 

BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $4,800,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 10,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 4,800,000 

The Committee recommends $4,800,000 for Broadcasting Capital 

Improvements. 

RELATED PROGRAMS 

THE ASIA FOUNDATION

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $17,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 12,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 17,000,000 

The Committee recommends $17,000,000 for The Asia Foundation. 

UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $35,300,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 36,987,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 35,300,000 

The Committee recommends $35,300,000 for the United States 

Institute of Peace and directs that renovation, operations, and 

maintenance costs of buildings located within the Potomac Annex 

for training activities shall not be paid with appropriated funds. 

CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE TRUST FUND

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $83,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 96,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 96,000 

The Committee recommends $96,000 from interest and earnings 

from the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund. 

The Committee encourages the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund to continue efforts to leverage existing 

funds to secure contributions from private and other public sources, 

to the maximum extent practicable. The Committee supports the 

Department of State’s oversight of the annual grant to the Center, 

but directs that the Department not require prior approval of program participants. 
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EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $400,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 400,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 400,000 

The Committee recommends $400,000 from interest and earnings 

from the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund. 

ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $26,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 13,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 13,000 

The Committee recommends $13,000 from interest and earnings 

from the Israeli Arab Scholarship Endowment Fund. 

EAST-WEST CENTER

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $16,700,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 10,800,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 16,700,000 

The Committee recommends $16,700,000 for the East-West Center. 

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $135,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 103,450,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 170,000,000 

The Committee recommends $170,000,000 for the National Endowment for Democracy, of which $135,000,000 is for traditional 

programs; $20,000,000 is for programs and activities to address 

medium- and long-term threats to the promotion of democracy 

abroad; and $15,000,000 is for programs and activities to respond 

to immediate, unanticipated challenges or opportunities abroad, 

subject to prior consultation with the Committee. Of the funds 

made available for traditional programs, $100,000,000 should be allocated in the traditional and customary manner, including for the 

core institutes, and $35,000,000 should be for democracy programs. 

The core institutes shall be eligible for additional funding to address medium and long-term threats to the promotion of democracy 

abroad, including for the strengthening of political parties and civil 

society, and to respond to unanticipated challenges. 

The Committee notes that the increase for the NED above the 

President’s budget request is offset by an equivalent decrease in 

the request for democracy programs. 

The Committee regrets the $31,550,000 reduction to the NED 

below the fiscal year 2015 enacted level proposed in the President’s 

budget request. The Committee recognizes the challenges of democratization, including efforts by authoritarian governments and nonstate actors to undermine the advancement of democracy abroad, 

and the spread of instability and extremist ideology across parts of 

Africa and the Middle East. The Committee recognizes that the 

NED is a more appropriate and effective means of conducting democracy programs in closed and transitioning societies than either 

USAID or the Department of State, as evidenced by the complica-
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tions arising from programs supported by those agencies in Egypt 

and Cuba. 

The Committee again expects the NED, DRL, and USAID to regularly consult with one another regarding their democracy and 

human rights activities. However, funds appropriated under this 

heading shall not be subject to prior approval by the Department 

of State or USAID, or to administrative or managerial surcharges, 

and the NED should not be precluded from competitively bidding 

on other grant solicitations. 

The President of NED shall submit a report on the uses of funds 

under this heading on a regional and country basis not later than 

45 days after enactment of the act. 

OTHER COMMISSIONS 

COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S HERITAGE

ABROAD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $644,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 676,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 676,000 

The Committee recommends $676,000 for the Commission for the 

Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad. The Committee also extends for an additional year the expanded procurement authority 

included in paragraph (3) of section 312304(b) of title 54, United 

States Code. 

UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS

FREEDOM

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $3,500,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 3,500,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 3,500,000 

The Committee recommends $3,500,000 for the United States 

Commission on International Religious Freedom, including not 

more than $4,000 for representation expenses, subject to authorization. 

COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $2,579,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 2,579,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,579,000 

The Committee recommends $2,579,000 for the Commission on 

Security and Cooperation in Europe. 
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CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE PEOPLE’S

REPUBLIC OF CHINA

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $2,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 2,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,000,000 

The Committee recommends $2,000,000 for the CongressionalExecutive Commission on the People’s Republic of China. 

UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW

COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $3,500,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 3,500,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 3,500,000 

The Committee recommends $3,500,000 for the United StatesChina Economic and Security Review Commission. 
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TITLE II 

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

OPERATING EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $1,216,300,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 1,090,836,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 125,464,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 1,425,000,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 1,360,000,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 65,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,282,876,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 1,143,614,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 139,262,000 

The Committee recommends $1,143,614,000 for Operating Expenses. An additional $139,262,000 in title VIII under this heading 

is designated for OCO. 

The Committee does not include funding for USAID operations 

in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq under this heading in this title. 

Funding for such purposes is included in title VIII of the act. While 

the Committee recommendation supports filling, as necessary, existing positions that become vacant due to attrition, the Committee 

does not recommend additional funding to establish new positions. 

The Committee will consider reprogramming proposals for any proposed new positions, particularly if funds for such purpose are derived from the elimination of redundancies or inefficiencies in operations. 

The Committee supports funding for the Office of Security at the 

amount proposed in the President’s budget request, and recommends USAID staff training to be supported at not less than the 

fiscal year 2015 level. 

The Committee directs the USAID Administrator to consult with 

the Committee prior to the submission of the fiscal year 2016 operating plan, and expects such plan to include updated estimates for 

other sources of funds, including recoveries and carryover balances. 

Funding from such sources reported in previous operating plans 

have been higher than the estimates included in the CBJ. The 

Committee supports USAID’s continued efforts to improve management of obligated funds which have increased USAID’s available 

resources. 

Global Development Lab.—The Committee supports the goal of 

the Global Development Lab to collaborate with U.S. entrepreneurs, corporations, NGOs, universities, and science and research institutions to find innovative solutions to some of the 
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world’s development challenges faster, cheaper, and more 

sustainably. The Committee directs the USAID Administrator to 

submit a report to the Committee not later than April 1, 2016, detailing the Lab’s activities and local partners since April 1, 2015. 

Local Sustainable Development Officers.—Section 7057(j) of division J of Public Law 113–235 directs the USAID Administrator to 

submit to the Committee a plan, including a timeline, resources required by fiscal year, and incentives for FSOs to work more directly 

and collaboratively with local partners to design and implement 

small-scale, sustainable programs, projects, and activities. The 

Committee is aware that USAID is working on such plan, but has 

not yet submitted such report to the Committee. 

The USAID Administrator is directed to submit to the Committee the plan, or a report on the status of the plan, not later 

than 30 days after enactment of the act. In addition to the items 

listed in section 7057(j), the Administrator is directed to include a 

prioritization of the foreign languages for which USAID has the 

greatest need, an analysis of the benefits of extending the number 

of FSO tours of duty to 3 years, and any legislative changes that 

may be necessary to provide FSOs with the incentives and promotion opportunities to implement the work objectives described in 

section 7057(j). 

Mission Closings.—The Committee requests that the USAID Administrator consult with the appropriate congressional committees 

when the closure of a USAID Mission abroad has been discussed 

with a foreign government. 

Overseas Representation and Residence Expenses.—The Committee expects USAID to utilize, to the maximum extent possible, 

U.S.-owned foreign currencies for overseas representation and official residence expenses. 

Procurement Reform.—The Committee notes that while USAID’s 

procurement reform initiative is intended to help build capacity of 

local NGOs and governments and streamline the agency’s procurement procedures to reach a wider range of smaller local partners 

and increase competition, USAID remains heavily reliant on large 

U.S.-based contractors and grantees. Local subcontractors and subgrantees often provide the labor but are minimally involved in the 

choice of projects or design. The Committee urges the USAID Administrator to continue to pursue procurement reform, including by 

providing incentives for USAID personnel to become more directly 

involved with local partners at all stages of the sustainable development process. 

U.S. Small Business.—The Committee directs the USAID Administrator to set regional and worldwide goals for overseas contracts 

and subcontracts with U.S. small businesses, and to require small 

business indicators and annual targets be included in each overseas USAID mission annual plan. Not later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the USAID Administrator shall submit a report 

to the Committee on the dollar amount and percentage of awards 

to large prime contractors and small business contractors for fiscal 

year 2015 awards made under USAID indefinite delivery/indefinite 

quantity contracts. 
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CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $130,815,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 203,326,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 168,300,000 

The Committee recommends $168,300,000 for Capital Investment 

Fund. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $54,285,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 63,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 66,000,000 

The Committee recommends $66,000,000 for Office of Inspector 

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TITLE III 

BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

SECTOR ASSISTANCE

The act directs funding for sectors in the amounts allocated in 

the following table which are subject to the requirements of section 

7019 of the act: 

SECTOR ALLOCATIONS 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Sector Committee 

recommendation 

Education ............................................................................................................................................................. 825,484 

Small Grants Program ......................................................................................................................................... 45,000 

Environment Programs ......................................................................................................................................... 937,282 

Food Security and Agricultural Development ....................................................................................................... 1,000,600 

Microenterprise and Microfinance ........................................................................................................................ 265,000 

Reconciliation Programs ...................................................................................................................................... 26,000 

Trafficking in Persons .......................................................................................................................................... 52,500 

Anti-Slavery .......................................................................................................................................................... 30,000 

Water and Sanitation ........................................................................................................................................... 400,000 

GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $8,453,950,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 8,181,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 8,468,000,000 

The Committee recommends $8,468,000,000 for Global Health 

Programs, of which $2,798,000,000 is for USAID and 

$5,670,000,000 is for the Department of State. 

Funds in this account are allocated according to the following 

table and are subject to the provisions of section 7019 of the act: 

GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Program/Activity Committee 

recommendation 

Maternal and Child Health ............................................................................................................................ 715,000 

Polio (non-add) ..................................................................................................................................... 51,500 

GAVI, The Vaccine Alliance (non-add) .................................................................................................. 200,000 

Nutrition (USAID) ............................................................................................................................................ 115,000 

Iodine Deficiency Disorder (non-add) ................................................................................................... 2,500 

Micronutrients (non-add) ...................................................................................................................... 33,000 

of which, Vitamin A ..................................................................................................................... 22,500 

Vulnerable Children ........................................................................................................................................ 22,000 

Blind Children (non-add) ...................................................................................................................... 2,500 
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GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS—Continued 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Program/Activity Committee 

recommendation 

HIV/AIDS (USAID) ............................................................................................................................................ 330,000 

Microbicides (non-add) ......................................................................................................................... 45,000 

HIV/AIDS (Department of State) ..................................................................................................................... 5,670,000 

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis (non-add) ................................................................. 1,350,000 

UNAIDS (non-add) ................................................................................................................................. 45,000 

remaining programs (non-add) ............................................................................................................ 4,275,000 

Family Planning and Reproductive Health .................................................................................................... 538,000 

Other Infectious Diseases (USAID) ................................................................................................................. 1,078,000 

Pandemic Influenza and Other Emergencing Threats (non-add) ......................................................... 72,500 

Malaria (non-add) ................................................................................................................................. 669,500 

Tuberculosis [TB] (non-add) ................................................................................................................. 236,000 

of which, Global TB Drug Facility ................................................................................................ 15,000 

Neglected Tropical Diseases/Other Public Health Threats (non-add) .................................................. 100,000 

Total, Global Health Programs ......................................................................................................... 8,468,000 

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

The Committee recommends $715,000,000 for maternal and child 

health activities under this heading. 

Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus.—The Committee recognizes the 

importance of low-cost vaccines for women of childbearing age in 

preventing tetanus in newborn children and the role of public-private partnerships in delivering such vaccines, and urges USAID to 

support efforts to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus. 

Polio.—The Committee recommends a total of not less than 

$59,000,000 in the act for polio eradication efforts, including not 

less than $7,500,000 under the ESF heading for programs for Pakistan and Afghanistan. The additional funds above the President’s 

budget request are to support a multi-donor effort to eliminate the 

disease. 

Vaccines and Immunizations.—The Committee recommends 

$200,000,000 for GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance and directs the 

USAID Administrator to provide details on the planned uses of 

funds prior to making the contribution. 

Vulnerable Children.—The Committee recommends not less than 

$22,000,000 for the Displaced Children and Orphans Fund to support programs and activities that address the needs of vulnerable 

children, of which $10,000,000 shall be used to implement the U.S. 

Government Action Plan on Children in Adversity [the Action Plan] 

in at least six pilot countries which embrace an integrated, crosssectoral approach to implement the three objectives of the Action 

Plan, and which shall be administered under the direction of the 

Special Advisor established in the Assistance for Orphans and 

Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2005 

(Public Law 109–95). 

The Committee is concerned that it has been 2 years since the 

launch of the Action Plan, yet not all of the six priority countries 

have been identified. The Committee urges the Secretary of State 

and the USAID Administrator to designate the six countries within 

90 days of enactment of the act, and provide the Committee with 

an implementation plan for each country within 180 days of enact-
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ment. The Special Advisor is directed to consult with the Committee prior to the obligation of such funds. 

The Committee recommends not less than $2,500,000 for assistance for blind children, in addition to funds otherwise made available by the act for such purposes, which USAID should administer 

in a manner that delivers the maximum amount of funds to beneficiaries. 

The Committee recommends support for programs that address 

autism spectrum disorders, including treatment and the training of 

healthcare workers to better diagnose such disorders. 

NUTRITION

The Committee recommends $115,000,000 for nutrition programs 

under this heading, to be made available through USAID. 

The Committee notes the development of USAID’s ‘‘Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Strategy: 2015–2025’’, particularly its guiding principles, including: linkages to other U.S. Government policies, strategies, and initiatives; reliance on country-led policies; focus on gender equality and female empowerment; evidence-based programming; coordinated multi-sectoral approaches; and engagement with 

the private sector. The Committee requests the USAID Administrator, in consultation with the heads of other relevant agencies, to 

provide additional details regarding the Strategy, including countries receiving nutrition assistance from sources other than USAID, 

and the estimated costs for implementing the Strategy in subsequent fiscal years for USAID and the Department of State. 

The Committee also notes the development of a U.S. Government 

Global Nutrition Coordination Plan to maximize the impact of U.S. 

investments in nutrition, particularly its expected result of accelerated progress toward relevant World Health Assembly targets and 

other U.S. global commitments. The Committee directs the USAID 

Administrator, in consultation with the heads of other relevant 

agencies, to provide the Committee additional details regarding the 

Plan, including: a description of the Plan’s status; accountability 

measures included in the Plan; and areas where improved crossagency coordination is needed to address malnutrition challenges 

that adversely affect human health and productivity. 

The Committee supports the inclusion of nutrition activities in 

water, sanitation and hygiene, global health, and humanitarian 

programs. 

The Committee recommends $3,500,000, in addition to funds otherwise made available by the act, to address malnutrition among 

children in Laos. 

Micronutrients.—The Committee recommends not less than 

$33,000,000 for micronutrients, of which not less than $22,500,000 

is to address vitamin A deficiencies. The Committee recommends 

that nutrition programs, including micronutrients, also be funded 

by the Department of State and USAID within programs to combat 

Human Immune Deficiency/Acquired Immune Deficiency [HIV/ 

AIDS]. The Committee recommends not less than $2,500,000 for 

the USAID/United Nations Children’s Fund [UNICEF] Iodine Deficiency Disorder program to prevent intellectual disability in children. 
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FAMILY PLANNING/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

The Committee recommends a total of $612,600,000 in the act for 

family planning and reproductive health programs, including 

$538,000,000 under this heading, $39,600,000 under the ESF heading, and $35,000,000 for the United Nations Population Fund. 

HIV/AIDS

The Committee recommends a total of $6,000,000,000 for programs and activities to combat HIV/AIDS, of which $5,670,000,000 

is for the Department of State and $330,000,000 is for USAID. 

Global Fund.—The Committee recommends not less than 

$1,350,000,000 for a U.S. contribution to the Global Fund. Given 

a miscalculation in the formula used to determine the amount of 

the Global Fund contribution, the Committee includes a provision 

allowing the contribution to exceed the cap for fiscal years 2015 

and 2016, consistent with the limitation from 2004. The Committee 

confirms that the U.S. contribution should not exceed 33 percent of 

the encashment of funds to fulfill replenishment cycles at the Global Fund from 2017 onward. 

Microbicides.—The Committee recommends $45,000,000 for research on, and development of, microbicides to prevent HIV. 

President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.—The Committee 

recognizes that the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief 

[PEPFAR] plays a key role in HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and 

treatment globally. 

The Committee encourages the Office of the U.S. Global Aids Coordinator [OGAC] to increase efforts to expand pediatric treatment 

programs to meet the targets included in the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003, as 

amended (Public Law 108–25), and recommends that OGAC include expanded testing of high-risk pediatric populations for early 

diagnosis and initiation of anti-retroviral therapy for infants and 

children as a priority in country operating plans. 

The Committee notes that current law requires 10 percent of 

total PEPFAR program funds to be allocated for programs focused 

on orphans and vulnerable children. The Committee directs that of 

this amount, up to $20,000,000 be made available for programs designed to identify such children who are living outside family care 

and to find safe, permanent and nurturing families. The Committee 

urges OGAC to seek civil society and government partners to 

achieve the goal of decreasing the number of children living outside 

of family care. Such programs should follow the guidelines of the 

U.S. Government Action Plan for Children in Adversity. The Committee directs OGAC to consult with the appropriate congressional 

committees prior to obligating funds for such programs. 

UNAIDS.—The Committee recommends $45,000,000 for a U.S. 

contribution to UNAIDS. 

Vaccine.—The Committee recommends that, among other methods for preventing the transmission of HIV, USAID should continue 

to support research and development of a vaccine to combat the 

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OTHER GLOBAL HEALTH ISSUES

Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia.—The Committee supports increased U.S. leadership and engagement in international efforts to 

address Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia, given the rising 

prevalence and corresponding economic impact of this disease globally. The Committee directs the Department of State, in coordination with USAID, to work with the Department of Health and 

Human Services to develop a comprehensive approach to enhance 

U.S. participation in international meetings and initiatives focused 

on preventing and treating Alzheimer’s and dementia. 

Health Systems Preparedness.—The Committee expects the 

USAID Administrator and the Secretary of State, in consultation 

with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and the Global 

AIDS Coordinator, to continue to support disaster preparedness 

training for frontline health workers in disaster-prone regions to 

strengthen national and community resilience. The Committee recommends assistance in the act and funds appropriated for Ebola 

virus disease response in prior acts making appropriations for the 

Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for 

Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and other fragile states to build resilient health workforces and systems capable of reaching zero 

cases of Ebola, restoring access to basic services and responding to 

future health threats. 

Malaria.—The Committee recommends $669,500,000 for programs to combat malaria and encourages USAID to continue to 

support public-private partnerships; research and development; diagnostic and vector control tools; access and delivery of anti-malarial medicines, including new, effective pediatric formulations and 

alternatives to artemisinin combination therapies to counter resistance; and to continue efforts to develop new insecticides and a malaria vaccine. 

The Committee supports the work of Federal agencies and higher 

education institutions in addressing the health, economic, and security impacts of malaria and other parasitic diseases, and in seeking improvements in Food and Drug Administration-approved 

drugs for malaria prevention. 

The Committee reaffirms its support for the Coordinator of U.S. 

Government Activities to Combat Malaria Globally as established 

in the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–293), and expects section 304 of 

such law to be implemented by all relevant Federal agencies. 

Neglected Tropical Diseases.—The Committee recommends 

$100,000,000 for continued support for USAID’s integrated Neglected Tropical Disease [NTD] program to eliminate intestinal 

parasites, schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, trachoma, and leprosy, which afflict hundreds of millions of people in 

tropical countries. The Committee commends USAID on its efforts 

to address the most prevalent NTDs, and notes that for many 

NTDs on the World Health Organization’s list of NTDs, current diagnostic and therapeutic tools are not sufficient to properly treat 

patients. The Committee continues to encourage USAID to support 

research and development of NTDs, and notes the essential con-
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tributions of the private sector in improving diagnostic and therapeutic tools—and product innovation—to treat patients with NTDs. 

Pandemic Influenza and Other Emerging Threats.—The Committee recommends $72,500,000 to combat pandemic influenza and 

other highly virulent viruses and emerging diseases. Section 

7058(c) of the act provides that funds appropriated under title III 

may be made available to combat an international infectious disease outbreak that is sustained, severe, and is spreading internationally. 

Research and Development.—The Committee supports investments in new global health technologies to address ongoing global 

health challenges. 

Tuberculosis.—The Committee recommends $236,000,000 for programs to combat tuberculosis and directs USAID to prioritize the 

use of U.S.-based entities for this purpose, consistent with the 

FAA. 

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $2,507,001,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 2,999,694,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,637,854,000 

The Committee recommends $2,637,854,000 for Development Assistance. 

Funds in this account are allocated according to the following 

table and are subject to the provisions of section 7019 of the act: 

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Country/Program Committee 

Recommendation 

Countries: 

Bangladesh ................................................................................................................................................. 3,000 

El Salvador .................................................................................................................................................. 69,685 

Guatemala ................................................................................................................................................... 121,898 

Honduras ..................................................................................................................................................... 93,957 

Nicaragua .................................................................................................................................................... 18,150 

Sierra Leone ................................................................................................................................................ 500 

Sri Lanka ..................................................................................................................................................... 417 

Vietnam ....................................................................................................................................................... 39,000 

USAID Central America Regional ................................................................................................................ 43,500 

Global Programs: 

Feed the Future Collaborative Research Innovation Lab ........................................................................... 32,000 

Global Crop Diversity Trust ......................................................................................................................... 15,000 

Cooperative Development ............................................................................................................................ 12,000 

American Schools and Hospitals Abroad Program ..................................................................................... 26,000 

Anti-Slavery ................................................................................................................................................. 30,000 

Child Marriage ............................................................................................................................................ 10,000 

Trade Capacity Building ............................................................................................................................. 10,000 

Disability Programs: 

Patrick Leahy War Victims Fund ................................................................................................................. 13,500 

Victims of Torture ....................................................................................................................................... 11,750 

Wheelchairs ................................................................................................................................................. 5,000 

The Committee directs that relevant USAID bureaus and offices 

that support cross-cutting development programs coordinate such 

programs on a regular basis. 
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Section 7083 of the act is a new general provision requiring that 

any country assistance strategy developed after the date of enactment of the act include a transition plan, and that the Secretary 

of State, in consultation with the USAID Administrator and appropriate congressional committees, select two countries to gradually 

decrease assistance over a 5 year period, excluding democracy programs and disaster assistance. The provision establishes specific 

criteria for the selection of such countries. 

FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

The Committee recommends $1,000,600,000 for food security and 

agricultural development programs from title III of the act. The 

Committee supports Feed the Future’s [FtF] goal of creating longterm solutions to food insecurity and malnutrition. The Committee 

recognizes the importance of integrating women as key recipients 

of agricultural and technical assistance, and intends that programs 

are prioritized for women farmers, small-holder farmers, and other 

vulnerable populations. 

Feed the Future Collaborative Research Innovation Lab.—The 

Committee recommends not less than $32,000,000 for the FtF Collaborative Research Innovation Lab, formerly known as the Collaborative Research Support Program, and supports efforts to improve agricultural productivity, nutritional quality and security, 

and innovative research to prevent malnutrition. 

Global Crop Diversity Trust.—The Committee recommends 

$15,000,000 for the Global Crop Diversity Trust’s endowment, 

which seeks to ensure the viability of agriculture worldwide by conserving and making available collections of crop diversity. The 

Committee notes that authorization for the Trust was extended 

through 2018 and that its mission has expanded significantly to include the management of all major seed banks. 

Global Food Security and Legal Solutions Report.—The Committee notes that the lack of land rights and tenure, limited access 

to capital and markets, inadequate natural resource management 

capacity, and inconsistent legal standards on food quality and safety are significant obstacles to food security in many developing 

countries. Not later than 180 days after enactment of the act, the 

Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID Administrator, 

shall submit to the Committee a report on ongoing efforts by the 

Department of State and USAID to support reform in such countries to address these challenges. The report should also include an 

assessment of the feasibility and cost of providing a competitive 

grant opportunity through the Office of Global Food Security to establish a ‘‘Center for Global Food Security and Legal Solutions’’ to 

support research, education, and an interdisciplinary approach to 

global food security. 

Land Grant Institutions.—The Committee supports the work of 

land grant institutions of higher learning, and encourages USAID 

to continue partnering with such institutions with specialized capability in agriculture research to assist developing countries improve 

food production. 
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Cooperative Development.—The Committee has long recognized 

the important role that U.S. cooperatives and credit unions play in 

overseas programs as a means to lift people out of poverty by mobilizing equity and savings for community-based economic growth. 

The Committee recommends $12,000,000 for the Cooperative Development Program managed by USAID’s Bureau for Economic 

Growth, Education, and Environment, which should support local 

solutions for sustainable development. 

Microenterprise and Microfinance Development Programs.—The 

Committee recommends $265,000,000 in the act for microfinance 

and microenterprise development programs. USAID is directed to 

consult with the Committee and other interested stakeholders on 

ways to maximize the use of microenterprise and microfinance assistance to benefit the poorest people. The Committee is concerned 

with the lack of reliable poverty measurement tools to demonstrate 

that USAID has met the requirement of targeting half of microfinance and microenterprise funds to those living on less than 

$1.25 a day. The Committee encourages USAID to prioritize the 

use of reliable metrics for measuring poverty. 

Public-Private Partnerships.—The Committee recognizes the contributions of public-private partnerships in furthering national interests abroad, including Internet-related governance and training, 

emergency communications, and cybersecurity. The Committee encourages USAID to continue to support such programs, particularly 

in Africa. 

Trade Capacity Building.—The Committee recommends not less 

than $10,000,000 under this heading and $10,000,000 under the 

ESF heading for trade capacity building and labor programs in the 

Western Hemisphere and countries that are parties to the TransPacific Partnership negotiations. Prior to obligating such funds, the 

Committee directs USAID and the Department of State to coordinate the prioritization of trade capacity programs with the International Labor Affairs Bureau, Department of Labor, and the Office of the United States Trade Representative. 

EDUCATION

Basic Education.—According to USAID estimates, as of March 

31, 2015, the unexpended balances for funds appropriated for basic 

education programs from fiscal years 2006 through 2014 total 

$1,586,542,088. Unobligated balances from fiscal years 2014 and 

2015 total $1,100,043,793 (based on an estimate of $800,000,000 for 

basic education programs in fiscal year 2015). When combined, the 

basic education pipeline totals $2,686,585,881. 

While supportive of basic education programs, the Committee 

notes the unintended consequence of this pipeline includes spending in countries that do not request basic education assistance, unjustified increases in such assistance in countries with ongoing 

basic education programs, and insufficient funding for other priorities, including democracy and economic development programs. 

Section 7060(a) of the act limits funding for basic education at 

the levels contained in the President’s budget request, and only to 

support the objectives of a Country Development Cooperation 
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Strategy or similar strategy. Flexibility is provided to move funds 

between countries listed in the justification materials, but the overall funding level shall not exceed that of the request. 

Global Partnership for Education.—The Committee recommends 

up to $70,000,000 for the Global Partnership for Education [GPE], 

and directs the USAID Administrator to consult with the Committee on GPE’s efforts to improve monitoring and evaluation, and 

on the effectiveness and sustainability of programs. 

Higher Education.—The Committee recommends not less than 

$225,000,000 in the act for higher education programs, of which not 

less than $35,000,000 is to support new partnerships between U.S. 

universities and universities in developing countries focused on 

technology to improve the quality of, and increase access to, higher 

education. 

The Committee supports the work of land grant institutions of 

higher learning with specialized capabilities and encourages 

USAID to partner with such organizations. 

The Committee directs USAID to post all funding opportunities 

for higher education institutions on its Web site. Partners should 

be selected through a competitive process. 

American Schools and Hospitals Abroad Program.—The Committee recommends $26,000,000 for the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program. Grants shall be awarded through a competitive process and in accordance with all applicable rules and 

regulations. 

ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS

The Committee recommends not less than $937,282,000 in the 

act for bilateral and multilateral environment programs. 

Funds for environment programs are allocated according to the 

following table and are subject to the provisions of section 7019 of 

the act: 

FUNDING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Program/Activity Committee Recommendation 

Adaptation ............................................................................................................................................................ 176,710 

USAID Energy Programs ....................................................................................................................................... 177,790 

Sustainable Landscapes ...................................................................................................................................... 123,500 

Biodiversity ........................................................................................................................................................... 250,000 

Lacey Act (non-add) .................................................................................................................................... 2,000 

Andean Amazon (non-add) ......................................................................................................................... 20,000 

Brazilian Amazon (non-add) ....................................................................................................................... 10,500 

U.S. Forest Service [USFS] (non-add) ......................................................................................................... 5,000 

Mayan biosphere, Department of Interior (non-add) .................................................................................. 1,000 

Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment (non-add) ............................................................. 39,400 

of which, USAID ................................................................................................................................. 21,900 

of which, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [USFWS] ............................................................................ 17,500 

Wildlife poaching and trafficking (non-add) .............................................................................................. 55,000 

of which, INCLE .................................................................................................................................. 25,000 

of which, other State and USAID ....................................................................................................... 30,000 

Toxic Chemicals ................................................................................................................................................... 5,000 

Waste Recycling ................................................................................................................................................... 5,000 

USFWS .................................................................................................................................................................. 5,000 

Contributions to Multilateral Environment Funds ............................................................................................... 199,282 

Global Environment Facility (non-add) ....................................................................................................... 84,132 

Clean Technology Fund (non-add) .............................................................................................................. 85,340 
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FUNDING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS—Continued 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Program/Activity Committee Recommendation 

Strategic Climate Fund (non-add) .............................................................................................................. 29,810 

Green Climate Fund (non-add) ................................................................................................................... ........................

Total, Environment Programs ................................................................................................................. 937,282,000 

Adaptation and Mitigation.—The Committee recommends assistance through the Department of State and USAID to help developing countries adapt to decreases in agricultural productivity, 

water scarcity, and rising temperatures and sea levels. 

Biodiversity.—The Committee recommends $39,400,000 for the 

Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment, of which up 

to $21,900,000 is for USAID programs and not less than 

$17,500,000 is to be apportioned directly to the United States Fish 

and Wildlife Service [USFWS]. 

As in past fiscal years, the Committee recommends $1,000,000 to 

be apportioned directly to the Department of the Interior for continued support for biodiversity and archaeological conservation in 

Guatemala’s Mayan Biosphere Reserve, to include governance and 

law enforcement. 

The Committee again notes the technical expertise of the 

USFWS and the U.S. Forest Service [USFS] and directs that not 

less than $5,000,000 be apportioned directly to the USFWS for 

international conservation programs including the Multinational 

Species Conservation Funds, and not less than $5,000,000 be apportioned directly to the USFS for programs to protect wildlife, biodiversity, and forests in Brazil, Lebanon, Nepal, Ukraine, and elsewhere in addition to funds otherwise made available by the act for 

USFS through USAID missions. 

Endangered Species.—The Committee supports continued funding for programs to assist developing countries protect species that 

are endangered due to habitat destruction and wildlife poaching 

and trafficking, including in Central Africa, Indonesia, South 

Sudan, and Niger. 

Large Dams.—The Committee notes the importance of hydropower as a renewable resource in providing power in developing 

countries, particularly for people who lack access to electricity, and 

helping to address climate change. 

The Committee directs the Secretary of the Treasury, when evaluating a proposal by an IFI to finance construction of a large dam, 

to apply the Department of the Treasury’s usual due diligence process, including reviewing for full compliance with IFI policies and 

legislative voting mandates, as well as considering the dam policies 

of relevant Federal agencies, the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol, and other sources of hydropower and environmental expertise. 

The U.S. executive director of such IFI may vote to support such 

a project only if the Secretary, after consulting with the Department of State, USAID, and other technical personnel, as appropriate, determines that the IFI is taking the necessary steps to 

meet the following safeguards, which the Secretary shall encourage 
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the IFI to adopt in relevant strategy and policy reviews: (1) projects 

are selected based on resource and river basin management plans 

that include full stakeholder participation. These processes include 

a thorough, objective assessment of social and environmental impacts (including cumulative and life cycle gas emissions), and economic risks and returns; (2) based on the comprehensive impact assessment described above, projects will safeguard river basin ecosystems, including by maintaining sufficient operational flows to 

protect existing ecosystems from negative impacts while protecting 

critical natural habitats; (3) demonstrable public acceptance of 

projects, planned mitigation, and benefits are achieved through 

transparent, good faith engagement with full participation of affected people in the catchment, reservoir, and downstream areas. 

In addition, in recognition of communal ownership and usage rights 

of lands, territories, cultural and natural resources, decisions affecting indigenous people require meaningful informed participation during all phases of planning, implementation, and monitoring 

and good faith negotiations with affected indigenous people communities, including their representative bodies and organizations. Affected people have access to grievance mechanisms at the project 

and IFI level or through the borrowing country government; (4) the 

project has been developed transparently, with timely public access 

to key documents including environmental and social impact assessments and management plans, feasibility studies, economic and 

risk analyses, and revenue management plans, with appropriate 

exceptions for proprietary information; (5) the country has in place 

sound dam management practices, or, where necessary, commits to 

appropriate and timely capacity building. Outstanding operational 

problems with existing dams in the country in the same river basin 

are being addressed before investments in new dams; and (6) the 

project includes environmental and social mitigation measures to 

be funded and implemented throughout the life of the project based 

on a monitoring and mitigation plan. Progress on these mitigation 

measures is regularly monitored and publicly reported. 

Green Climate Fund.—Funds made available by the act and prior 

acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for the 

Green Climate Fund. 

Mekong River Basin.—The Committee is aware that the PRC intends to build additional dams along the Upper Mekong River that 

may have serious, adverse impacts on the people, economy, and environment in countries along the Lower Mekong River. Other countries intend to build dams on the Lower Mekong and on the river’s 

tributaries. The Committee recommends support for the Mekong 

River Commission to prevent or mitigate the adverse impacts of 

such actions. 

Migratory Birds.—The Committee recommends not less than 

$500,000 to protect the habitat of migratory birds along the Atlantic flyway, for: shorebird habitat protection and expansion in Brazil 

and the Guianas; technical assistance to managers of conservation 

and protected areas in Brazil and Suriname; and to support the establishment of seasons and sustainable limits for shorebird sport 

and subsistence hunting and trapping in Barbados and the Guianas. The funds are to be apportioned directly to the USFWS. 
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Report.—The Secretary of State is directed to submit a report to 

the appropriate congressional committees not later than 90 days 

after enactment of the act determining whether any action, agreement, treaty, or any other instrument arising as a consequence of 

the Conference of Parties held in 2015 under the United Nations 

Framework Convention on Climate Change for which a commitment of the U.S. has been made by the administration is legally 

binding absent the advice and consent of the Senate. The report 

shall include a detailed justification for such determination. 

Toxic Chemicals and Waste Recycling.—Funds for small grants to 

address the impact of toxic chemicals and to recycle waste that 

threatens human health and the environment are to be awarded on 

an open and competitive basis, following consultation with the 

Committee. 

GENDER EQUALITY

The Committee provides a total of $1,714,680,000 in the act for 

gender programs, to promote women’s political leadership, implement a multiyear strategy to respond to gender-based violence, and 

support implementation of the U.S. National Action Plan on 

Women, Peace, and Security. 

Political Participation.—The Committee directs that funds appropriated under this, the ESF, DF, CCF, AEECA, and INCLE headings be made available for programs to increase women’s participation in the political process, including political parties, elections, 

and leadership positions in local and national governments. Funds 

should be awarded on an open and competitive basis and in accordance with section 7059(b) of the act. 

Reports.—The Committee directs the Secretary of State, in coordination with the USAID Administrator, to submit a report to 

the Committee not later than 45 days after enactment of the act 

describing the amounts and uses of fiscal year 2016 funds to be allocated for programs to promote gender equality, disaggregated by 

country. 

The Committee directs that not later than 90 days after the enactment of the act, the Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s 

Issues and the Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment shall jointly submit a report to the Committee 

on the allocation of funds for gender-related programs and activities for the previous fiscal year, and to make such report publicly 

available. 

Not later than 180 days after the enactment of the act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the USAID Administrator, 

shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 

detailing the findings of the government-wide review of the U.S. 

National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security. 

GLOBAL PROGRAMS

Anti-Slavery.—Section 7060(g)(2) of the act provides $25,000,000 

for a new initiative to end modern slavery, to be made available on 

an open and competitive basis. 

In addition, the Committee recommends not less than $5,000,000 

for social, educational, and vocational programs for the reintegra-
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tion of former slaves into society in Mauritania and neighboring 

countries in West Africa, to be implemented by local organizations. 

Child Marriage.—The Committee recommends not less than 

$10,000,000 for programs that reduce the incidence of child marriage consistent with section 1207 of the Violence Against Women 

Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4), and directs the 

Secretary of State to consult with the Committee prior to the obligation of funds. 

Children in Disaster and Conflict.—The Committee recognizes 

the need for enhanced protection of children separated from their 

families as a result of man-made or natural disasters and encourages the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, USAID, and the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, Department of State, 

to support identification, tracing, and reunification programs for 

children separated from families, and the development of national 

systems for identifying, enumerating, and documenting children 

outside of family care, including approaches that can be used rapidly in emergencies to determine the number and location of separated and unaccompanied children. 

Clean Cookstoves.—The Committee is aware that exposure of billions of people in developing countries to smoke from traditional 

cookstoves causes premature deaths, primarily of women and 

young children, and contributes to deforestation, erosion, and 

drought, and the women and children who collect firewood face 

daily hardship and security risks. The Committee recommends 

funding for cookstoves that sustainably reduce fuel consumption 

and exposure to harmful smoke. 

Disability Programs.—The Committee recommends not less than 

$7,000,000 for grants to address the needs and protect and promote 

the rights of persons with disabilities in developing countries, in 

addition to other funds made available for such purposes in the act. 

Faith-Based Organizations.—The Committee notes the historical 

contributions of the faith sector in the delivery of assistance, care 

and support at the grassroots level. The Committee encourages the 

Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator to use the faith 

sector, in conjunction with the public and private sectors, to improve the delivery of assistance in developing countries under this 

heading and the GHP, DA, and ESF headings. 

Partner Vetting.—The Committee supports a partner vetting system [PVS] that safeguards against the inadvertent disbursement of 

funds by the Department of State or USAID to a terrorist or terrorist organization, while preserving important and sensitive relationships with grantees and contractors. USAID and the Department of State should refrain from implementing similar vetting 

systems in countries outside the designated PVS pilot program 

until the report evaluating the pilot is complete and the appropriate congressional committees have reviewed the report. USAID 

and the Department of State shall make a direct vetting option 

available. All individuals and organizations being vetted should be 

provided with full disclosure of how information will be stored and 

used by the U.S. Government, including how information regarding 

a positive match will be handled and how to appeal such a match. 

USAID and the Department of State shall develop procedures for 

waiving vetting requirements to prevent delay in responding to hu-
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manitarian crises in failing or failed countries. The Committee expects that other Federal agencies conducting foreign assistance programs, including security sector reform, will utilize vetting procedures similar to those devised by USAID and the Department of 

State, including in Afghanistan. 

Patrick Leahy War Victims Fund.—The Committee recommends 

$13,500,000 for the Leahy War Victims Fund, administered by 

USAID, which assists persons who are severely disabled as a result 

of armed conflict. 

Trafficking in Persons.—The Committee recommends a total of 

$52,500,000 in the act for TIP programs of which, not less than the 

following amounts should be made available: $500,000 under the 

Global Health Programs [GHP] heading; $12,000,000 under the DA 

heading; $15,000,000 under the ESF heading; and $25,000,000 

under the INCLE heading. 

The Committee directs the Secretary of State to make publicly 

available an appropriate human trafficking hotline telephone number and Web site information in public waiting areas in all U.S. 

embassies and consulates in a timely manner. 

The Committee directs the Department of State to implement a 

zero-tolerance policy regarding Foreign Service personnel who engage in the solicitation of prostitution. 

The Committee directs the USAID Administrator to report to the 

Committee not later than 90 days after enactment of the act on obligations and expenditures of all USAID funds to combat human 

trafficking and forced labor in fiscal year 2015. The report shall indicate funding amounts by program, project, and activity and describe USAID’s management structure for programming funds for 

these purposes. The Committee urges the Secretary of State to include in future budget requests detailed information on all antitrafficking and anti-slavery programs and expenditures. 

Victims of Torture.—The Committee recommends not less than 

$11,750,000 under this heading for programs and activities that 

address the needs of victims of torture and trauma resulting from 

violent conflict, and support for centers for victims of torture that 

provide services consistent with the goals of the Torture Victims 

Relief Reauthorization Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–87). An additional $6,550,000 is provided for the U.N. Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture under the IOP heading. 

Water and Sanitation.—The Committee recommends not less 

than $400,000,000 in the act for sustainable water supply and sanitation projects pursuant to the Senator Paul Simon Water for the 

Poor Act of 2005, as amended (Public Law 109–121), of which not 

less than $145,000,000 is for programs and activities in sub-Saharan Africa. The Committee intends these funds to be used for programs to provide safe drinking water and sanitation for rural and 

urban communities where water scarcity or contamination poses 

serious risks to human health, with an emphasis on drought prone 

regions of Africa. These funds are in addition to other funds in the 

act to protect and sustainably manage water resources. The Committee recognizes that the lack of safe and accessible latrines in 

many developing countries may contribute to sexual and other assaults against women and girls, particularly at night. The act provides not less than $14,000,000 to implement a multi-year plan to 
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address this vulnerability in Africa and Asia, and the USAID Administrator is directed to consult with the Committee prior to the 

obligation of funds for such purpose. 

Wheelchairs.—The Committee recommends $5,000,000 for wheelchair programs in developing countries, to be allocated through an 

open and competitive process, to provide quality, low-cost wheelchairs that can be produced and maintained locally using appropriate technologies. 

COUNTRIES

Bangladesh.—The Committee recommends $3,000,000 for programs supported by USAID to continue to improve labor conditions 

by strengthening the capacity and sustainability of independent 

workers’ organizations in Bangladesh, including in the ready-made 

garment, shrimp, and fish exports sectors. The Committee directs 

USAID to consult with the Departments of State and Labor, and 

the United States Trade Representative prior to the obligation of 

funds for such purposes, which should be a multi-year effort. 

Paraguay.—Prior to the obligation of funds in the act for assistance for Paraguay, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to 

the committee on steps taken by the Government of Paraguay to 

conduct an independent investigation of the June 15, 2012 forced 

eviction of farmers in Marina Kue, to prosecute and punish those 

responsible for the killings and injuries of the farmers and police 

officers, and to enable poor farmers in the community of Curuguaty 

to acquire legal rights to land and put it to productive use to feed 

their families. 

Rwanda and Uganda.—The Committee recommends support for 

local and international NGOs to conduct oversight of the traffic in 

conflict minerals out of Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo 

[DRC] to Rwanda and Uganda. 

Sierra Leone.—The Committee recommends $500,000 for democracy programs in Sierra Leone to strengthen civil society and governance. 

Vietnam.—The Committee recommends $7,000,000 for assistance 

for Vietnam under this heading for health/disability programs in 

areas sprayed with Agent Orange or otherwise contaminated by 

dioxin, to address the mobility, psycho-social, vocational, and other 

needs of persons with severe upper and lower body mobility impairment and/or cognitive or developmental disabilities. In order to 

minimize administrative costs and maximize impact in the field, 

the Committee intends that, to the maximum extent practicable, 

health/disability funds shall be implemented by Vietnamese organizations and entities. 

The Committee recommends assistance for Vietnam under this 

heading to help plan, prepare for, and mitigate potential flooding 

and other adverse social and environmental impacts along the 

Mekong River. 
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INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $1,895,000,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 560,000,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 1,335,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 1,741,000,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 931,000,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 810,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,895,000,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 560,000,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 1,037,000,000 

Emergency spending ...................................................................... 298,000,000 

The Committee recommends $560,000,000 for International Disaster Assistance. An additional $1,037,000,000 in title VIII under 

this heading is designated for OCO, and an additional 

$298,000,000 is included in emergency spending. 

TRANSITION INITIATIVES

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $67,000,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 47,000,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 20,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 67,600,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 67,000,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 47,000,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 20,000,000 

The Committee recommends $47,000,000 for Transition Initiatives. An additional $20,000,000 in title VIII under this heading is 

designated for OCO. 

The Committee directs USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives 

[OTI] to submit a report at the end of the fiscal year summarizing 

new, ongoing, and completed country programs implemented by 

OTI in fiscal year 2016. 

COMPLEX CRISES FUND

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $50,000,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 20,000,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 30,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 30,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 30,000,000 

The Committee recommends $30,000,000 for the Complex Crises 

Fund. 

DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $40,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 40,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 40,000,000 

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $8,120,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 9,200,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 8,120,000 

The Committee recommends a ceiling of $40,000,000 for funds 

that may be transferred from other programs in this title to the 
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Development Credit Authority, and recommends $8,120,000 for administrative expenses. 

ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $4,746,795,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 2,632,529,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 2,114,266,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 6,135,491,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 3,952,161,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 2,183,330,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 4,010,104,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 1,991,070,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 2,019,034,000 

The Committee recommends $1,991,070,000 for Economic Support Fund. An additional $2,019,034,000 in title VIII under this 

heading is designated for OCO. 

Funds proposed in the President’s budget request under this 

heading for assistance for countries in Europe, Eurasia and Central 

Asia are included under the AEECA heading. 

Funds in this account are allocated, unless otherwise noted, according to the following table, and are subject to the provisions of 

section 7019 of the act: 

ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Country/Program Committee 

Recommendation 

Africa: 

Burundi .................................................................................................................................................. 2,000 

Central Africa Republic ......................................................................................................................... 2,000 

Cote d’Ivoire .......................................................................................................................................... 4,000 

Democratic Republic of the Congo ....................................................................................................... 70,568 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 70,568 

Liberia ................................................................................................................................................... 76,453 

Somalia ................................................................................................................................................. 41,595 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 41,594 

South Sudan .......................................................................................................................................... 100,022 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 100,022 

Sudan .................................................................................................................................................... 7,000 

Zimbabwe .............................................................................................................................................. 12,500 

African Union ........................................................................................................................................ 696 

State Africa Regional ............................................................................................................................ 21,795 

Subtotal, Africa ............................................................................................................................ 338,629 

of which, OCO ..................................................................................................................... 212,184 

East Asia and Pacific: 

Burma .................................................................................................................................................... 58,700 

GAO (non-add) ............................................................................................................................. 100 

Cambodia .............................................................................................................................................. ..............................

China ..................................................................................................................................................... 15,000 

Tibetan Communities ............................................................................................................................ 8,000 

Tibetan Exiled Communities ................................................................................................................. 6,000 

Vietnam ................................................................................................................................................. 25,000 

State East Asia and Pacific Regional .................................................................................................. 24,387 

USAID Regional Development Mission Asia .......................................................................................... 5,000 

Subtotal, East Asia and Pacific .................................................................................................. 142,087 

Near East: 

Egypt ..................................................................................................................................................... 150,000 
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ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND—Continued 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Country/Program Committee Recommendation 

scholarships (non-add) ................................................................................................................ 10,000 

Iraq ........................................................................................................................................................ 72,500 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 72,500 

Jordan .................................................................................................................................................... 812,350 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 477,350 

Lebanon ................................................................................................................................................. 100,000 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 40,000 

scholarships (non-add) ................................................................................................................ 12,000 

Libya ...................................................................................................................................................... 10,000 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 10,000 

Morocco ................................................................................................................................................. 20,000 

Syria ...................................................................................................................................................... 100,000 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 100,000 

Tunisia ................................................................................................................................................... 45,000 

West Bank and Gaza ............................................................................................................................ 290,000 

Middle East Multilaterals ...................................................................................................................... 1,400 

Middle East Partnership Initiative ........................................................................................................ 70,000 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 70,000 

scholarships (non-add) ................................................................................................................ 12,000 

Middle East Regional Cooperation ........................................................................................................ 5,000 

Near East Regional Democracy ............................................................................................................. 32,000 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 32,000 

Trans-Sahara Counter-Terrorism Partnership ....................................................................................... 5,000 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 5,000 

USAID Middle East Regional ................................................................................................................. 30,500 

Subtotal, Near East ...................................................................................................................... 1,743,750 

of which, OCO ..................................................................................................................... 806,850 

South and Central Asia: 

Afghanistan ........................................................................................................................................... 700,000 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 700,000 

India ...................................................................................................................................................... 3,000 

Nepal ..................................................................................................................................................... 33,038 

Pakistan ................................................................................................................................................ 300,000 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 300,000 

Sri Lanka ............................................................................................................................................... 40,000 

Subtotal, South and Central Asia ................................................................................................ 1,076,038 

of which, OCO ..................................................................................................................... 1,000,000 

Western Hemisphere: 

Colombia ............................................................................................................................................... 133,000 

Human rights activities (non-add) .............................................................................................. 6,500 

Cuba ...................................................................................................................................................... 20,000 

Haiti ....................................................................................................................................................... 45,000 

Mexico .................................................................................................................................................... 39,000 

Peru ....................................................................................................................................................... 36,000 

Venezuela .............................................................................................................................................. 5,500 

State Western Hemisphere Regional ..................................................................................................... 163,500 

Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (non-add) ............................................................................ 25,000

Central America Regional Security Initiative (non-add) ............................................................. 81,500 

Other Regional Economic Opportunity (non-add) ........................................................................ 7,000 

Other Regional Prosperity and Governance (non-add) ................................................................ 50,000 

Subtotal, Western Hemisphere ................................................................................................ 442,000 

Global: 

Counterterrorism .................................................................................................................................... 8,000 

Counter Lord’s Resistance Army (non-add) .......................................................................................... 10,000 

Economic Growth, Education, and Environment ................................................................................... 10,000 

Energy Resources .................................................................................................................................. 17,000 

Oceans and International Environmental Scientific Affairs ................................................................. 98,300 

Office of U.S. Foreign Assistance Resources ........................................................................................ 5,150 
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ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND—Continued 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Country/Program Committee Recommendation 

Polio (non-add) ..................................................................................................................................... 7,500 

Programs to Protect Religious Minorities ............................................................................................. 10,000 

Section 7042(c) Africa Programs (non-add) ........................................................................................ 8,000 

Special Representatives ........................................................................................................................ 16,700 

Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues (non-add) ................................................................ 5,000 

Secretary’s Office of Global Partnerships (non-add) .................................................................. 1,000 

Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues (non-add) ..................................................... 10,000 

Senior Advisor for Civil Society and Emerging Democracies (non-add) ..................................... 400 

Special Representative to Muslim Countries (non-add) ............................................................. 300 

Unallocated ........................................................................................................................................... 102,450 

Subtotal, Global ....................................................................................................................... 267,600 

Total, Economic Support Fund ................................................................................................ 4,010,104 

of which, OCO ................................................................................................................. 2,019,034 

AFRICA

Africa Pilot Programs.—Section 7042(c) of the act continues a 

program to empower U.S. Ambassadors in Africa to address regional health, development, and economic engagement and trade 

opportunities, and security challenges. 

Democratic Republic of the Congo.—The Committee recommends 

funding in the act for programs to demilitarize the mining sector 

in Eastern DRC, strengthen border security, enhance independent 

monitoring of the development of responsible mining and related 

supply chains, protect the rights of mine laborers, build local oversight and regulatory capacity to combat the illicit trade in minerals, wildlife, and other contraband, and assist victims of sexual 

violence. 

Not later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary 

of State is directed to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy (developed in consultation with stakeholders) to 

support 2016 presidential and legislative elections in the DRC, 

which should include a description of the conditions required for 

credible elections. The Committee supports funding for democracy 

programs in the DRC, including programs for the development of 

more accountable political parties and increased participation of 

women and youth in political processes. The Committee recommends the Secretary leverage the strategy and such funding 

with the Government of the DRC to help create an environment 

conducive to credible elections, and to facilitate dialogue and consensus among stakeholders to achieve this goal. 

Djibouti.—The Committee recognizes the strategic importance of 

Djibouti to U.S. security interests and regional stability, but remains concerned with the high incidence of poverty and restrictions 

on political rights and civil liberties. The Committee is aware of efforts by USAID to support a multi-year social, economic, and democratic development strategy to improve the quality of life and expand employment opportunities for the people of Djibouti, and directs the USAID Administrator to continue these efforts, including 

for democracy and governance programs and support for civil society. 
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Ethiopia.—Not later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the 

Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committee detailing 

actions taken by the Government of Ethiopia in the previous 12 

months to implement effective policies to protect judicial independence, freedom of expression, association, assembly, and religion; 

protect the rights of political opposition parties, civil society organizations, and journalists to operate without interference; provide 

due process of law; hold military and police forces accountable for 

corruption, extortion, and violations of human rights; and permit 

access to human rights and humanitarian organizations to the Somali region of Ethiopia. 

Liberia.—The Committee notes that funds made available under 

the ESF heading in title IX of division J of Public Law 113–235 are 

available to address economic and stabilization requirements resulting from the Ebola virus disease outbreak, and expects that 

such funds will be made available to support such activities included in the President’s budget request for Liberia for fiscal year 

2016, as appropriate. 

Power Africa.—The Committee supports the goals of the Power 

Africa initiative to provide electricity to millions of people who currently have no access to power, many of whom live in rural areas 

that are off the grid. Section 7060(f) of the act provides $76,700,000 

for this initiative, subject to the regular notification procedures of 

the Committee. 

Somalia.—The Committee recognizes that peace, stability and 

prosperity in Somalia depend on reconciliation and effective governance. The Committee recommends funding for programs to promote dialogue and reconciliation between the central government 

and Somali regions, and for programs that strengthen the rule of 

law and government institutions, support civil society organizations 

involved in peace building, and support other development priorities, including education and employment. 

South Sudan.—The Secretary of State is directed to ensure that 

data collected by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development’s Monitoring and Verification Mechanism [MVM] including 

archived data and data collected by any successor organization, is 

shared in a timely manner and in its entirety with the U.S. Government, including relevant bureaus and offices of the Department 

of State, and is made publicly available, as appropriate. The United 

States provides the majority of international donor assistance for 

the MVM, and the Committee directs the Secretary to leverage assistance from other international donors to the maximum extent 

practicable. In addition, with respect to the monitoring and 

verification work of the MVM, the Committee supports efforts to 

develop and implement justice and accountability mechanisms, including the documentation of human rights violations, in conjunction with civil society and other South Sudanese stakeholders. 

Sudan.—The Committee intends that the clarification of the 

term Southern Kordofan contained in section 7034(r)(6) of the act 

shall apply to subsequent acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. 

War Crimes in Africa.—The Committee continues to support efforts by the U.S., U.N., African Union [AU], and governments in 

Central Africa to capture Joseph Kony and other top commanders 
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of the Lord’s Resistance Army [LRA], and to assist victims of the 

LRA’s crimes. Section 7042(f)(2) of the act provides not less than 

$10,000,000 to implement the Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009 (Public Law 

111–172), including for programs to improve physical access, for 

telecommunications infrastructure and early-warning mechanisms, 

and to support the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration 

of former LRA combatants, especially child soldiers. 

The Committee directs the Secretary of State, following consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the USAID Administrator, 

to submit a strategy to the Committee not later than 90 days after 

enactment of the act, including an assessment of challenges to economic development in areas of Central Africa impacted by the LRA, 

to support the recovery of such areas in coordination with the AU, 

the U.N., and other donors. 

EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

Burma.—Section 7043(b) of the act continues restrictions and 

limitations on assistance for Burma in a manner similar to prior 

fiscal years, but includes a new funding limitation linked to the 

holding of credible national elections in 2015. The Committee remains concerned with the plight of the Rohingya people in Burma 

and throughout Southeast Asia, and expects the Secretary of State 

to take vigorous bilateral and multilateral actions to protect this 

persecuted and vulnerable population. 

Cambodia.—Section 7043(c) of the act does not include funding 

for a U.S. contribution to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Court 

of Cambodia. 

North Korea.—Section 7043(d) of the act prohibits funds appropriated under this heading for assistance for the Government of 

North Korea. 

Palau.—None of the funds appropriated by the act or prior acts 

making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, except funds to respond to disasters 

or humanitarian needs, may be made available for the Compact of 

Free Association between the United States and Palau unless authorized by Congress. 

People’s Republic of China.—Section 7043(e) of the act continues 

restrictions and funding for democracy programs in the PRC in a 

manner similar to the prior fiscal year. The report on Hong Kong 

required by the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–383) is required to be submitted for an additional fiscal year. 

Vietnam.—The Committee recommends not less than 

$25,000,000 under this heading for environmental remediation of 

dioxin contamination at the Da Nang and Bien Hoa Airports. 

EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA

The Committee provides funding for countries in Europe, Eurasia 

and Central Asia that were included under this heading in the 

President’s budget request under the AEECA heading. 
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SOUTH ASIA

Descriptive information for Afghanistan and Pakistan are contained in the Introduction section of the report. 

Nepal.—The Committee recommends a total of not less than 

$33,038,000 under this heading for assistance for Nepal, including 

for training and other assistance to enhance the participation and 

leadership of Dalits and other historically marginalized groups in 

political and economic decisionmaking. The Committee provides not 

less than $150,000,000 for assistance for Nepal for post-earthquake 

relief, recovery, and reconstruction under title IX of the act. 

NEAR EAST

MEPI Scholarships.—The Committee recommends $12,000,000 to 

continue scholarships for students in countries with significant 

Muslim populations at not-for-profit institutions of higher education in a manner consistent with prior fiscal years, and the 

awarding of funds should be through an open and competitive process. 

WESTERN HEMISPHERE

Colombia.—The Committee recommends not less than 

$133,000,000 apportioned directly to USAID for alternative development/institution building and local governance programs in Colombia, including $6,500,000 for human rights activities. 

Haiti.—Section 7045(d) of the act requires that prior to the obligation of assistance for Haiti, the Secretary of State shall certify 

that the Government of Haiti is taking certain actions to strengthen governance and improve monitoring and control of security assistance. The Committee remains concerned with the pervasive corruption, weakness of the judiciary, and slow pace of democratic development in Haiti, which have impeded progress in that country 

since the 2010 earthquake. 

GLOBAL PROGRAMS

Caribbean Energy Security Initiative.—The Committee supports 

enhanced efforts to help Latin American and Caribbean countries 

achieve greater energy independence from Venezuela, including by 

improving governance, energy development, energy efficiency, and 

electrical inter-connection, and recommends $5,000,000 for the Caribbean Energy Security Initiative. 

Domestic Resource Mobilization.—The Committee supports efforts by USAID to encourage partner countries to increase their investments in health, education, and other development sectors. The 

Committee directs the USAID Administrator to consult with the 

Committee on plans for allocating funds for this purpose. 

Oceans and International Environmental Scientific Affairs.— 

Funds made available by the act and prior acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 

programs may be made available for the Green Climate Fund. The 

Department of State is to consult with the Committee on the uses 

of funds made available under this heading for programs administered by the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental 
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Scientific Affairs, Department of State, prior to obligation of such 

funds. 

Institutions of Higher Education.—The Committee supports continued funding of institutions of higher education in the Middle 

East and South Asia, including through funds made available 

under title VIII of the act. 

International Child Abductions.—The Committee remains concerned with the failure of certain governments to comply with Federal and State court orders concerning child custody and visitation 

or with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 

Abduction (done at The Hague on October 25, 1980). 

Reconciliation Programs.—The Committee recommends not less 

than $26,000,000 under this heading and the DA heading for reconciliation programs and activities which bring together and facilitate direct communication between individuals of different ethnic, 

religious and political backgrounds in countries affected by civil 

strife and war, including in the Middle East and North Africa. 

Funds should be leveraged to obtain contributions from other donors and governments to the maximum extent practicable. 

Rule of Law.—The Committee recognizes that the rule of law is 

fundamental to democracy and sustainable development, and supports funding to strengthen independent judiciaries, protect human 

rights, combat human trafficking and corruption, and increase public accountability and access to justice. 

DEMOCRACY FUND

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $130,500,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 140,500,000 

The Committee recommends $140,500,000 for Democracy Fund, 

and notes that the increase for this account above the prior fiscal 

year level is offset by an equivalent decrease in the President’s 

budget request for democracy programs. 

Funds in this account are allocated according to the following 

table and are subject to the provisions of section 7019 of the act: 

DEMOCRACY FUND 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Program/Agency Committee 

recommendation 

Human Rights and Democracy Fund/Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 

State .......................................................................................................................................................... 85,500 

Center for Excellence for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance/Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, 

and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID ....................................................................................................... 55,000 

Total, Democracy Fund ..................................................................................................................... 140,500 

The Committee directs the Assistant Secretary for DRL to consult with the Committee on the proposed allocation of funds within 

the HRDF prior to the initial obligation of funds. 

North Korea Database.—The Committee recommends continued 

funding for the maintenance of a database of prisons and gulags in 

North Korea, in accordance with section 7032(i) of division K of 

Public Law 113–76. 
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ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. ........................... 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. $853,930,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 443,061,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 410,869,000 

The Committee recommends $443,061,000 for Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia. An additional $410,869,000 in title 

VIII under this heading is designated for OCO. 

The Committee notes that assistance for countries in the Europe, 

Eurasia and Central Asia regions under this heading are contained 

in the President’s budget request under the ESF and INCLE headings. Assistance requested for such countries under the GHP heading are not included in this account, and shall be administered in 

accordance with the responsibilities of the Coordinator for U.S. Assistance to Europe and Eurasia. 

Funds in this account are allocated, unless otherwise noted, according to the following table, and are subject to the provisions of 

section 7019 of the act: 

ASSISTANCE TO EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Country/Program Committee 

recommendation 

Europe and Eurasia: 

Albania .................................................................................................................................................. 8,650 

Armenia ................................................................................................................................................. 20,060 

Azerbaijan .............................................................................................................................................. 8,778 

Belarus .................................................................................................................................................. 9,000 

Bosnia and Herzegovina ....................................................................................................................... 28,100 

Georgia .................................................................................................................................................. 54,052 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 54,052 

Ireland ................................................................................................................................................... 2,500 

Kosovo ................................................................................................................................................... 44,970 

Macedonia ............................................................................................................................................. 6,600 

Moldova ................................................................................................................................................. 34,620 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 34,620 

Montenegro ............................................................................................................................................ 1,500 

Poland ................................................................................................................................................... 3,000 

Serbia .................................................................................................................................................... 13,500 

Ukraine .................................................................................................................................................. 433,067 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 322,197 

Europe and Eurasia Regional ............................................................................................................... 53,708 

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe .......................................................................... 17,500 

Subtotal, Europe and Eurasia .......................................................................................................... 739,605 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 410,869 

South and Central Asia: 

Kazakhstan ............................................................................................................................................ 6,813 

Kyrgyz Republic ..................................................................................................................................... 44,681 

Tajikistan ............................................................................................................................................... 27,886 

Turkmenistan ......................................................................................................................................... 4,300 

Uzbekistan ............................................................................................................................................. 5,937 

Central Asia Regional ........................................................................................................................... 20,708 

State South and Central Asia Regional ............................................................................................... 4,000 

Subtotal, Central Asia ...................................................................................................................... 114,325 

Total, Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia ................................................................. 853,930 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 410,869 
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Azerbaijan.—The Committee is concerned with democracy, 

human rights, and corruption in Azerbaijan, and directs that not 

later than 90 days after enactment of the act the Secretary of State 

submit a report to the Committee detailing efforts by the Department of State to seek the release of prisoners of conscience in Azerbaijan, including Khadija Ismayilova, Anar Mammadli, Leyla and 

Arif Yunus, Rasul Jafarov, and Initigam Aliyev, and the Government of Azerbaijan’s response to such requests. 

Hungary.—The Committee is concerned with the rise of parties 

and organizations in Hungary that are anti-Semitic, anti-Roma, 

and intolerant of minorities, as well as government actions to 

weaken the independence of the judiciary, harass civil society 

groups, limit the ability of independent media to operate, restrict 

freedom of religion, and revise the history of World War II and the 

Holocaust. The Committee supports bilateral and multilateral efforts to strengthen the rule of law and democracy in Hungary, including by supporting independent media and civil society, and directs the Department of State to include journalists, educators and 

members of Hungarian civil society in the International Visitors 

Leadership Program and other exchange programs. 

Ireland.—The Committee recommends $2,500,000 to support the 

economic and social development and reconciliation goals of the 

Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–415). 

Nagorno-Karabakh.—The Committee recommends assistance for 

victims of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in amounts consistent 

with prior years, and for ongoing needs related to the conflict. The 

Committee urges a peaceful resolution of the conflict. 

The Committee recognizes that Nagorno-Karabakh has a per 

capita landmine accident rate among the highest in the world, and 

that mine clearance programs have been effective where implemented. The Committee is concerned with territorial restrictions 

placed on demining activities in the region and recommends continued funding for, and the geographic expansion of, such programs. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $3,059,000,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 931,886,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 2,127,114,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 2,453,595,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 1,634,595,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 819,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,644,000,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 931,886,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 1,251,114,000 

Emergency spending ...................................................................... 461,000,000 

The Committee recommends $931,886,000 for Migration and Refugee Assistance. An additional $1,251,114,000 in title VIII under 

this heading is designated for OCO, and an additional 

$461,000,000 is included in emergency spending. The Committee 

notes that with carryover balances totaling $415,000,000, the total 

for this account in fiscal year 2016 is equal to the prior fiscal year 

level. 
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Section 7081 of the act is a new general provision that provides 

that funds appropriated under the DA and ESF headings shall be 

made available for programs to assist countries that have significant refugee populations, that such funds shall be used to leverage 

additional funding from other donors, and that the purposes of 

such funds are to expand and improve host government social services and basic infrastructure to accommodate the needs of IDPs 

and refugees and alleviate the social and economic strains placed 

on host communities. In order to better address the needs of middle 

income countries impacted by IDP and refugee populations, particularly Jordan and Lebanon, the provision requires the Secretary 

of State to submit a report to the Committee recommending ways 

to expand access by middle income countries to international lending and programs, including an assessment of the implications for 

the MCC of modifying MCC eligibility requirements. 

Israel.—The Committee recommends $10,000,000 for refugee resettlement in Israel, to be awarded through an open and competitive process. 

North Korea.—The Committee supports assistance for North Korean refugees, including in the PRC. The Committee condemns the 

forced repatriation of North Korean refugees, and supports the involvement of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and other 

international humanitarian agencies in protecting the rights of 

such refugees. 

UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE

FUND

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $50,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 50,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 50,000,000 

The Committee recommends $50,000,000 for United States 

Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund. 

INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

PEACE CORPS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $379,500,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 410,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 379,500,000 

The Committee recommends $379,500,000 for Peace Corps. 

The Peace Corps Director is directed to submit a spend plan not 

later than 45 days after enactment of the act on the proposed uses 

of funds under this heading. 

The Committee recommendation continues the ban on the use of 

funds for abortion, with certain exceptions. 

MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $899,500,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 1,250,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 901,000,000 

The Committee recommends $901,000,000 for Millennium Challenge Corporation [MCC]. The Committee notes that despite sup-
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port for the MCC’s mission, funding constraints within the current 

allocation, which is below the President’s budget request, limits the 

ability to appropriate funds at the request for this account. 

The Committee directs the Secretary of State, the USAID Administrator, and the MCC Chief Executive Officer [CEO] to jointly assess and report, for each compact supported with funds appropriated by the act, on the extent to which the compact is aligned 

with U.S. strategic interests and with other U.S. assistance programs and the sustainability of the MCC’s investment by the host 

country government. The MCC CEO shall further report to the 

Committee on progress in strengthening and applying the Control 

of Corruption indicator. 

Funds in this account are subject to the requirements of section 

7076 of the act. 

INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $22,500,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 18,100,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 22,500,000 

The Committee recommends $22,500,000 for Inter-American 

Foundation. 

UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $30,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 26,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 30,000,000 

The Committee recommends $30,000,000 for United States African Development Foundation. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $23,500,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 28,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 23,500,000 

The Committee recommends $23,500,000 for International Affairs Technical Assistance. 

Cambodia.—The Committee encourages the Department of the 

Treasury to continue technical assistance programs for the banking 

sector in Cambodia. 
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TITLE IV 

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $1,296,250,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 853,055,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 443,195,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 1,193,771,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 967,771,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 226,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,019,701,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 735,701,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 284,000,000 

The Committee recommends $735,701,000 for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement. An additional $284,000,000 in 

title VIII under this heading is designated for OCO. 

Funds proposed in the President’s budget request under this 

heading for assistance for countries in Europe, Eurasia and Central 

Asia are included under the AEECA heading. 

The Committee directs the Secretary of State to inform the Committee in writing within 5 days of exercising authority allowing 

funds made available under this heading to be programmed notwithstanding any other provision of law, including a justification 

for using such authority. 

Funds in this account are allocated, unless otherwise noted, according to the following table, and are subject to the provisions of 

section 7019 of the act: 

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Country/Program Committee 

recommendation 

Africa: 

Central African Republic ....................................................................................................................... 2,500 

Democratic Republic of the Congo ....................................................................................................... 2,000 

Kenya ..................................................................................................................................................... 1,000 

Liberia ................................................................................................................................................... 13,500 

Somalia ................................................................................................................................................. 1,650 

South Africa .......................................................................................................................................... 1,000 

South Sudan .......................................................................................................................................... 10,000 

African Union ........................................................................................................................................ 500 

State Africa Regional ............................................................................................................................ 17,000 

Subtotal, Africa ................................................................................................................................. 49,150 

East Asia and Pacific: 

Burma .................................................................................................................................................... 1,500 

China ..................................................................................................................................................... 800 

Indonesia ............................................................................................................................................... 11,025 
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INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT—Continued 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Country/Program Committee recommendation 

Laos ....................................................................................................................................................... 1,000 

Malaysia ................................................................................................................................................ 855 

Mongolia ................................................................................................................................................ 500 

Philippines ............................................................................................................................................. 9,000 

Thailand ................................................................................................................................................ 1,900 

Timor-Leste ............................................................................................................................................ 800 

Vietnam ................................................................................................................................................. 4,450 

State East Asia and Pacific Regional .................................................................................................. 4,790 

Subtotal, East Asia and Pacific ....................................................................................................... 36,620 

Near East: 

Egypt ..................................................................................................................................................... 2,000 

Iraq ........................................................................................................................................................ 11,000 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 11,000 

Lebanon ................................................................................................................................................. 13,000 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 13,000 

Libya ...................................................................................................................................................... 2,000 

Morocco ................................................................................................................................................. 3,000 

Syria ...................................................................................................................................................... 10,000 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 10,000 

Tunisia ................................................................................................................................................... 7,000 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 7,000 

West Bank and Gaza ............................................................................................................................ 70,000 

Yemen .................................................................................................................................................... ..............................

Trans-Sahara Counter-Terrorism Partnership ....................................................................................... 2,000 

Subtotal, Near East .......................................................................................................................... 120,000 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 41,000 

South and Central Asia: 

Afghanistan ........................................................................................................................................... 200,000 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 200,000 

Bangladesh ........................................................................................................................................... 2,000 

Nepal ..................................................................................................................................................... 2,230 

Pakistan ................................................................................................................................................ 46,000 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 43,000 

Subtotal, South and Central Asia ........................................................................................... 250,230 

of which, OCO ................................................................................................................. 243,000 

Western Hemisphere: 

Colombia ............................................................................................................................................... 103,000 

Human Rights Unit of the Office of the Attorney General (non-add) ........................................ 10,000 

Haiti ....................................................................................................................................................... 6,000 

Mexico .................................................................................................................................................... 80,000 

Peru ....................................................................................................................................................... 36,000 

State Western Hemisphere Regional ..................................................................................................... 174,000 

Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (non-add) ............................................................................ 19,000

Central America Regional Security Initiative (non-add) ............................................................. 150,000 

International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (non-add) ....................................... 5,000 

Subtotal, Western Hemisphere ................................................................................................ 399,000 

Global: 

Alien Smuggling/Border Security .......................................................................................................... 500 

Anti-Money Laundering Programs ......................................................................................................... 2,500 

Critical Flight Safety Program .............................................................................................................. 7,000 

Criminal Justice and Assistance Partnership Act ................................................................................ 3,800 

Cyber Crime and Intellectual Property Rights ...................................................................................... 5,000 

Demand Reduction ................................................................................................................................ 12,500 

Fighting Corruption ............................................................................................................................... 3,500 

Forensic Assistance ............................................................................................................................... 4,000 

International Law Enforcement Academy ............................................................................................. 25,700 
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INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT—Continued 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Country/Program Committee 

recommendation 

Inter-regional Aviation Support ............................................................................................................. 38,478 

International Organizations ................................................................................................................... 4,000 

International Organized Crime .............................................................................................................. 5,000 

International Police Peacekeeping Operations Support ........................................................................ 2,000 

Program Development and Support ...................................................................................................... 30,000 

Section 7042(c) Africa Programs (non-add) ........................................................................................ 4,000 

State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons ............................................................... 20,723 

Subtotal, Global ................................................................................................................................ 164,701 

Total, International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement .......................................................... 1,019,701 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 284,000 

Activities of Other Agencies.—The act directs that assistance provided by other agencies that is comparable to types of assistance 

that may be provided with funds appropriated under this heading, 

primarily, but not limited to, assistance for international narcotics 

control-related activities and the full range of international law enforcement activities, should only be undertaken with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and also in accordance with provisions of sections 481(b) and 622(c) of the FAA which provides that 

the Secretary of State is responsible for the continuous supervision 

and the general direction of U.S. foreign assistance. 

Colombia.—The Committee recommends $103,000,000 for Colombia under this heading, including not less than $10,000,000 for the 

human rights unit of the Office of the Attorney General to be administered by the Department of State and the Department of Justice. 

The Committee notes that the President’s budget request in- cluded $38,350,000 for the aerial eradication program which has 

been terminated by the Government of Colombia. The Committee 

recommends $24,350,000 for the winding down and transition of 

this program to support other counter-narcotics and law enforcement activities in Colombia, such as expanded interdiction and 

manual eradication. 

Demand Reduction Program.—The Committee supports the 

President’s budget request for the Demand Reduction Program. 

Forensic Assistance.—The Committee recommends not less than 

$4,000,000 for forensic assistance programs to improve local capacity to identify and exhume remains of victims of war crimes and 

crimes against humanity, which shall be administered by DRL. 

Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, and War Crimes.—Section 

7047(b) of the act provides that funds may be made available in 

support of international judicial investigations, apprehensions, 

prosecutions, and adjudications of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. The Committee intends any such funds be targeted toward Joseph Kony, Omar al-Bashir, Bashir al-Assad, and 

other high profile foreign nationals who are accused of such crimes. 

International Police Peacekeeping Operations Support Program.— The Committee directs that, to the maximum extent practicable, 

funds made available for the International Police Peacekeeping Op-
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erations Support Program be made available on a cost-matching 

basis from sources other than the U.S. Government. 

Philippines.—The Committee recommends up to $3,000,000 to 

improve the technical and forensic capability of the Philippine National Police to combat online sexual exploitation of children in the 

Philippines and the capability of the Philippines Department of Social Welfare and Development to provide rehabilitation and community reintegration for victims of such exploitation. 

Rule of Law Programs.—The Committee recognizes the leadership of the Department of State in promoting rule of law programs 

globally, and continues to support programs that coordinate such 

activities among U.S. agencies, including the Department of Defense. The Committee finds that rule of law programs conducted 

over the past decade, particularly in the Middle East, sub-Saharan 

Africa and South Asia, have created uniquely qualified personnel 

across such agencies, and that such personnel should coordinate 

and share programmatic experiences on a regular basis. Personnel 

will benefit from continued programs both to coordinate activities 

and knowledge within government and to learn from policy-oriented experts in academia to better understand the root causes of 

state fragility and to develop better tools to build sustainable rule 

of law programs in vulnerable states and regions. 

The Committee notes that independent and transparent judicial 

systems are critical to the administration of justice, particularly in 

countries confronting organized crime and narcotics trafficking. 

The Committee directs that funds be made available to continue 

programs that strengthen and promote independent judiciaries 

worldwide. 

Southeast Asia Maritime Security Law Enforcement Initiative.— The Committee recommends not less than $8,000,000 under this 

heading for this initiative, which seeks to address regional maritime law enforcement challenges such as human, narcotics, and 

wildlife trafficking. 

Trafficking in Persons.—The Committee supports DRL’s efforts 

to combat human trafficking and exploitative labor practices overseas. 

The Committee recommends up to $5,000,000 under the INCLE 

heading be made available to implement child protection compacts 

pursuant to Public Law 113–4. 

Trafficking in Wildlife.—The Committee recommends 

$25,000,000 under this heading for programs to counter wildlife 

poaching and trafficking. 

The Committee directs the Department of State and USAID, in 

coordination with other relevant Federal agencies, to include monitoring and evaluation mechanisms in anti-wildlife trafficking programs to ensure that funds are used for the intended purposes, and 

to measure the outcomes of such assistance, such as the number 

and types of prosecutions of individuals involved in wildlife trafficking, the trends in targeted wildlife population sizes, and the effectiveness of demand reduction campaigns. 

Tunisia.—The Committee recommends $7,000,000 for assistance 

for Tunisia under this heading, which is equal to the prior fiscal 

year level. The Committee recommends additional funds be made 

available from prior acts making appropriations for the Depart-
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ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs through a 

reprogramming of funds (including unobligated balances for assistance for Yemen), following consultation with the Committee. 

NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI–TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED

PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $685,500,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 586,260,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 99,240,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 999,334,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 609,334,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 390,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 736,708,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 474,187,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 262,521,000 

The Committee recommends $474,187,000 for Nonproliferation, 

Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs. An additional 

$262,521,000 in title VIII under this heading is designated for 

OCO. 

Funds in this account are allocated, unless otherwise noted, according to the following table, and are subject to the provisions of 

section 7019 of the act: 

NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI–TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Program Committee 

recommendation 

Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund ...................................................................................................... 25,000 

Export Control and Related Border Security .................................................................................................. 58,716 

Global Threat Reduction ................................................................................................................................ 64,321 

International Atomic Energy Agency Voluntary Contribution ......................................................................... 88,000 

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty [CTBT] International Monitoring System ...................................... 31,000 

Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism program ........................................................................................ 6,150 

CTBT Organization Preparatory Commission Special Contributions .............................................................. 2,000 

Antiterrorism Assistance ................................................................................................................................ 165,430 

of which, OCO ....................................................................................................................................... 165,430 

Terrorist Interdiction Program ........................................................................................................................ 26,091 

of which, OCO ....................................................................................................................................... 26,091 

Counterterrorism Engagement with Allies ..................................................................................................... 6,000 

of which, OCO ....................................................................................................................................... 6,000 

Counterterrorism Financing ............................................................................................................................ 14,000 

Conventional Weapons Destruction ................................................................................................................ 185,000 

Humanitarian Demining/UXO (non-add) ............................................................................................... 165,000 

of which, Laos .............................................................................................................................. 17,500 

of which, Vietnam ........................................................................................................................ 10,500 

Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund .............................................................................................................. 65,000 

of which, OCO ....................................................................................................................................... 65,000 

Total, Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs ....................................... 736,708 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 262,521 

Humanitarian Demining.—The Committee recommends that 

funds made available under this heading for humanitarian 

demining and other unexploded ordnance clearance programs in 

Laos and Vietnam be implemented consistent with evidence-based 

survey techniques. 
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PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $473,691,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 144,993,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 328,698,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 495,200,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 430,200,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 65,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 376,700,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 166,700,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 210,000,000 

The Committee recommends $166,700,000 for Peacekeeping Op- erations. An additional $210,000,000 in title VIII under this heading is designated for OCO. 

Funds in this account are allocated, unless otherwise noted, according to the following table, and are subject to the provisions of 

section 7019 of the act: 

PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Country/Program Committee recommendation 

Africa: 

Central Africa Republic ......................................................................................................................... 10,000 

Democratic Republic of the Congo ....................................................................................................... 14,000 

Liberia ................................................................................................................................................... 2,000 

Somalia ................................................................................................................................................. 115,000 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 115,000 

South Sudan .......................................................................................................................................... 30,000 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 30,000 

Africa Regional ...................................................................................................................................... 36,750 

African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership (non-add) ................................................... 20,000 

Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism (non-add) ............................................. 7,000 

Africa Conflict Stabilization and Border Security (non-add) ...................................................... 6,250 

Africa Military Education Program (non-add) ............................................................................. 1,500 

Africa Maritime Security Initiative (non-add) .............................................................................. 2,000 

Total Africa ....................................................................................................................................... 207,750 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 145,000 

Near East: 

Syria ...................................................................................................................................................... 65,000 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 65,000 

Multinational Force and Observers ....................................................................................................... 35,000 

Total Near East ................................................................................................................................. 100,000 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 65,000 

Political Military Affairs: 

Security Governance Initiative .............................................................................................................. 16,850 

Trans-Sahara Counter-Terrorism Partnership ....................................................................................... 15,100 

Global Peace Operations Initiative ....................................................................................................... 37,000 

Total Political Military Affairs .......................................................................................................... 68,950 

Total, Peacekeeping Operations ....................................................................................................... 376,700 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 210,000 

Somalia.—The Committee includes funding for the assessed costs 

of U.N. operations in Somalia under the CIPA heading, as contained in the President’s budget request. 
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FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $106,074,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 111,715,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 107,587,000 

The Committee recommends $107,587,000 for International Military Education and Training. 

Funds in this account are allocated, unless otherwise noted, according to the following table, and are subject to the provisions of 

section 7019 of the act: 

INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Country/Program Committee 

recommendation 

Africa: 

Angola ................................................................................................................................................... 450 

Benin ..................................................................................................................................................... 230 

Botswana ............................................................................................................................................... 525 

Burkina Faso ......................................................................................................................................... 250 

Burundi .................................................................................................................................................. 425 

Cabo Verde ............................................................................................................................................ 150 

Cameroon .............................................................................................................................................. 300 

Central African Republic ....................................................................................................................... 150 

Chad ...................................................................................................................................................... 300 

Comoros ................................................................................................................................................. 150 

Cote d’Ivoire .......................................................................................................................................... 280 

Democratic Republic of the Congo ....................................................................................................... 375 

Djibouti .................................................................................................................................................. 400 

Ethiopia ................................................................................................................................................. 570 

Gabon .................................................................................................................................................... 230 

Ghana .................................................................................................................................................... 650 

Guinea ................................................................................................................................................... 240 

Guinea-Bissau ....................................................................................................................................... 150 

Kenya ..................................................................................................................................................... 750 

Lesotho .................................................................................................................................................. 150 

Liberia ................................................................................................................................................... 360 

Madagascar ........................................................................................................................................... ..............................

Malawi ................................................................................................................................................... 250 

Mali ....................................................................................................................................................... 280 

Mauritania ............................................................................................................................................. 300 

Mauritius ............................................................................................................................................... 150 

Mozambique .......................................................................................................................................... 370 

Namibia ................................................................................................................................................. 150 

Niger ...................................................................................................................................................... 400 

Nigeria ................................................................................................................................................... 700 

Republic of the Congo .......................................................................................................................... 150 

Rwanda ................................................................................................................................................. 450 

Sao Tome and Principe ......................................................................................................................... 100 

Senegal .................................................................................................................................................. 800 

Seychelles .............................................................................................................................................. 150 

Sierra Leone .......................................................................................................................................... 310 

Somalia ................................................................................................................................................. 200 

South Africa .......................................................................................................................................... 650 

South Sudan .......................................................................................................................................... ..............................

Swaziland .............................................................................................................................................. 150 

Tanzania ................................................................................................................................................ 500 

The Gambia ........................................................................................................................................... 90 

Togo ....................................................................................................................................................... 200 

Uganda .................................................................................................................................................. 520 

Zambia .................................................................................................................................................. 350 
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INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING—Continued 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Country/Program Committee recommendation 

Subtotal, Africa ................................................................................................................................. 14,305 

East Asia and Pacific: 

Cambodia .............................................................................................................................................. 450 

Indonesia ............................................................................................................................................... 2,400 

Laos ....................................................................................................................................................... 450 

Malaysia ................................................................................................................................................ 1,000 

Marshall Islands ................................................................................................................................... 100 

Mongolia ................................................................................................................................................ 1,400 

Papua New Guinea ................................................................................................................................ 250 

Philippines ............................................................................................................................................. 2,000 

Samoa ................................................................................................................................................... 100 

Thailand ................................................................................................................................................ ..............................

Timor-Leste ............................................................................................................................................ 400 

Tonga ..................................................................................................................................................... 250 

Vietnam ................................................................................................................................................. 1,500 

Subtotal, East Asia and Pacific ....................................................................................................... 10,300 

Europe and Eurasia: 

Albania .................................................................................................................................................. 1,000 

Armenia ................................................................................................................................................. 600 

Azerbaijan .............................................................................................................................................. 600 

Bosnia and Herzegovina ....................................................................................................................... 1,000 

Bulgaria ................................................................................................................................................. 2,000 

Croatia ................................................................................................................................................... 1,100 

Czech Republic ...................................................................................................................................... 1,800 

Estonia .................................................................................................................................................. 1,200 

Georgia .................................................................................................................................................. 2,200 

Greece .................................................................................................................................................... 200 

Hungary ................................................................................................................................................. 1,000 

Kosovo ................................................................................................................................................... 750 

Latvia .................................................................................................................................................... 1,200 

Lithuania ............................................................................................................................................... 1,200 

Macedonia ............................................................................................................................................. 1,100 

Malta ..................................................................................................................................................... 100 

Moldova ................................................................................................................................................. 1,150 

Montenegro ............................................................................................................................................ 600 

Poland ................................................................................................................................................... 2,000 

Portugal ................................................................................................................................................. 100 

Romania ................................................................................................................................................ 1,700 

Serbia .................................................................................................................................................... 1,050 

Slovakia ................................................................................................................................................. 900 

Slovenia ................................................................................................................................................. 650 

Turkey .................................................................................................................................................... 3,300 

Ukraine .................................................................................................................................................. 2,900 

Subtotal, Europe and Eurasia .......................................................................................................... 31,400 

Near East: 

Algeria ................................................................................................................................................... 1,100 

Bahrain .................................................................................................................................................. 700 

Egypt ..................................................................................................................................................... 1,700 

Iraq ........................................................................................................................................................ 1,000 

Jordan .................................................................................................................................................... 3,800 

Lebanon ................................................................................................................................................. 2,750 

Libya ...................................................................................................................................................... 1,500 

Morocco ................................................................................................................................................. 1,872 

Oman ..................................................................................................................................................... 1,900 

Saudi Arabia ......................................................................................................................................... 10 

Tunisia ................................................................................................................................................... 2,300 

Yemen .................................................................................................................................................... ..............................

Subtotal, Near East .......................................................................................................................... 18,632 
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INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING—Continued 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Country/Program Committee recommendation 

South and Central Asia: 

Afghanistan ........................................................................................................................................... 1,200 

Bangladesh ........................................................................................................................................... 1,500 

India ...................................................................................................................................................... 1,300 

Kazakhstan ............................................................................................................................................ 707 

Kyrgyz Republic ..................................................................................................................................... 950 

Maldives ................................................................................................................................................ 326 

Nepal ..................................................................................................................................................... 900 

Pakistan ................................................................................................................................................ 4,800 

Sri Lanka ............................................................................................................................................... 500 

Tajikistan ............................................................................................................................................... 540 

Turkmenistan ......................................................................................................................................... 150 

Uzbekistan ............................................................................................................................................. 450 

Subtotal, South and Central Asia .................................................................................................... 13,323 

Western Hemisphere: 

Argentina ............................................................................................................................................... 350 

Belize ..................................................................................................................................................... 250 

Brazil ..................................................................................................................................................... 625 

Chile ...................................................................................................................................................... 760 

Colombia ............................................................................................................................................... 1,400 

Costa Rica ............................................................................................................................................. 425 

Dominican Republic .............................................................................................................................. 765 

El Salvador ............................................................................................................................................ 1,000 

Guatemala ............................................................................................................................................. 770 

Guyana .................................................................................................................................................. 300 

Haiti ....................................................................................................................................................... 300 

Honduras ............................................................................................................................................... 750 

Jamaica ................................................................................................................................................. 600 

Mexico .................................................................................................................................................... 1,500 

Nicaragua .............................................................................................................................................. 400 

Panama ................................................................................................................................................. 712 

Paraguay ............................................................................................................................................... 480 

Peru ....................................................................................................................................................... 605 

Suriname ............................................................................................................................................... 200 

The Bahamas ........................................................................................................................................ 200 

Trinidad and Tobago ............................................................................................................................. 325 

Uruguay ................................................................................................................................................. 550 

Barbados and Eastern Caribbean ........................................................................................................ 840 

Subtotal, Western Hemisphere ......................................................................................................... 14,107 

Political Military Affairs: 

Administrative Expenses ....................................................................................................................... 5,520 

Subtotal, Political Military Affairs .................................................................................................... 5,520 

Total, International Military Education and Training ....................................................................... 107,587,000 

Burma.—No assistance for Burma was included in the President’s budget request under this heading, and none is provided by 

the act. 

Report on Uses of Funds.—The Committee directs the Secretary 

of State to submit a report not later than 45 days after enactment 

of the act on the proposed uses of funds under this heading on a 

country basis, including a detailed description of proposed activities. 

Section 7034(b)(9) of the act provides that the report required by 

section 656 of the FAA shall include military training provided by 

foreign governments with U.S. appropriated funds, but excludes 
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training conducted by the following major non-NATO allies initially 

designated pursuant to section 517(b) of the FAA (except for 

Egypt): Australia, Israel, Japan, South Korea, and New Zealand. 

The Committee directs that the report required by section 

7034(b)(8) of the act apply the same exception. 

Thailand.—No assistance for Thailand is provided under this 

heading, as such assistance is prohibited by section 7008 of the act. 

FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $5,880,529,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 5,014,109,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 866,420,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 5,806,542,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 5,166,542,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 640,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 5,730,802,000 

Enduring operations ....................................................................... 4,543,934,000 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 1,186,868,000 

The Committee recommends $4,543,934,000 for Foreign Military 

Financing Program. An additional $1,186,868,000 in title VIII 

under this heading is designated for OCO. 

Funds in this account are allocated, unless otherwise noted, according to the following table, and are subject to the provisions of 

section 7019 of the act: 

FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Country/Program Committee recommendation 

Africa: 

Djibouti .................................................................................................................................................. 700 

Ethiopia ................................................................................................................................................. 700 

Ghana .................................................................................................................................................... 300 

Kenya ..................................................................................................................................................... 1,000 

Liberia ................................................................................................................................................... 2,500 

Nigeria ................................................................................................................................................... 600 

Senegal .................................................................................................................................................. 300 

South Africa .......................................................................................................................................... 450 

Uganda .................................................................................................................................................. 200 

State Regional Africa ............................................................................................................................ 12,403 

Subtotal, Africa ................................................................................................................................. 19,153 

East Asia and Pacific: 

Indonesia ............................................................................................................................................... 14,000 

Laos ....................................................................................................................................................... 200 

Mongolia ................................................................................................................................................ 1,624 

Philippines ............................................................................................................................................. 40,000 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 40,000 

Timor-Leste ............................................................................................................................................ 300 

Vietnam ................................................................................................................................................. 11,900 

State East Asia and Pacific Regional .................................................................................................. 1,000 

Subtotal, East Asia and Pacific ....................................................................................................... 69,024 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 40,000 

Europe and Eurasia: 

Albania .................................................................................................................................................. 2,400 

Armenia ................................................................................................................................................. 1,700 

Azerbaijan .............................................................................................................................................. 1,700 
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FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM—Continued 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Country/Program Committee recommendation 

Bosnia and Herzegovina ....................................................................................................................... 4,000 

Bulgaria ................................................................................................................................................. 5,000 

Croatia ................................................................................................................................................... 2,500 

Czech Republic ...................................................................................................................................... 1,000 

Estonia .................................................................................................................................................. 2,000 

Georgia .................................................................................................................................................. 20,000 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 20,000 

Kosovo ................................................................................................................................................... 4,000 

Latvia .................................................................................................................................................... 2,000 

Lithuania ............................................................................................................................................... 2,000 

Macedonia ............................................................................................................................................. 3,600 

Moldova ................................................................................................................................................. 12,750 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 12,750 

Montenegro ............................................................................................................................................ 1,000 

Poland ................................................................................................................................................... 6,000 

Romania ................................................................................................................................................ 5,400 

Serbia .................................................................................................................................................... 1,800 

Ukraine .................................................................................................................................................. 42,250 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 42,250 

Europe and Eurasia Regional ............................................................................................................... 5,000 

Subtotal, Europe and Eurasia .......................................................................................................... 126,100 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 75,000 

Near East: 

Bahrain .................................................................................................................................................. 7,500 

Egypt ..................................................................................................................................................... 1,300,000 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 96,868 

Iraq ........................................................................................................................................................ 250,000 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 250,000 

Israel ..................................................................................................................................................... 3,100,000 

Jordan .................................................................................................................................................... 350,000 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 350,000 

Lebanon ................................................................................................................................................. 80,000 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 80,000 

Morocco ................................................................................................................................................. 5,000 

Oman ..................................................................................................................................................... 2,000 

Tunisia ................................................................................................................................................... 30,000 

Yemen .................................................................................................................................................... ..............................

Subtotal, Near East .......................................................................................................................... 5,124,500 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 806,868 

South and Central Asia: 

Bangladesh ........................................................................................................................................... 2,000 

Maldives ................................................................................................................................................ 400 

Nepal ..................................................................................................................................................... 5,000 

Pakistan ................................................................................................................................................ 265,000 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 265,000 

Central Asia Regional ........................................................................................................................... 1,900 

Subtotal, South and Central Asia .................................................................................................... 274,300 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 265,000 

Western Hemisphere: 

Belize ..................................................................................................................................................... 1,000 

Colombia ............................................................................................................................................... 25,000 

Costa Rica ............................................................................................................................................. 1,400 

El Salvador ............................................................................................................................................ 1,600 

Guatemala ............................................................................................................................................. 1,000 

Haiti ....................................................................................................................................................... 1,200 

Honduras ............................................................................................................................................... 3,100 

Mexico .................................................................................................................................................... 5,000 

Panama ................................................................................................................................................. 2,125 
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FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM—Continued 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Country/Program Committee 

recommendation 

Peru ....................................................................................................................................................... 1,300 

State Western Hemisphere Regional ..................................................................................................... 5,000 

Subtotal, Western Hemisphere ......................................................................................................... 47,725 

Global: 

Administrative Expenses ....................................................................................................................... 70,000 

Subtotal, Global ................................................................................................................................ 70,000 

Total, Foreign Military Financing Program ....................................................................................... 5,730,802 

of which, OCO .............................................................................................................................. 1,186,868 

Bahrain.—No crowd control assistance for Bahrain was included 

in the President’s budget request under this heading, and none is 

provided by the act. The Secretary of State shall inform the Committee of assistance intended to be provided to Bahrain prior to the 

obligation of funds. 

Not later than 45 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary 

of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees describing the specific steps taken by the Government of 

Bahrain to implement the recommendations in the 2011 Report of 

the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry, including further 

steps the government should take to fully implement the recommendations and an assessment of the impact of the findings of 

the Report for U.S. security in the region. 

Burma.—No assistance for Burma was included in the President’s budget request under this heading, and none is provided by 

the act. 

Crowd Control Items.—Section 7034(b)(2) of the act continues restrictions on the provision of crowd control items for foreign security forces that use excessive force to repress peaceful expression 

and association in countries undergoing democratic transition. 

Guatemala.—No assistance for the Guatemalan army was included in the President’s budget request under this heading, and 

none is provided by the act. 

Indonesia.—The Committee recognizes the progress by the people 

of Indonesia to strengthen democracy and accountability. In order 

to continue to encourage reforms within the military, the Committee directs the Secretary of State to submit the report to the 

Committee required under this heading in Senate Report 113–195 

in the manner described. 

Mexico.—Prior to the obligation of funds under this heading for 

assistance for Mexico, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing steps taken 

in the preceding 12 months: by the Government of Mexico to investigate and prosecute military and police personnel for violation of 

human rights in civilian courts, enforce the prohibitions against 

torture and the use of testimony obtained through torture, and 

search for the victims of forced disappearances; and by the Mexican 

military and police to promptly transfer detainees to the custody of 
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civilian judicial authorities in accordance with Mexican law and to 

cooperate with such authorities in such cases. 

Morocco.—The Secretary of State shall submit the report to the 

Committee required by section 7041(g) of the Department of State, 

Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 

2012 (division I of Public Law 112–74) in the manner described, except the report shall include steps taken by interested parties to 

support a human rights and monitoring role for the U.N. Mission 

in Western Sahara, in cooperation with the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights. 

Philippines.—The Committee recognizes the myriad challenges 

facing the armed forces of the Philippines, including maritime disputes with the PRC and an insurgency in Mindanao. 

Prior to the obligation of funds made available under this heading for assistance for the Philippines, the Secretary of State shall 

submit to the Committee a report detailing the steps taken by the 

Government of the Philippines in the preceding 12 months to: investigate and prosecute army personnel who are credibly alleged to 

have committed, aided, or abetted extra-judicial executions, forced 

disappearances and other violations of human rights; implement a 

policy of promotion for army personnel who have demonstrated a 

commitment to human rights, and a policy of demotion for those 

personnel who commit human rights violations; and prevent security personnel and paramilitary groups from committing acts of intimidation or violence against civil society, including journalists. 

The Committee remains concerned with the lack of accountability 

for security force personnel who violate human rights in the Philippines. 

Security Sector Reform.—The Committee directs that funds appropriated by the act for security sector reform shall be implemented in a manner consistent with the roles, responsibilities, and 

guiding principles of the February 2009 ‘‘Security Sector Reform’’ 

paper prepared jointly by USAID, the Department of Defense, and 

the Department of State. 

Thailand.—No assistance for Thailand is provided under this 

heading, as such assistance is prohibited by section 7008 of the act. 

Tunisia.—The Committee recommends $30,000,000 for assistance 

for Tunisia under this heading, which is equal to the prior fiscal 

year level. The Committee recommends additional funds be made 

available from prior acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs through a 

reprogramming of funds, following consultation with the Committee. 
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TITLE V 

MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $344,170,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 315,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 339,000,000 

The Committee recommends $339,000,000 for International Organizations and Programs. 

Funds in this account are allocated according to the following 

table and are subject to the provisions of section 7019 of the act: 

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS 

[Budget authority in thousands of dollars] 

Program Committee 

Recommendation 

International Civil Aviation Organization ............................................................................................................. 800 

International Conservation Programs .................................................................................................................. 7,000 

International Development Law Organization ...................................................................................................... 500 

International Maritime Organization .................................................................................................................... 300 

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change/ U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change ...................... 10,000 

International Chemicals and Toxins Programs .................................................................................................... 3,000 

Monitoring and Evaluation ................................................................................................................................... 500 

Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund .................................................................................................................... 25,500 

OAS Development Assistance Programs .............................................................................................................. 2,000 

OAS Fund for Strengthening Democracy .............................................................................................................. 4,100 

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (non-add) ......................................................................... 2,000 

Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia ................ 50 

U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs .................................................................................. 2,500 

U.N. Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights .................................................. 1,000 

U.N. Women .......................................................................................................................................................... 7,700 

U.N. Human Settlements Program ....................................................................................................................... 700 

U.N. Capital Development Fund ........................................................................................................................... 500 

U.N. Democracy Fund ........................................................................................................................................... 4,000 

U.N. Development Program .................................................................................................................................. 80,000 

U.N. Environment Program ................................................................................................................................... 6,700 

U.N. Population Fund ........................................................................................................................................... 35,000 

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights ........................................................................................................ 7,000 

U.N. Children’s Fund ............................................................................................................................................ 132,000 

U.N. Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture ......................................................................................................... 6,550 

World Meteorological Organization ....................................................................................................................... 1,000 

World Trade Organization Technical Assistance .................................................................................................. 600 

Total, International Organizations and Programs .................................................................................. 339,000 

Organization of American States.—The Committee is concerned 

that the Organization of American States [OAS] has been negatively impacted by inadequate leadership and has taken on too 

many activities without sufficient resources to fund its key functions. The Committee notes that the OAS has a new Secretary 
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General and recognizes the comparative advantage of the OAS in 

promoting democracy, monitoring electoral processes, and protecting fundamental rights. The Committee notes the important 

role of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the 

Inter-American Court of Human Rights in providing access to justice for victims of human rights violations. The Committee recommends $2,000,000 for a U.S. voluntary contribution to the Commission, of which $500,000 should be made available for the Office 

of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression. 

United Nations.—The Committee directs the Secretary of State 

to continue to post U.S. voluntary contributions under this heading 

which are provided to the U.N. and its affiliated agencies on the 

Department of State Web site in a timely manner. 

The Committee recommends $7,000,000 for a U.S. voluntary contribution to the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, including support for HCHR’s offices in Honduras, Colombia, and 

Mexico. 

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.—The Committee notes that the President’s budget request did 

not include a U.S. contribution to UNESCO under this heading, 

which is prohibited by law, and none is provided. 

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $2,400,897,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 3,106,845,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,271,477,000 

The Committee recommends $1,566,477,000 for U.S. contributions to International Financial Institutions. 

International Monetary Fund.—The Committee includes funding 

for reforms and adjustments to quota shares for the International 

Monetary Fund [IMF] under this title, as contained in the President’s budget request, instead of title X of the act. 

United States Commitments.—To meet U.S. commitments in an 

austere budget environment, the Committee continues funding for 

institutions funded in fiscal year 2015, except for the Contribution 

to the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral Investment Fund 

(which was not included in the President’s budget request), and 

provides funding for contributions to the Global Agriculture and 

Food Security Program and the North American Development 

Bank, which were included in the request. However, these contributions are funded at a uniform rate of 50 percent of the levels 

proposed by the President, excluding funds requested for the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiatives and Contribution to the Asian Development Bank. 

World Bank Safeguards.—The Committee expects the World 

Bank to enforce social and economic safeguards to ensure that 

those displaced by Bank-financed projects who lost land and livelihoods are compensated. The Committee notes the failure of the 

Bank to adequately implement such safeguard policies, particularly 

in Africa, Central America, and Asia. 
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GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $136,563,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 168,263,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 84,132,000 

The Committee recommends $84,132,000 for the Global Environment Facility. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $1,287,800,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 1,290,600,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 645,300,000 

The Committee recommends $654,300,000 for Contribution to the 

International Development Association. 

MULTILATERAL DEBT RELIEF INITIATIVE

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. ........................... 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... $111,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. ........................... 

The Committee recommendation does not include an appropriation for the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative for the International 

Development Association. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION

AND DEVELOPMENT

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $186,957,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 192,920,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 96,460,000 

The Committee recommends $96,460,000 for Contribution to the 

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. 

LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

The Committee recommends a limitation on the amount that the 

U.S. Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and 

Development may subscribe to the callable portion of the U.S. 

share of the General Capital Increase [GCI] in an amount not to 

exceed $2,928,990,899 in fiscal year 2016. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $184,630,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 170,680,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 85,340,000 

The Committee recommends $85,340,000 for Contribution to the 

Clean Technology Fund. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE STRATEGIC CLIMATE FUND

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $49,900,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 59,620,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 29,810,000 

The Committee recommends $29,810,000 for Contribution to the 

Strategic Climate Fund. 
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CONTRIBUTION TO THE GREEN CLIMATE FUND

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. ........................... 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... $150,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. ........................... 

The Committee recommendation does not include an appropriation for Contribution to the Green Climate Fund. Section 

7060(c)(1)(A) of the act provides for funding for such Fund from the 

act and prior acts making appropriations for the Department of 

State, foreign operations, and related programs, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committee. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $102,020,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 102,020,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 51,010,000 

The Committee recommends $51,010,000 for Contribution to the 

Inter-American Development Bank, which is for the fifth of five 

U.S. paid-in capital contributions to the IDB’s ninth GCI. 

LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

The Committee recommends a limitation on the amount that the 

U.S. Governor of the IDB may subscribe to the callable portion of 

the U.S. share of the ninth GCI in an amount not to exceed 

$4,098,794,833 in fiscal year 2016. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $106,586,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 5,608,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 5,608,000 

The Committee recommends $5,608,000 for Contribution to the 

Asian Development Bank. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $104,977,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 166,086,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 83,043,000 

The Committee recommends $83,043,000 for Contribution to the 

Asian Development Fund. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $32,418,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 34,118,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 17,059,000 

The Committee recommends $17,059,000 for Contribution to the 

African Development Bank. 

LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

The Committee recommends a limitation on the amount that the 

U.S. Governor of the AfDB may subscribe to the callable portion of 

the U.S. share of the sixth GCI in an amount not to exceed 

$507,860,808 in fiscal year 2016. 
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CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $175,668,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 227,500,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 113,750,000 

The Committee recommends $113,750,000 for Contribution to the 

African Development Fund. 

MULTILATERAL DEBT RELIEF INITIATIVE

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. ........................... 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... $13,500,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. ........................... 

The Committee recommendation does not include an appropriation for the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative for the African Development Fund. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL

DEVELOPMENT

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $30,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 31,930,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 15,965,000 

The Committee recommends $15,965,000 for Contribution to the 

International Fund for Agricultural Development for the first of 

three installments for the tenth replenishment. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE GLOBAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY

PROGRAM

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. ........................... 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... $43,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 21,500,000 

The Committee recommends $21,500,000 for Contribution to the 

Global Agriculture and Food Security Program, a multi-donor trust 

fund. 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. ........................... 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... $45,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 22,500,000 

The Committee recommends $22,500,000 for Contribution to the 

North American Development Bank for the first of five installments for the first GCI. 

LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

The Committee recommends a limitation on the amount that the 

U.S. Governor of the North American Development Bank may subscribe to the callable portion of the U.S. share of the first GCI in 

an amount not to exceed $255,000,000 in fiscal year 2016. 
(101) 

TITLE VI 

EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES

INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $5,750,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 6,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 6,000,000 

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $106,250,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 117,700,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 106,250,000 

The Committee recommends $6,000,000 for the Inspector Gen- eral and $106,250,000 for administrative expenses for the ExportImport [Ex-Im] Bank. 

The act does not contain a provision reauthorizing the Ex-Im 

Bank. Should Congress reauthorize the Bank in fiscal year 2015, 

the Committee anticipates that up to an additional $200,000,000 in 

budget authority may become available. Section 7084 of the act 

provides rescissions of non-OCO and non-emergency funds from 

prior acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the ESF and INCLE 

headings. The Committee expects that proposed rescissions under 

the ESF and INCLE headings may be adjusted by the Committee 

if the Ex-Im Bank is reauthorized, and additional budget authority 

becomes available. 

OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

NONCREDIT ACCOUNT

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $62,787,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 83,500,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 62,787,000 

PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $25,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 20,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 20,000,000 

The Committee recommends $62,787,000 for administrative expenses and $20,000,000 for program account for the subsidy costs 

of direct and guaranteed loans for the Overseas Private Investment 

Corporation [OPIC]. 

The Committee supports the implementation of a memorandum 

of understanding between OPIC and the USAID OIG, and directs 
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the OPIC president to implement a fiscal year 2016 agreement, including an inspection/audit plan, as authorized, and allocate adequate funding to support the mutually agreed upon plan in fiscal 

year 2016 to reimburse the USAID OIG for costs related to oversight and audit functions. 

TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. $60,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... 73,700,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 60,000,000 

The Committee recommends $60,000,000 for the Trade and Development Agency. 
(103) 

TITLE VII 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 7001. Allowances and Differentials. 

Sec. 7002. Unobligated Balances Report. 

Sec. 7003. Consulting Services. 

Sec. 7004. Diplomatic Facilities. 

Sec. 7005. Personnel Actions. 

Sec. 7006. Local Guard Contracts. 

Sec. 7007. Prohibition Against Direct Funding for Certain Countries. 

Sec. 7008. Coups d’Etat. 

Sec. 7009. Transfer Authority. 

Sec. 7010. Prohibition on First-Class Travel. 

Sec. 7011. Availability of Funds. 

Sec. 7012. Limitation on Assistance to Countries in Default. 

Sec. 7013. Prohibition on Taxation of United States Assistance. 

Sec. 7014. Reservations of Funds. 

Sec. 7015. Notification Requirements. 

Sec. 7016. Notification on Excess Defense Equipment. 

Sec. 7017. Limitation on Availability of Funds for International 

Organizations and Programs. 

Sec. 7018. Prohibition on Funding for Abortions and Involuntary 

Sterilization. 

Sec. 7019. Allocations. 

Sec. 7020. Representation and Entertainment Expenses. 

Sec. 7021. Prohibition on Assistance to Governments Supporting 

International Terrorism. 

Sec. 7022. Authorization Requirements. 

Sec. 7023. Definition of Program, Project, and Activity. 

Sec. 7024. Authorities for the Peace Corps, Inter-American 

Foundation and United States African Development Foundation. 

Sec. 7025. Commerce, Trade and Surplus Commodities. 

Sec. 7026. Separate Accounts. 

Sec. 7027. Eligibility for Assistance. 

Sec. 7028. Local Competition. 

Sec. 7029. International Financial Institutions. 

Sec. 7030. Debt-for-Development. 

Sec. 7031. Financial Management and Budget Transparency. 

Sec. 7032. Democracy Programs. 

Sec. 7033. International Religious Freedom. 

Sec. 7034. Special Provisions. 

Sec. 7035. Arab League Boycott of Israel. 

Sec. 7036. Palestinian Statehood. 

Sec. 7037. Restrictions Concerning the Palestinian Authority. 

Sec. 7038. Prohibition on Assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation. 
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Sec. 7039. Assistance for the West Bank and Gaza. 

Sec. 7040. Limitation on Assistance for the Palestinian Authority. 

Sec. 7041. Middle East and North Africa. 

Sec. 7042. Africa. 

Sec. 7043. East Asia and the Pacific. 

Sec. 7044. South and Central Asia. 

Sec. 7045. Western Hemisphere. 

Sec. 7046. Prohibition of Payments to United Nations Members. 

Sec. 7047. War Crimes Tribunals. 

Sec. 7048. United Nations. 

Sec. 7049. Community-Based Police Assistance. 

Sec. 7050. Prohibition on Promotion of Tobacco. 

Sec. 7051. International Conferences. 

Sec. 7052. Aircraft Transfer and Coordination. 

Sec. 7053. Parking Fines and Real Property Taxes Owed By 

Foreign Governments. 

Sec. 7054. Landmines and Cluster Munitions. 

Sec. 7055. Prohibition on Publicity or Propaganda. 

Sec. 7056. Consular Immunity. 

Sec. 7057. United States Agency for International Development 

Management. 

Sec. 7058. Global Health Activities. 

Sec. 7059. Gender Equality. 

Sec. 7060. Sector Allocations. 

Sec. 7061. Overseas Private Investment Corporation. 

Sec. 7062. Arms Trade Treaty. 

Sec. 7063. International Family Planning and Reproductive 

Health. 

Sec. 7064. Reporting Requirements Concerning Individuals Detained at Naval Station, Guanta ́namo Bay, Cuba. 

Sec. 7065. Consular and Border Security Programs. 

Sec. 7066. Prohibition on Use of Torture. 

Sec. 7067. Extradition. 

Sec. 7068. Commercial Leasing of Defense Articles. 

Sec. 7069. Independent States of the Former Soviet Union. 

Sec. 7070. Russia. 

Sec. 7071. International Monetary Fund. 

Sec. 7072. Special Defense Acquisition Fund. 

Sec. 7073. Countering Violent Extremism. 

Sec. 7074. Enterprise Funds. 

Sec. 7075. Use of Funds in Contravention of this Act. 

Sec. 7076. Budget Documents. 

Sec. 7077. Records Management, Requests, and Reports. 

Sec. 7078. Global Internet Freedom. 

Sec. 7079. Disability Programs. 

Sec. 7080. Impact on Jobs in the United States. 

Sec. 7081. Countries Impacted by Significant Refugee Populations or Internally Displaced Persons. 

Sec. 7082. North American Development Bank. 

Sec. 7083. Country Focus and Selectivity. 

Sec. 7084. Rescission of Funds. The Committee recommends rescissions of $205,125,000 and $159,691,000 under the ESF and 

INCLE headings in titles III and IV, respectively, of prior acts 
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making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. 
(106) 

TITLE VIII 

OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

The Committee recommends a total of $9,258,000,000 for OCO 

for the Department of State, USAID, and related agency and programs. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends $1,884,569,000 for Diplomatic and 

Consular Programs, of which $1,300,393,000 is for WSP. The 

amount provided is for the extraordinary costs of operations, and 

is designated for OCO. 

The Committee directs that the spend plan required by section 

7076 of the act include a description of funds transferred to other 

agencies in support of Afghanistan operations, including projected 

transfer amounts and the number of staff supported by each agency. 

CONFLICT STABILIZATION OPERATIONS

The Committee recommends $10,000,000 for Conflict Stabilization Operations, and is designated for OCO. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The Committee recommends $66,600,000 for Office of Inspector 

General, of which $56,900,000 is for SIGAR for the extraordinary 

costs of program oversight in Afghanistan, and is designated for 

OCO. 

Section 7076 of the act requires the relevant department, agency, 

or organization to submit to the Committee a spend plan for funds 

appropriated in titles I and II of the act. The Committee expects 

SIGAR to submit such plan not later than 30 days after enactment 

of the act. 

EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

The Committee recommends $134,800,000 for Embassy Security, 

Construction, and Maintenance, and is designated for OCO. 
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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

The Committee recommends $52,100,000 for Contributions to 

International Organizations, and is designated for OCO. 

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

The Committee recommends $505,000,000 for Contributions for 

International Peacekeeping Activities, and is designated for OCO. 

PEACE OPERATIONS RESPONSE MECHANISM

The Committee does not provide $150,000,000 for Peace Operations Response Mechanism, as included in the President’s budget 

request, to address U.N. peacekeeping activities that emerge outside of the regular budget cycle. 

RELATED AGENCY 

BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS

INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

The Committee recommends $6,300,000 for International Broadcasting Operations, and is designated for OCO. 

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

OPERATING EXPENSES

The Committee recommends $139,262,000 for Operating Expenses, and is designated for OCO. 

BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

The Committee recommends $1,037,000,000 for International 

Disaster Assistance, and is designated for OCO. 

TRANSITION INITIATIVES

The Committee recommends $20,000,000 for Transition Initiatives, and is designated for OCO. 

ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

The Committee recommends $2,019,034,000 for Economic Support Fund, and is designated for OCO. 

ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA

The Committee recommends $410,869,000 for Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, and is designated for OCO. 
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

The Committee recommends $1,251,114,000 for Migration and 

Refugee Assistance, and is designated for OCO. 

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

The Committee recommends $284,000,000 for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, and is designated for OCO. 

NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED

PROGRAMS

The Committee recommends $262,521,000 for Nonproliferation, 

Anti-terrorism, Demining, and Related Programs, and is designated 

for OCO. 

PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

The Committee recommends $210,000,000 for Peacekeeping Operations, and is designated for OCO. 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

The Committee recommends $1,186,868,000 for the Foreign Military Financing Program, and is designated for OCO. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 8001. Additional Appropriations. 

Sec. 8002. Extension of Authorities and Conditions. 

Sec. 8003. Transfer and Additional Authority. Subsection (b) authorizes transfer of not more than $15,000,000 from INCLE, PKO, 

and FMF to the Global Security Contingency Fund. 

Sec. 8004. Designation Requirement. 

Sec. 8005. Rescission of Funds. The Committee recommends rescissions of $194,540,000 and $27,497,000 under the ESF and 

INCLE headings in title VIII, respectively, of prior acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 

related programs. 
(109) 

TITLE IX 

HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY RESPONSE 

Funds designated under this title address sustained, increasing, 

and unanticipated humanitarian crises globally. 

BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANACE

The Committee recommends an additional $298,000,000 for 

International Disaster Assistance, which is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Up to 

$150,000,000 may be made available for assistance for Nepal for 

earthquake relief, recovery, and reconstruction. 

MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

The Committee recommends an additional $461,000,000 for Migration and Refugee Assistance, which is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 9001. Additional Appropriations. 

Sec. 9002. Extension of Authority and Conditions. 

Sec. 9003. Transfer Authority. Funds appropriated by this title 

under the IDA and MRA headings may be transferred to, and 

merged with, funds under such headings, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committee. 

Sec. 9004. Reporting Requirement. Not later than September 30, 

2016, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committee 

on the uses of funds appropriated by this title. 

Sec. 9005. Designation Requirement. 
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TITLE X 

OTHER MATTERS 

MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE 

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY PROGRAMS

UNITED STATES QUOTA, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND DIRECT

LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. ........................... 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. $295,000,000 

LOANS TO THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND DIRECT LOAN

PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2015 ............................................................................. ........................... 

Budget estimate, 2016 ........................................................................... $(1,180,000,000) 

Committee recommendation (emergency) ............................................ (1,180,000,000) 

The Committee recommends $295,000,000 for the United States 

Quota, Direct Loan Program of the International Monetary Fund. 

The Committee recognizes that implementation of the 2010 IMF 

reform agreement is necessary to prevent a loss of U.S. influence 

in the IMF and to maintain the ability to shape international 

norms and influence global financial systems in ways that protect 

U.S. interests. The Committee notes that the administration has 

requested authorization and appropriations to endorse and ratify 

the 2010 IMF reform package in the President’s budget requests 

for fiscal years 2014, 2015, and 2016. The Committee recommends $295,000,000 to increase the U.S. 

quota at the IMF by 40,871,800,000 Special Drawing Rights 

[SDRs], and rescinds $1,180,000,000 from funds appropriated in 

the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32) to 

reduce the U.S. participation in the New Arrangements to Borrow 

[NAB] by an equal amount of SDRs. The Committee notes that the 

increase in SDRs in the U.S. quota to the IMF and the simultaneous decrease in SDRs in the U.S. contribution to the NAB will 

not change the overall U.S. commitment to the IMF. 

The act authorizes the decrease in SDRs in the U.S. participation 

in the NAB, the United States to accept an amendment to the IMF 

Articles of Agreement that will change the composition of the IMF 

Executive Board while preserving the U.S. seat on the Board, and 

the increase in SDRs to the U.S. quota. 

The Committee notes that rescissions contained in section 7084 

of the act offset Congressional Budget Office and OMB scoring differences for this program account totaling $233,000,000. Further, 
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the Committee notes that the rescission of $1,180,000,000 offsets 

the $759,000,000 included in the act for emergency discretionary 

funding. 
(112) 

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. 

The Committee is filing an original bill, which is not covered 

under this rule, but reports this information in the spirit of full disclosure. 

Items providing funding for fiscal year 2016 which lack authorization are as follows: 

Administration of Foreign Affairs; 

International Organizations; 

International Commissions; 

Department of State and Related Programs: 

Broadcasting Board of Governors; 

United States Institute of Peace; 

USAID Operating Expenses; 

USAID Capital Investment Fund; 

USAID Inspector General Operating Expenses; 

Global Health Programs; 

Development Assistance; 

International Disaster Assistance; 

Transition Initiatives; 

Complex Crises Fund; 

Development Credit Authority; 

Economic Support Fund; 

Democracy Fund; 

Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia; 

Migration and Refugee Assistance; 

U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund; 

Peace Corps; 

Millennium Challenge Corporation; 

Inter-American Foundation; 

U.S. African Development Foundation; 

Department of the Treasury, International Affairs Technical Assistance; 

International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement; 

Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs; 

Peacekeeping Operations; 

International Military Education and Training; 

Foreign Military Financing Program; 

Global Security Contingency Fund; 

International Organizations and Programs; 
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International Financial Institutions; 

Export-Import Bank of the United States, Administrative Expenses; 

Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Administrative Expenses; and 

Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Program Account. 

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(c), RULE XXVI OF THE 

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE 

Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on July 9, 2015, the 

Committee ordered favorably reported an original bill (S. 1725) 

making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2016, and for other purposes, provided that the bill be subject 

to amendment and that the bill be consistent with its budget allocation, by a recorded vote of 27–3, a quorum being present. The 

vote was as follows: 

Yeas Nays 

Chairman Cochran Mrs. Murray 

Mr. McConnell Mr. Reed 

Mr. Shelby Mr. Tester 

Mr. Alexander 

Ms. Collins 

Ms. Murkowski 

Mr. Graham 

Mr. Kirk 

Mr. Blunt 

Mr. Moran 

Mr. Hoeven 

Mr. Boozman 

Mrs. Capito 

Mr. Cassidy 

Mr. Lankford 

Mr. Daines 

Ms. Mikulski 

Mr. Leahy 

Mrs. Feinstein 

Mr. Durbin 

Mr. Udall 

Mrs. Shaheen 

Mr. Merkley 

Mr. Coons 

Mr. Schatz 

Ms. Baldwin 

Mr. Murphy 

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE 

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE 

Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that the 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 
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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. 

TITLE 8—ALIENS AND NATIONALITY 

CHAPTER 12—IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY

SUBCHAPTER II—IMMIGRATION

PART II—ADMISSION QUALIFICATIONS FOR ALIENS; TRAVEL CONTROL

OF CITIZENS AND ALIENS

§ 1183a. Requirements for sponsor’s affidavit of support 

* * * * * * * 

Fees Relating to Affidavits of Support 

Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title II, § 232], 

Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536 , 1501A–425, as amended by Pub. L. 

107–228, div. A, title II, § 211(b), Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1365, 

provided that: 

‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO CHARGE FEE.—* * * 

* * * * * * * 

‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF FEES.—Fees collected under the authority 

of subsection (a) shall be deposited øas an offsetting collection to 

any Department of State appropriation¿ in the Consular and Border Security Programs account to recover the cost of providing consular services. Such fees shall remain available for obligation until 

expended.’’ 

TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE 

CHAPTER 4—PASSPORTS

§ 214. Fees for execution and issuance of passports; persons 

excused from payment 

(a) * * * 

(b)(1) The Secretary of State may by regulation establish and 

collect a surcharge on applicable fees for the filing of each application for a passport in order to cover the costs of meeting the increased demand for passports as a result of actions taken to comply 

with section 7209(b) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 8 U.S.C. 1185 note). Such 

surcharge shall be in addition to the fees provided for in subsection 

(a) and in addition to the surcharges or fees otherwise authorized 

by law and shall be deposited øas an offsetting collection to the ap-
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propriate Department of State appropriation¿ in the Consular and 

Border Security Programs account, to remain available until expended for the purposes of meeting such costs. 

* * * * * * * 

CHAPTER 8—FOREIGN SERVICE BUILDINGS

§ 303. øAnnual report on overseas surplus properties 

øNot later than March 1 of each year, the Secretary of State 

shall submit to Congress a report listing overseas United States 

surplus properties that are administered under this chapter and 

that have been identified for sale.¿ [Repealed.] 

* * * * * * * 

CHAPTER 52—FOREIGN SERVICE

SUBCHAPTER IV—COMPENSATION

§ 3975. Group life insurance supplement applicable to those 

killed in terrorist attacks 

(a) Foreign Service employees 

(1) In general 

Notwithstanding the amounts specified in chapter 87 of 

title 5, a Foreign Service employee who dies as a result of injuries sustained while on duty abroad because of an act of terrorism, as defined in section 2656f(d) of this title, shall be eligible for øa payment from the United States in an amount that, 

when added to the amount of the employee’s employer-provided 

group life insurance policy coverage (if any), equals $400,000¿ 

a special payment of $400,000, which shall be in addition to 

any employer provided life insurance policy coverage. In the 

case of an employee compensated under a local compensation 

plan established under section 3968 of this title, the amount of 

such payment shall be determined by regulations implemented 

by the Secretary of State and shall be no greater than 

$400,000. 

THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961, 

PUBLIC LAW 87–195 

PART I 

Chapter 1—Policy; Development Assistance Authorizations 

SEC. 104C. ASSISTANCE TO COMBAT MALARIA. 

(a) FINDING.—* * * 

* * * * * * * 

(d) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, the President 

shall coordinate with the World Health Organization, the Global 

Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, the Department of 

Health and Human Services (the Centers for Disease Control and 
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Prevention and the National Institutes of Health), and other organizations with respect to the development and implementation of a 

comprehensive malaria control program. 

SEC. 104D. ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE. 

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation, or policy, in determining eligibility for assistance under sections 104, 

104A, 104B, and 104C, a foreign nongovernmental organization— 

(1) shall not be ineligible for such assistance solely on the 

basis of health or medical services, including counseling and referral services, provided by such organization with non-United 

States Government funds if such services— 

(A) are permitted in the country in which they are 

being provided; and 

(B) would not violate United States law if provided in 

the United States; and 

(2) shall not be subject to requirements relating to the use 

of non-United States Government funds for advocacy and lobbying activities other than those that apply to United States 

nongovernmental organizations receiving assistance under this 

part. 

* * * * * * * 

PART III 

Chapter 1—General Provisions 

Sec. 620C. United States Policy Regarding the Eastern 

Mediterranean.—(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(c) øBecause progress toward a Cyprus settlement is a high 

priority of United States policy in the Eastern Mediterranean, the 

President and the Congress shall continually review that progress 

and shall determine United States policy in the region accordingly. 

To facilitate such a review the President shall, within 60 days after 

the date of enactment of this section and at the end of each succeeding 60-day period, transmit to the Speaker of the House of 

Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on progress made toward the conclusion of a negotiated solution of the Cyprus problem. Such transmissions shall include any relevant reports prepared by the Secretary General of the United Nations for the Security Council.¿ 

[Repealed.] 

FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1990, PUBLIC LAW 101–167 

SEC. 599D. (a) IN GENERAL. —* * * 

* * * * * * * 

(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF CATEGORIES.— 
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(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(3) Within the number of admissions of refugees allocated 

for for each of fiscal years 1990, 1991, and 1992 for refugees 

who are nationals of the Soviet Union under section 207(a)(3) 

of the Immigration and Nationality Act and within the number 

of such admissions allocated for each of fiscal years 1993, 1994, 

1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 

2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 

øand 2015¿ 2015, and 2016 for refugees who are nationals of 

the independent states of the former Soviet Union, Estonia, 

Latvia, and Lithuania under such section, notwithstanding any 

other provision of law, the President shall allocate one thousand of such admissions for such fiscal year to refugees who 

are within the category of aliens described in paragraph (2)(B). 

* * * * * * * 

(e) PERIOD OF APPLICATION.— 

(1) Subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the date of 

the enactment of this Act and shall only apply to applications 

for refugee status submitted before October 1, ø2015¿ 2016. 

(2) Subsection (c) shall apply to decisions made after the 

date of the enactment of this Act and before October 1, ø2015¿ 

2016. 

(3) Subsection (d) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall only apply to reapplications for refugee status submitted before October 1, ø2015¿ 2016. 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 599E. (a) IN GENERAL. —* * * 

* * * * * * * 

(b) ALIENS ELIGIBLE FOR ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—* * * 

(1) * * * 

(2) was inspected and granted parole into the United 

States during the period beginning on August 15, 1988, and 

ending on September 30, ø2015¿ 2016, after being denied refugee status. 
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NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT 

IMPLEMENTATION ACT, PUBLIC LAW 103–182 

TITLE V—NAFTA TRANSITIONAL ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE 

AND OTHER PROVISIONS 

SUBTITLE D—IMPLEMENTATION OF NAFTA SUPPLEMENTAL

AGREEMENTS

PART 2—NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK AND RELATED

PROVISIONS

SEC. 546. GRANTS OUT OF PAID-IN CAPITAL RESOURCES 

(a) IN GENERAL.—* * * 

* * * * * * * 

(b) EXCEPTION.—* * * 

* * * * * * * 

(2) LIMITATION.—Not more than an aggregate of 

$5,000,000 in grants may be made under this subsection. 

SEC. 547. FIRST CAPITAL INCREASE. 

(a) SUBSCRIPTION AUTHORIZED.— 

(1) The Secretary of the Treasury may subscribe on behalf 

of the United States to 150,000 additional shares of the capital 

stock of the Bank. 

(2) Any subscription by the United States to the capital 

stock of the Bank shall be effective only to such extent and in 

such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations 

Act. 

(b) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

(1) In order to pay for the increase in the United States 

subscription to the Bank under subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, 

$1,500,000,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury. 

(2) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under 

paragraph (1)— 

(A) $225,000,000 shall be for paid in shares of the 

Bank; and 

(B) $1,275,000,000 shall be callable shares of the Bank. 
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCIES 

APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1995, PUBLIC LAW 103–317 

TITLE V—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED 

AGENCIES 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the 

Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, including expenses authorized by the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as 

amended; representation to certain international organizations in 

which the United States participates pursuant to treaties, ratified 

pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, or specific Acts 

of Congress; acquisition by exchange or purchase of passenger 

motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343, 40 U.S.C. 481(c) 

and 22 U.S.C. 2674; and for expenses of general administration 

$1,731,416,000: Provided, That hereafter all receipts received from 

a new charge from expedited passport processing shall be deposited 

in this account as an offsetting collection or in the Consular and 

Border Security Programs account and shall be available until expended 

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION REFORM AND IMMIGRANT 

RESPONSIBILITY ACT OF 1996, PUBLIC LAW 104–208 

DIVISION C—ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION REFORM AND 

IMMIGRANT RESPONSIBILITY ACT OF 1996 

TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Subtitle C—Provisions Relating to Visa Processing and 

Consular Efficiency 

SEC. 636. FEE FOR DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT LOTTERY 

The Secretary of State may establish a fee to be paid by each 

applicant for an immigrant visa described in section 203(c) of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act. Such fee may be set at a level 

that will ensure recovery of the cost to the Department of State of 

allocating visas under such section, including the cost of processing 

all applications thereunder. All fees collected under this section 

shall be used for providing consular services. All fees collected 

under this section shall be deposited øas an offsetting collection to 

any Department of State appropriation¿ in the Consular and Border Security Programs account and shall remain available for obligations until expended. The provisions of the Act of August 18, 

1856 (11 Stat. 58; 22 U.S.C. 4212–4214), concerning accounting for 

consular fees, shall not apply to fees collected under this section. 
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OMNIBUS CONSOLIDATED AND EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1999, PUBLIC LAW 

105–277 

DIVISION A—OMNIBUS CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS 

TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

SEC. 616. (a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(c) øREPORTING REQUIREMENT.—(1) The United States chief of 

mission in Haiti shall provide the Secretary of State a list of those 

who have been credibly alleged to have ordered or carried out the 

extrajudicial and political killings mentioned in paragraph (1) of 

subsection (a). 

ø(2) The Secretary of State shall submit the list provided 

under paragraph (1) to the appropriate congressional committees 

not later than 3 months after the date of enactment of this Act. 

ø(3) The Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of aliens denied visas, and the Attorney General shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of aliens refused entry to the United States as a result 

of this provision. 

ø(4) The Secretary of State shall submit a report under this 

subsection not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of 

this Act and not later than March 1 of each year thereafter as long 

as the Government of Haiti has not completed the investigation of 

the extrajudicial and political killings and has not prosecuted those 

implicated for the killings specified in paragraph (1) of subsection 

(a).¿ [Repealed.] 

ENHANCED BORDER SECURITY AND VISA ENTRY 

REFORM ACT OF 2002, PUBLIC LAW 107–173 

TITLE I—FUNDING 

SEC. 103. MACHINE-READABLE VISA FEES. 

(d) AVAILABILITY OF COLLECTED FEES.—Notwithstanding any 

other provision of law, amounts collected as fees described in this 

section shall be øcredited as an offsetting collection to any appropriation for the Department of State¿ deposited in the Consular 

and Border Security Programs account to recover costs of providing 

consular services. Amounts so credited shall be available, until expended, for the same purposes as the appropriation to which credited. 

AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE 

AGAINST IRAQ RESOLUTION OF 2002, PUBLIC LAW 107– 

243 

SEC. 4. øREPORTS TO CONGRESS. 

ø(a) REPORTS.—The President shall, at least once every 60 

days, submit to the Congress a report on matters relevant to this 

joint resolution, including actions taken pursuant to the exercise of 
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authority granted in section 3 and the status of planning for efforts 

that are expected to be required after such actions are completed, 

including those actions described in section 7 of the Iraq Liberation 

Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–338). 

ø(b) SINGLE CONSOLIDATED REPORT.—To the extent that the 

submission of any report described in subsection (a) coincides with 

the submission of any other report on matters relevant to this joint 

resolution otherwise required to be submitted to Congress pursuant 

to the reporting requirements of the War Powers Resolution (Public 

Law 93–148), all such reports may be submitted as a single consolidated report to the Congress. 

ø(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—To the extent that the information required by section 3 of the Authorization for Use of Military 

Force Against Iraq Resolution (Public Law 102–1) is included in 

the report required by this section, such report shall be considered 

as meeting the requirements of section 3 of such resolution.¿ [Repealed.] 

CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2005, 

PUBLIC LAW 108–447 

DIVISION B—DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND 

STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2005 

TITLE IV—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

For necessary expenses * * * 

In addition, not * * * 

In addition, for * * * 

Beginning in fiscal year 2005 and thereafter, the Secretary of 

State is authorized to charge surcharges related to consular services in support of enhanced border security and the consular protection of U.S. citizens and their interests overseas that are in addition 

to the passport and immigrant visa fees in effect on January 1, 

2004: Provided, That funds collected pursuant to this authority 

shall be øcredited to this account¿ deposited in the Consular and 

Border Security Programs account, and shall be available until expended for the purposes of such account: Provided further, That 

such surcharges shall be $12 on passport fees, and $45 on immigrant visa fees. 

PALESTINIAN ANTI-TERRORISM ACT OF 2006, 

PUBLIC LAW 109–446 

SEC. 10. ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE, RECONCILIATION AND DEMOCRACY FUND. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—* * * 
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(b) øANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for so long 

as the Fund remains in existence, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on programs sponsored and proposed to be sponsored by the Fund.¿ [Repealed.] 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES ACT OF 2006, 

PUBLIC LAW 109–472 

SEC. 6. AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTRATIVELY AMEND SURCHARGES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning in fiscal year 2007 and thereafter, 

the Secretary of State is authorized to amend administratively the 

amounts of the surcharges related to consular services in support 

of enhanced border security and the consular protection of U.S. citizens and their interests overseas (provided for in the last paragraph 

under the heading ‘‘DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS’’ under 

title IV of division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 

(Public Law 108–447)) that are in addition to the passport and immigrant visa fees in effect on January 1, 2004. 

(b) REQUIREMENTS.—* * * 

(1) * * * 

(2) The aggregate amount of surcharges collected may not 

exceed the aggregate amount obligated and expended for the 

costs related to consular services in support of enhanced border 

security and the consular protection of U.S. citizens and their 

interests overseas incurred in connection with the activity or 

item for which the surcharges are charged. 

(3) A surcharge may not be collected except to the extent 

the surcharge will be obligated and expended to pay the costs 

related to consular services in support of enhanced border security and the consular protection of U.S. citizens and their interests overseas incurred in connection with the activity or item 

for which the surcharge is charged. 

(4) A surcharge shall be available for obligation and expenditure only to pay the costs related to consular services in 

support of enhanced border security and the consular protection of U.S. citizens and their interests overseas incurred in providing services in connection with the activity or item for 

which the surcharge is charged. 

BRETTON WOODS AGREEMENTS ACT, 

PUBLIC LAW 113–6 

SEC. 17. (a)(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(b)(1) For the purpose of making loans to the International 

Monetary Fund pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this section, there 

is hereby authorized to be appropriated 6,712,000,000 Special 

Drawing Rights, except that prior to activation, the Secretary of 

the Treasury shall certify whether supplementary resources are 

needed to forestall or cope with an impairment of the international 
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monetary system and that the Fund has fully explored other means 

of funding, to remain available until expended to meet calls by the 

International Monetary Fund. Any payments made to the United 

States by the International Monetary Fund as a repayment on account of the principal of a loan made under this section shall continue to be available for loans to the International Monetary Fund 

only to the extent that such amounts are not subject to cancellation. 

(2) For the purpose of making loans to the International 

Monetary Fund pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section, 

there is hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed the 

dollar equivalent of 75,000,000,000 Special Drawing Rights, in 

addition to any amounts previously authorized under this section, except that prior to activation, the Secretary of the Treasury shall report to Congress on whether supplementary resources are needed to forestall or cope with an impairment of 

the international monetary system and whether the Fund has 

fully explored other means of funding, to remain available 

until expended to meet calls by the Fund. Any payments made 

to the United States by the Fund as a repayment on account 

of the principal of a loan made under this section shall continue to be available for loans to the Fund only to the extent 

that such amounts are not subject to cancellation. 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 70. CAPITAL STOCK INCREASES. 

(a) INCREASES AUTHORIZED.—* * * 

* * * * * * * 

(b) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(4) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under 

paragraph (3), $278,370,088 shall be for paid in shares of the 

Bank, and $4,361,131,378 shall be for callable shares of the 

Bank. 

SEC. 71. ACCEPTANCE OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT OF THE FUND. 

The United States Governor of the Fund may accept the amendments to the Articles of Agreement of the Fund as proposed in resolution 66–2 of the Board of Governors of the Fund. 

SEC. 72. QUOTA INCREASE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Governor of the Fund may 

consent to an increase in the quota of the United States in the Fund 

equivalent to 40,871,800,000 Special Drawing Rights. 

(b) SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATIONS.—The authority provided by 

subsection (a) shall be effective only to such extent or in such 

amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts. 
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CONSOLIDATED AND FURTHER CONTINUING 

APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015, PUBLIC LAW 113–235 

DIVISION J—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS 

ACT, 2015 

TITLE VII—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM

SEC. 7080. (a) IN GENERAL.—* * * 

(b) ELIGIBILITY.—øGrants¿ Awards from the SGP shall only be 

made to eligible entities as described in the joint explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 

this consolidated Act). 

(c) PROPOSALS.—øGrants¿ Awards made pursuant to the authority of this section shall be provided through— 

(1) unsolicited applications received and evaluated pursuant to USAID policy regarding such proposals; øor¿ 

(2) an open and competitive processø.¿ ; or 

(3) as otherwise allowable under Federal Acquisition Regulations and USAID procurement policies. 

* * * * * * * 

(e) MANAGEMENT.— 

(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(3) In addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, up to ø12¿ 20 percent of the funds made available to 

carry out this section may be used by USAID for øadministrative and oversight expenses associated with managing¿ administrative expenses, and other necessary support associated with 

managing and strengthening relationships with entities under 

the SGP. 
125 

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] 

Budget authority Outlays 

Committee 

allocation 

Amount 

in bill 

Committee 

allocation 

Amount 

in bill 

Comparison of amounts in the bill with the subcommittee 

allocation for 2016: Subcommittee on State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs: 

Mandatory .................................................................... 159 159 159 1 159 

Discretionary ................................................................ 39,010 38,589 46,365 1 46,567 

Security ............................................................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ......................

Nonsecurity ......................................................... 39,010 38,589 NA NA 

Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism ...................................................................... 9,258 9,258 3,044 2,610 

Projections of outlays associated with the recommendation: 

2016 ............................................................................. ...................... ...................... ...................... 2 19,181 

2017 ............................................................................. ...................... ...................... ...................... 12,654 

2018 ............................................................................. ...................... ...................... ...................... 7,824 

2019 ............................................................................. ...................... ...................... ...................... 4,675 

2020 and future years ................................................ ...................... ...................... ...................... 2,034 

Financial assistance to State and local governments for 

2016 ................................................................................. NA ...................... NA ......................

1 Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

2 Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

NA: Not applicable. 

NOTE.—Consistent with the funding recommended in the bill as an emergency requirement and in accordance with section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 

of the BBEDCA of 1985, the Committee anticipates that the Budget Committee will provide a revised 302(a) allocation for the Committee on 

Appropriations reflecting a downward adjustment of ¥$421,000,000 in budget authority and an upward adjustment of $247,000,000 in outlays. 
126 

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2015 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2015 appropriation Budget estimate 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

Administration of Foreign Affairs 

Diplomatic and consular programs ........................................................................................................................... 4,332,524 4,768,452 4,247,763 ¥84,761 ¥520,689 

Worldwide security protection ........................................................................................................................... 2,128,115 2,327,137 2,094,707 ¥33,408 ¥232,430 

Subtotal ......................................................................................................................................................... 6,460,639 7,095,589 6,342,470 ¥118,169 ¥753,119 

International Center .......................................................................................................................................... 533 743 743 ∂210 ............................

Total, Diplomatic and consular programs .................................................................................................... 6,461,172 7,096,332 6,343,213 ¥117,959 ¥753,119 

Conflict stabilization operations ................................................................................................................................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................Capital investment fund ............................................................................................................................................ 56,400 66,400 56,400 ............................ ¥10,000 Office of Inspector General ........................................................................................................................................ 73,400 82,400 72,700 ¥700 ¥9,700 Educational and cultural exchange programs ........................................................................................................... 589,900 623,079 590,900 ∂1,000 ¥32,179 Representation expenses ............................................................................................................................................ 8,030 8,446 8,030 ............................ ¥416 Protection of foreign missions and officials ............................................................................................................. 30,036 29,807 29,807 ¥229 ............................Embassy security, construction, and maintenance ................................................................................................... 822,755 785,097 785,097 ¥37,658 ............................

Worldwide security upgrades ............................................................................................................................ 1,240,500 1,300,000 1,300,000 ∂59,500 ............................

Total, Embassy security ................................................................................................................................ 2,063,255 2,085,097 2,085,097 ∂21,842 ............................

Emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service ............................................................................................... 7,900 7,900 7,900 ............................ ............................Repatriation Loans Program Account: 

Direct loans subsidy .......................................................................................................................................... 1,300 1,300 1,300 ............................ ............................

Total, Repatriation loans program account ................................................................................................. 1,300 1,300 1,300 ............................ ............................
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Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan ........................................................................................................... 30,000 30,341 30,000 ............................ ¥341 Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund ............................................................................. 158,900 158,900 158,900 ............................ ............................

Total, Administration of Foreign Affairs ....................................................................................................... 9,480,293 10,190,002 9,384,247 ¥96,046 ¥805,755 

International Organizations 

Contributions to international organizations, current year assessment ................................................................... 1,399,151 1,540,029 1,456,179 ∂57,028 ¥83,850 Contributions for international peacekeeping activities, current year assessment .................................................. 2,118,891 2,930,223 2,248,223 ∂129,332 ¥682,000 

Total, International Organizations ................................................................................................................ 3,518,042 4,470,252 3,704,402 ∂186,360 ¥765,850 

International Commissions 

International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico: 

Salaries and expenses ...................................................................................................................................... 44,707 47,281 45,307 ∂600 ¥1,974 Construction ...................................................................................................................................................... 29,000 28,400 28,400 ¥600 ............................

Total, Boundary and Water Commission ...................................................................................................... 73,707 75,681 73,707 ............................ ¥1,974 

American sections, international commissions ......................................................................................................... 12,561 12,330 12,330 ¥231 ............................International fisheries commissions .......................................................................................................................... 36,681 32,054 36,681 ............................ ∂4,627 

Total, International commissions ................................................................................................................. 122,949 120,065 122,718 ¥231 ∂2,653 

RELATED AGENCY 

Broadcasting Board of Governors 

International broadcasting operations ....................................................................................................................... 726,567 741,436 728,257 ∂1,690 ¥13,179 Broadcasting capital improvements .......................................................................................................................... 4,800 10,000 4,800 ............................ ¥5,200 

Total, Broadcasting Board of Governors ...................................................................................................... 731,367 751,436 733,057 ∂1,690 ¥18,379 

Related Programs 

The Asia Foundation ................................................................................................................................................... 17,000 12,000 17,000 ............................ ∂5,000 United States Institute of Peace, Operating expenses .............................................................................................. 35,300 36,987 35,300 ............................ ¥1,687 Center for Middle Eastern-Western dialogue ............................................................................................................. 83 96 96 ∂13 ............................Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship program ................................................................................................................ 400 400 400 ............................ ............................Israeli Arab scholarship program .............................................................................................................................. 26 13 13 ¥13 ............................International Chancery Center ................................................................................................................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2015 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2015 appropriation Budget estimate 

East-West Center ........................................................................................................................................................ 16,700 10,800 16,700 ............................ ∂5,900 National Endowment for Democracy .......................................................................................................................... 135,000 103,450 170,000 ∂35,000 ∂66,550 

Total, Related programs ............................................................................................................................... 204,509 163,746 239,509 ∂35,000 ∂75,763 

OTHER COMMISSIONS 

Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad 

Salaries and expenses ............................................................................................................................................... 644 676 676 ∂32 ............................

Commission on International Religious Freedom 

Salaries and expenses ............................................................................................................................................... 3,500 3,500 3,500 ............................ ............................

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe 

Salaries and expenses ............................................................................................................................................... 2,579 2,579 2,579 ............................ ............................

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of China 

Salaries and expenses ............................................................................................................................................... 2,000 2,000 2,000 ............................ ............................

United States—China Economic and Security Review Commission 

Salaries and expenses ............................................................................................................................................... 3,500 3,500 3,500 ............................ ............................

Total, title I, Department of State and Related Agency .............................................................................. 14,069,383 15,707,756 14,196,188 ∂126,805 ¥1,511,568 

TITLE II—ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE 

Funds Appropriated to the President 

United States Agency for International Development 

Operating expenses, United States Agency for International Development [USAID] ................................................. 1,090,836 1,360,000 1,143,614 ∂52,778 ¥216,386 Capital Investment Fund ............................................................................................................................................ 130,815 203,326 168,300 ∂37,485 ¥35,026 
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Office of Inspector General, USAID ............................................................................................................................ 54,285 63,000 66,000 ∂11,715 ∂3,000 

Total, title II, Administration of Foreign Assistance .................................................................................... 1,275,936 1,626,326 1,377,914 ∂101,978 ¥248,412 

TITLE III—BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 

Funds Appropriated to the President 

Global Health Programs: 

U.S. Agency for International Development ...................................................................................................... 2,783,950 2,755,000 2,798,000 ∂14,050 ∂43,000 Department of State .......................................................................................................................................... 5,670,000 5,426,000 5,670,000 ............................ ∂244,000 

(Global fund contribution) ........................................................................................................................ (1,350,000 ) (1,100,000 ) (1,350,000 ) ............................ (∂250,000 ) 

Total, Global Health Programs ............................................................................................................ 8,453,950 8,181,000 8,468,000 ∂14,050 ∂287,000 

Development assistance ............................................................................................................................................. 2,507,001 2,999,694 2,637,854 ∂130,853 ¥361,840 

Transfer from Economic Support Fund ............................................................................................................. ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................

Total, Development Assistance ..................................................................................................................... 2,507,001 2,999,694 2,637,854 ∂130,853 ¥361,840 

International disaster assistance .............................................................................................................................. 560,000 931,000 560,000 ............................ ¥371,000 Transition initiatives .................................................................................................................................................. 47,000 67,600 47,000 ............................ ¥20,600 Complex Crises fund .................................................................................................................................................. 20,000 30,000 30,000 ∂10,000 ............................Development Credit Authority: 

(By transfer) ...................................................................................................................................................... (40,000 ) (40,000 ) (40,000 ) ............................ ............................Administrative expenses .................................................................................................................................... 8,120 9,200 8,120 ............................ ¥1,080 

Economic Support Fund ............................................................................................................................................. 2,632,529 3,952,161 1,991,070 ¥641,459 ¥1,961,091 

Total, Economic Support Fund ...................................................................................................................... 2,632,529 3,952,161 1,991,070 ¥641,459 ¥1,961,091 

Democracy Fund ......................................................................................................................................................... 130,500 ............................ 140,500 ∂10,000 ∂140,500 Assistance to Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia ...................................................................................................... ............................ ............................ 443,061 ∂443,061 ∂443,061 

Department of State 

Migration and refugee assistance ............................................................................................................................. 931,886 1,634,595 931,886 ............................ ¥702,709 United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund ......................................................................... 50,000 50,000 50,000 ............................ ............................

Total, Department of State ........................................................................................................................... 981,886 1,684,595 981,886 ............................ ¥702,709 
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2015 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2015 appropriation Budget estimate 

Independent Agencies 

Peace Corps ................................................................................................................................................................ 379,500 410,000 379,500 ............................ ¥30,500 Millenium Challenge Corporation ............................................................................................................................... 899,500 1,250,000 901,000 ∂1,500 ¥349,000 Inter-American Foundation ......................................................................................................................................... 22,500 18,100 22,500 ............................ ∂4,400 United States African Development Foundation ........................................................................................................ 30,000 26,000 30,000 ............................ ∂4,000 

Total, Independent Agencies ......................................................................................................................... 1,331,500 1,704,100 1,333,000 ∂1,500 ¥371,100 

Department of the Treasury 

International Affairs Technical Assistance ................................................................................................................ 23,500 28,000 23,500 ............................ ¥4,500 

Total, title III, Bilateral economic assistance .............................................................................................. 16,695,986 19,587,350 16,663,991 ¥31,995 ¥2,923,359 

(By transfer) ......................................................................................................................................... (40,000 ) (40,000 ) (40,000 ) ............................ ............................

TITLE IV—INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 

Department of State 

International narcotics control and law enforcement ............................................................................................... 853,055 967,771 735,701 ¥117,354 ¥232,070 Nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs ............................................................................ 586,260 609,334 474,187 ¥112,073 ¥135,147 Peacekeeping operations ............................................................................................................................................ 144,993 430,200 166,700 ∂21,707 ¥263,500 

Funds Appropriated to the President 

International Military Education and Training ........................................................................................................... 106,074 111,715 107,587 ∂1,513 ¥4,128 Foreign Military Financing Program: 

Grants: 

Israel ......................................................................................................................................................... 3,100,000 3,100,000 3,100,000 ............................ ............................Egypt ......................................................................................................................................................... 1,300,000 1,300,000 1,203,132 ¥96,868 ¥96,868 Other ......................................................................................................................................................... 614,109 766,542 240,802 ¥373,307 ¥525,740 

Limitation on Administrative Expenses ........................................................................................... (63,945 ) (70,000 ) (63,945 ) ............................ (¥6,055 ) 
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Total, Foreign Military Financing Program ................................................................................. 5,014,109 5,166,542 4,543,934 ¥470,175 ¥622,608 

Total, title IV, Security assistance ............................................................................................................... 6,704,491 7,285,562 6,028,109 ¥676,382 ¥1,257,453 

TITLE V—MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE 

Funds Appropriated to the President 

International Organizations and Programs ................................................................................................................ 344,170 315,000 339,000 ¥5,170 ∂24,000 

International Financial Institutions 

World Bank Group 

Clean Technology Fund .............................................................................................................................................. 184,630 170,680 85,340 ¥99,290 ¥85,340 Strategic Climate Fund .............................................................................................................................................. 49,900 59,620 29,810 ¥20,090 ¥29,810 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development [IBRD]: 

Contribution to the IBRD paid-in capital ......................................................................................................... 186,957 192,920 96,460 ¥90,497 ¥96,460 

(Limitation on callable capital) ............................................................................................................... (2,928,991 ) (2,928,991 ) (2,928,991 ) ............................ ............................

Global Environment Facility .............................................................................................................................. 136,563 168,263 84,132 ¥52,431 ¥84,131 Middle East and North Africa Transition Fund ................................................................................................. ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................

Subtotal, IBRD .............................................................................................................................................. 323,520 361,183 180,592 ¥142,928 ¥180,591 

Contribution to the International Development Association ...................................................................................... 1,287,800 1,290,600 645,300 ¥642,500 ¥645,300 Multilateral debt relief initiative ................................................................................................................................ ............................ 111,000 ............................ ............................ ¥111,000 

Total, World Bank Group ............................................................................................................................... 1,845,850 1,993,083 941,042 ¥904,808 ¥1,052,041 

Contribution to the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral Investment Fund ....................................................... 3,378 ............................ ............................ ¥3,378 ............................Contribution to the Inter-American Development Bank paid-in capital ................................................................... 102,020 102,020 51,010 ¥51,010 ¥51,010 

(Limitation on callable capital) ........................................................................................................................ (4,098,795 ) (4,098,795 ) (4,098,795 ) ............................ ............................

Total, Inter-American Development Bank ..................................................................................................... 102,020 102,020 51,010 ¥51,010 ¥51,010 

Contribution to the Asian Development Fund ............................................................................................................ 104,977 166,086 83,043 ¥21,934 ¥83,043 Asian development bank paid-in capital .................................................................................................................. 106,586 5,608 5,608 ¥100,978 ............................

(Limitation on callable capital) ........................................................................................................................ (2,558,049 ) ............................ ............................ (¥2,558,049 ) ............................

Contribution to the African Development Bank: 

Paid-in capital .................................................................................................................................................. 32,418 34,118 17,059 ¥15,359 ¥17,059 (Limitation on callable capital) ........................................................................................................................ (507,861 ) (507,861 ) (507,861 ) ............................ ............................Contribution to the African Development Fund ................................................................................................ 175,668 227,500 113,750 ¥61,918 ¥113,750 
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2015 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2015 appropriation Budget estimate 

Multilateral debt relief initiative ....................................................................................................................... ............................ 13,500 ............................ ............................ ¥13,500 

Total, African Development Bank ................................................................................................................. 208,086 275,118 130,809 ¥77,277 ¥144,309 

North American Development Bank: 

Paid-in Capital .................................................................................................................................................. ............................ 45,000 22,500 ∂22,500 ¥22,500 (Limitation on callable capital) ........................................................................................................................ ............................ (255,000 ) (255,000 ) (∂255,000 ) ............................

Contribution to the International Fund for Agricultural Development ...................................................................... 30,000 31,930 15,965 ¥14,035 ¥15,965 Global agriculture and food security program .......................................................................................................... ............................ 43,000 21,500 ∂21,500 ¥21,500 Contribution to the Green Climate Fund ................................................................................................................... ............................ 150,000 ............................ ............................ ¥150,000 

Total, International Financial Institutions .................................................................................................... 2,400,897 2,811,845 1,271,477 ¥1,129,420 ¥1,540,368 Total, title V, Multilateral assistance ........................................................................................................... 2,745,067 3,126,845 1,610,477 ¥1,134,590 ¥1,516,368 

(Limitation on callable capital) ........................................................................................................... (10,093,696 ) (7,790,647 ) (7,790,647 ) (¥2,303,049 ) ............................

TITLE VI—EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE 

Export-Import Bank of the United States 

Administrative expenses ............................................................................................................................................. 106,250 117,700 106,250 ............................ ¥11,450 Inspector General ....................................................................................................................................................... 5,750 6,000 6,000 ∂250 ............................Offsetting collections ................................................................................................................................................. ¥1,208,750 ¥540,000 ¥540,000 ∂668,750 ............................

Total, Export-Import Bank of the United States .......................................................................................... ¥1,096,750 ¥416,300 ¥427,750 ∂669,000 ¥11,450 

Overseas Private Investment Corporation 

Noncredit account: 

Administrative expenses .................................................................................................................................... 62,787 83,500 62,787 ............................ ¥20,713 Insurance fees and other offsetting collections ............................................................................................... ¥350,000 ¥353,000 ¥353,000 ¥3,000 ............................
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Subtotal ......................................................................................................................................................... ¥287,213 ¥269,500 ¥290,213 ¥3,000 ¥20,713 

Program account ........................................................................................................................................................ 25,000 20,000 20,000 ¥5,000 ............................

Total, Overseas Private Investment Corporation .......................................................................................... ¥262,213 ¥249,500 ¥270,213 ¥8,000 ¥20,713 

Funds Appropriated to the President 

Trade and Development Agency ................................................................................................................................. 60,000 73,700 60,000 ............................ ¥13,700 

Total, title VI, Export and investment assistance ........................................................................................ ¥1,298,963 ¥592,100 ¥637,963 ∂661,000 ¥45,863 

TITLE VII—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Export Import Bank—Unexpended (rescission) (Sec. 7082) ..................................................................................... ¥30,000 ............................ ............................ ∂30,000 ............................Special immigrant visa proposal sec. 7034(o) ......................................................................................................... ............................ 22,000 ............................ ............................ ¥22,000 Sec. 7050 Visa Fraud Prevention & Detection Fees .................................................................................................. ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................Economic Support Fund Unexpended Balances (rescission) (Sec. 7084) ................................................................. ............................ ............................ ¥205,125 ¥205,125 ¥205,125 International Narcotics Control and Law enforcement (rescission) (Sec. 7084) ...................................................... ............................ ............................ ¥159,691 ¥159,691 ¥159,691 Amendment to Vietnam Education Foundation Act (Sec. 7086) ............................................................................... 4,000 ............................ ............................ ¥4,000 ............................

Total, title VII, General Provisions ................................................................................................................ ¥26,000 22,000 ¥364,816 ¥338,816 ¥386,816 

TITLE VIII—OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS [OCO] 

Diplomatic and consular programs [OCO] ................................................................................................................. 1,350,803 1,507,422 1,884,569 ∂533,766 ∂377,147 

(Worldwide security protection) [OCO] .............................................................................................................. (989,706 ) (1,067,963 ) (1,300,393 ) (∂310,687 ) (∂232,430 ) (Transfer to other agencies) ............................................................................................................................. (¥35,000 ) (¥10,000 ) (¥10,000 ) (∂25,000 ) ............................

Conflict stabilization operations [OCO] ..................................................................................................................... 15,000 ............................ 10,000 ¥5,000 ∂10,000 Office of Inspector General [OCO] ............................................................................................................................. 56,900 56,900 66,600 ∂9,700 ∂9,700 Embassy security, construction, and maintenance [OCO] ........................................................................................ 260,800 134,800 134,800 ¥126,000 ............................Contributions to int’l organizations [OCO] ................................................................................................................ 74,400 ............................ 52,100 ¥22,300 ∂52,100 Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities, current year assessment [OCO] ....................................... ............................ ............................ 505,000 ∂505,000 ∂505,000 Peace Operations Response Mechanism [OCO] ......................................................................................................... ............................ 150,000 ............................ ............................ ¥150,000 Broadcasting board of governors [OCO] .................................................................................................................... 10,700 ............................ 6,300 ¥4,400 ∂6,300 Operating expenses of USAID [OCO] .......................................................................................................................... 125,464 65,000 139,262 ∂13,798 ∂74,262 International Disaster Assistance [OCO] ................................................................................................................... 1,335,000 810,000 1,037,000 ¥298,000 ∂227,000 Transition Initiatives [OCO] ........................................................................................................................................ 20,000 ............................ 20,000 ............................ ∂20,000 Complex Crises fund [OCO] ....................................................................................................................................... 30,000 ............................ ............................ ¥30,000 ............................Economic Support Fund [OCO] ................................................................................................................................... 2,114,266 2,183,330 2,019,034 ¥95,232 ¥164,296 Assistance to Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia [OCO] ............................................................................................ ............................ ............................ 410,869 ∂410,869 ∂410,869 Migration and Refugee assistance (MRA) [OCO] ...................................................................................................... 2,127,114 819,000 1,251,114 ¥876,000 ∂432,114 
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2015 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2015 appropriation Budget estimate 

International narcotics control and law enforcement [OCO] ..................................................................................... 443,195 226,000 284,000 ¥159,195 ∂58,000 Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related programs [NADR] [OCO] ................................................... 99,240 390,000 262,521 ∂163,281 ¥127,479 Peacekeeping Operations [PKO] [OCO] ...................................................................................................................... 328,698 65,000 210,000 ¥118,698 ∂145,000 Foreign Military Financing program [OCO] ................................................................................................................ 866,420 640,000 1,186,868 ∂320,448 ∂546,868 Economic Support Fund (rescission) [OCO] (Sec. 8005) ........................................................................................... ............................ ............................ ¥194,540 ¥194,540 ¥194,540 International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (rescission) [OCO] (Sec. 8005) ........................................... ............................ ............................ ¥27,497 ¥27,497 ¥27,497 

Total, Title VIII, Overseas Contingency Operations ...................................................................................... 9,258,000 7,047,452 9,258,000 ............................ ∂2,210,548 

(Overseas contingency operations) ...................................................................................................... (9,258,000 ) (7,047,452 ) (9,480,037 ) (∂222,037 ) (∂2,432,585 ) (Rescissions Overseas contingency operations) .................................................................................. ............................ ............................ (¥222,037 ) (¥222,037 ) (¥222,037 ) 

TITLE IX—HUMANITARIAN AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE 

Department of State 

Administration of Foreign Affairs 

Diplomatic and Consular Programs (emergency) ...................................................................................................... 36,420 ............................ ............................ ¥36,420 ............................

United States Agency for International Development 

Operating Expenses, USAID (emergency) ................................................................................................................... 19,037 ............................ ............................ ¥19,037 ............................Office of Inspector General, USAID (emergency) ....................................................................................................... 5,626 ............................ ............................ ¥5,626 ............................

Bilateral Economic Assistance 

Global Health Programs (emergency) ........................................................................................................................ 312,000 ............................ ............................ ¥312,000 ............................International Disaster Assistance (emergency) ......................................................................................................... 1,436,273 ............................ 298,000 ¥1,138,273 ∂298,000 Migration and refugee assistance (emergency) ........................................................................................................ ............................ ............................ 461,000 ∂461,000 ∂461,000 Economic Support Fund (emergency) ......................................................................................................................... 711,725 ............................ ............................ ¥711,725 ............................

International Security Assistance 

Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining, and Related Programs (emergency) ..................................................... 5,300 ............................ ............................ ¥5,300 ............................
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Total, Title IX, Humanitarian and Emergengy Response ............................................................................. 2,526,381 ............................ 759,000 ¥1,767,381 ∂759,000 

Emergency appropriations ................................................................................................................... (2,526,381 ) ............................ (759,000 ) (¥1,767,381 ) (∂759,000 ) 

TITLE X—OTHER MATTERS, MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE 

International Monetary Program 

International Monetary fund quota increase ............................................................................................................. ............................ 295,000 295,000 ∂295,000 ............................

(Rescission of emergency appropriations) ........................................................................................................ ............................ ¥1,180,000 ¥1,180,000 ¥1,180,000 ............................

Total, title X, Other Matters, International Assistance Programs ................................................................ ............................ ¥885,000 ¥885,000 ¥885,000 ............................

Rescission of emergency appropriations ............................................................................................. ............................ (¥1,180,000 ) (¥1,180,000 ) (¥1,180,000 ) ............................

Grand Total ................................................................................................................................................... 51,950,281 52,926,191 48,005,900 ¥3,944,381 ¥4,920,291 

Appropriations ...................................................................................................................................... (40,195,900 ) (47,058,739 ) (39,533,716 ) (¥662,184 ) (¥7,525,023 ) Emergency appropriations ................................................................................................................... (2,526,381 ) ............................ (759,000 ) (¥1,767,381 ) (∂759,000 ) Overseas contingency operations ........................................................................................................ (9,258,000 ) (7,047,452 ) (9,480,037 ) (∂222,037 ) (∂2,432,585 ) Rescissions overseas contingency operations ..................................................................................... ............................ ............................ (¥222,037 ) (¥222,037 ) (¥222,037 ) Rescissions .......................................................................................................................................... (¥30,000 ) ............................ (¥364,816 ) (¥334,816 ) (¥364,816 ) Rescission of emergency appropriations ............................................................................................. ............................ (¥1,180,000 ) (¥1,180,000 ) (¥1,180,000 ) ............................

(By transfer) .................................................................................................................................................. (40,000 ) (40,000 ) (40,000 ) ............................ ............................(Limitation on administrative expenses) ...................................................................................................... (63,945 ) (70,000 ) (63,945 ) ............................ (¥6,055 ) (Limitation on callable capital) .................................................................................................................... (10,093,696 ) (7,790,647 ) (7,790,647 ) (¥2,303,049 ) ............................

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