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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 114
To require the President to submit to the Congress each year an integrated
justification for United States foreign assistance programs, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. CONDIT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Ag-
riculture, Banking and Financial Services, and Rules, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned
A BILL
To require the President to submit to the Congress each
year an integrated justification for United States foreign
assistance programs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign Aid Reporting
Reform Act of 1997’’.
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SEC. 2. ANNUAL FOREIGN ASSISTANCE JUSTIFICATION RE-
PORT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In conjunction with the submis-
sion of the annual requests for enactment of authoriza-
tions and appropriations for foreign assistance programs
for each fiscal year, the President shall submit to the Con-
gress a single report containing—
(1) an integrated justification for all foreign as-
sistance programs proposed by the President for the
coming fiscal year; and
(2) an assessment of when the objectives of
those programs will be achieved so that the assist-
ance can be terminated.
(b) SPECIFIC INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED.—
Each such report shall include the following:
(1) INFORMATION REGARDING A FOREIGN AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAM GENERALLY.—For each foreign
assistance program taken as a whole—
(A) the total amount of assistance pro-
posed to be provided under that program;
(B) the justification for that amount;
(C) the objectives that assistance under
that program is intended to achieve;
(D) an explanation of the relationship of
assistance under that program to assistance
under other foreign assistance programs; and
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(E) the President’s estimation of the date
by which the objectives of that program will be
achieved and the program terminated.
(2) INFORMATION REGARDING SPECIFIC ASSIST-
ANCE RECIPIENTS.—For each country or organiza-
tion which is a proposed recipient of assistance
under any foreign assistance program—
(A) the amount of each type of assistance
proposed;
(B) the justification for providing each
such type of assistance;
(C) the objectives that each such type of
assistance is intended to achieve;
(D) an explanation of the relationship of
each type of assistance proposed to other types
of assistance proposed for that recipient; and
(E) the President’s estimation of the date
by which the objectives of assistance for such
recipient under each foreign assistance program
will be achieved and assistance under that pro-
gram to that recipient terminated.
The information required by subparagraphs (A)
through (E) shall be provided on a recipient-by-
recipient basis.
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(3) INFORMATION
REGARDING
CENTRALLY-
FUNDED
PROGRAMS.—For each centrally-funded
program under a foreign assistance program—
(A) the amount proposed for such pro-
gram;
(B) the justification for such program;
(C) the objectives each such program is in-
tended to achieve;
(D) an explanation of the relationship of
such program to other types of assistance pro-
posed under that foreign assistance program
and under other foreign assistance programs;
and
(E) the President’s estimation of the date
by which the objectives of such program will be
achieved and such program terminated.
SEC. 
3. 
REQUIREMENT 
FOR 
CONGRESSIONAL 
EXPLA-
NATION OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE
PRESIDENT’S FOREIGN ASSISTANCE BUDGET.
Any committee of the Congress reporting legislation
authorizing the enactment of new budget authority for, or
providing new budget authority for, foreign assistance pro-
grams shall include in the report accompanying that legis-
lation an explanation for any change proposed by that
committee—
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(1) in the total amount of new budget authority
authorized or provided (as the case may be) for any
foreign assistance program as compared to the
amount proposed by the President; or
(2) in the amount of assistance for any specific
recipient of assistance, or for any centrally-funded
program, under any foreign assistance program as
compared to the amount proposed by the President.
SEC. 4. DEFINITION OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
As used in this Act, the term ‘‘foreign assistance pro-
gram’’ includes—
(1) any program of assistance authorized by the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (such as the devel-
opment assistance program, the economic support
fund program, and the international military edu-
cation and training program) or authorized by the
African Development Foundation Act, section 401 of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969 (relating to the
Inter-American Development Foundation), or any
other foreign assistance legislation;
(2) any program of grant, credit, or guaranty
assistance under the Arms Export Control Act;
(3) assistance under the Migration and Refugee
Assistance Act of 1962;
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(4) assistance under any title of the Agricul-
tural Trade Development and Assistance Act of
1954;
(5) contributions to the International Monetary
Fund;
(6) contributions to the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development, the International
Development Association, or any other institution
within the World Bank group; and
(7) contributions to any regional multilateral
development bank.
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