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<item congress="116" measure-type="s" measure-number="2583" measure-id="id116s2583" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2019-09-26" update-date="2019-10-01">
<title>Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020</title>
<summary summary-id="id116s2583v25" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2019-10-01">
<action-date>2019-09-26</action-date>
<action-desc>Reported to Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020</b></p> <p>This bill provides FY2020 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. </p> <p>The bill provides appropriations to the State Department for </p> <ul> <li> Administration of Foreign Affairs, </li> <li>International Organizations, and </li> <li>International Commissions. </li> </ul> <p>The bill provides appropriations for Related Agencies and Related Programs, including</p> <ul> <li> the U.S. Agency for Global Media,</li> <li>the Asia Foundation, </li> <li> the U.S. Institute of Peace, </li> <li> the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, </li> <li> the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program, </li> <li> the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program, </li> <li>the East-West Center, and</li> <li> the National Endowment for Democracy. </li> </ul> <p>The bill provides appropriations for Other Commissions, including</p> <ul> <li> the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, </li> <li> the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, </li> <li> the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, </li> <li> the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, and</li> <li> the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.</li> </ul> <p>The bill provides appropriations to</p> <ul> <li>the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),</li> <li>the State Department and the President for International Security Assistance,</li> <li> the President and International Financial Institutions for Multilateral Assistance, and</li> <li>specified accounts for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism. </li> </ul> <p>The bill provides appropriations for Bilateral Economic Assistance to</p> <ul> <li> the President; </li> <li> the State Department; </li> <li> Independent Agencies, including the Peace Corps, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Inter-American Foundation, and the U.S. African Development Foundation; and </li> <li> the Department of the Treasury. </li> </ul> <p>The bill provides appropriations for Export and Investment Assistance to</p> <ul> <li>the Export-Import Bank of the United States, </li> <li>the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, and </li> <li>the U.S. Trade and Development Agency.</li> </ul> <p>The bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts. </p> <p><i></i> </p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id116s2583v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2019-09-30">
<action-date>2019-09-26</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020</b></p> <p>This bill provides FY2020 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. </p> <p>The bill provides appropriations to the State Department for </p> <ul> <li> Administration of Foreign Affairs, </li> <li>International Organizations, and </li> <li>International Commissions. </li> </ul> <p>The bill provides appropriations for Related Agencies and Related Programs, including</p> <ul> <li> the U.S. Agency for Global Media,</li> <li>the Asia Foundation, </li> <li> the U.S. Institute of Peace, </li> <li> the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, </li> <li> the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program, </li> <li> the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program, </li> <li>the East-West Center, and</li> <li> the National Endowment for Democracy. </li> </ul> <p>The bill provides appropriations for Other Commissions, including</p> <ul> <li> the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, </li> <li> the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, </li> <li> the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, </li> <li> the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, and</li> <li> the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.</li> </ul> <p>The bill provides appropriations to</p> <ul> <li>the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),</li> <li>the State Department and the President for International Security Assistance,</li> <li> the President and International Financial Institutions for Multilateral Assistance, and</li> <li>specified accounts for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism. </li> </ul> <p>The bill provides appropriations for Bilateral Economic Assistance to</p> <ul> <li> the President; </li> <li> the State Department; </li> <li> Independent Agencies, including the Peace Corps, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Inter-American Foundation, and the U.S. African Development Foundation; and </li> <li> the Department of the Treasury. </li> </ul> <p>The bill provides appropriations for Export and Investment Assistance to</p> <ul> <li>the Export-Import Bank of the United States, </li> <li>the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, and </li> <li>the U.S. Trade and Development Agency.</li> </ul> <p>The bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts. </p> <p><i></i> </p>]]></summary-text>
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