[House Document 114-178]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
114th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - House Document 114-178
FISCAL YEAR 2017 BUDGET AMENDMENTS
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COMMUNICATION
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
transmitting
FY 2017 BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY ACTIVITIES AT THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, AND THE U.S. AGENCY FOR
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO FUND OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS
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November 14, 2016.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and
ordered to be printed
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U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
69-012 WASHINGTON : 2016
The White House,
Washington, November 10, 2016.
Hon. Paul D. Ryan,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: I ask the Congress to consider the
enclosed Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Budget amendments for national
security activities at the Department of Defense (DOD), the
Department of State (State), and the U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID) to fund Overseas Contingency
Operations (OCO).
These amendments would provide $5.8 billion for DOD OCO
activities to support the Afghan National Defense and Security
Forces, and to degrade and ultimately defeat the Islamic State
of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), including through military
operations as part of Operation Inherent Resolve. For State and
USAID, a total of $5.8 billion would support the
Administration's counter-ISIL and counterterrorism objectives,
including the efforts to implement the diplomatic engagement,
governance, and stabilization components of my Administration's
counter-ISIL strategy, strengthen embassy security, and respond
to relief and recovery needs, as well as provide additional
humanitarian assistance for areas liberated from ISIL and other
unforeseen needs.
Overall, these amendments would increase the OCO funding
requested for FY 2017 by $11.6 billion, for a total FY 2017 OCO
request of $85.3 billion. Consistent with last year's
bipartisan budget agreement, these amendments would provide
equal funding increases for defense and non-defense security
programs.
The details of these amendments are set forth in the
enclosed letter from the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget.
While these amendments focus on funding our overseas
national security efforts, our efforts here at home are equally
important to fighting terrorism and protecting the American
people. For this reason, I urge the Congress to fully fund not
only the international security needs outlined in this request,
but also the domestic security programs included in the FY 2017
Budget. Specifically, the Congress should fund critical
cybersecurity programs and ensure the Nation has the resources
needed to aggressively counter evolving cybersecurity threats.
I also encourage the Congress to provide the resources
necessary for the Department of Homeland Security's
Transportation Security Administration and its Countering
Violent Extremism programs.
Sincerely,
Barack Obama.
[Estimate No. 3, 114th Congress, 2nd Session]
Executive Office of the President,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC, November 10, 2016.
The President,
The White House.
Dear Mr. President: Submitted for your consideration are
amendments to your Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Budget for national
security activities at the Department of Defense (DOD) and the
Department of State (State) and U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID), to be designated as Overseas Contingency
Operations (OCO).
These amendments would provide the resources needed to
continue tailored support to help the Afghan National Defense
and Security Forces (ANDSF), and support your comprehensive
strategy to degrade, and ultimately defeat, the Islamic State
of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), including military operations
associated with Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR). These
amendments include an additional $5.8 billion for DOD OCO
funding (for an FY 2017 OCO total of $64.6 billion) for
military operations associated with Afghanistan and OIR; as
well as an increase of $5.8 billion for State and USAID OCO
funding (for an FY 2017 OCO total of $20.7 billion) to support
the Administration's counter-ISIL and counterterrorism
objectives, including the efforts to implement the diplomatic
engagement, governance, and stabilization components of the
Administration's counter-ISIL strategy, strengthen embassy
security, and respond to relief and recovery needs, as well as
to provide additional humanitarian assistance for areas
liberated from ISIL and other unforeseen needs.
These amendments include $2.5 billion for DOD to maintain
approximately 8,400 troops in Afghanistan through FY 2017,
consistent with your announcement on July 6, 2016. Since the
U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan ended in December 2014, the
ANDSF have assumed full responsibility for Afghanistan's
security nationwide. The ANDSF have grown stronger, but
continue to face a determined insurgency. Maintaining a U.S.
force posture of approximately 8,400 troops into 2017, together
with our 41 allies and partners who together contribute another
6,000 troops, would enable the NATO-led coalition to continue
to provide focused assistance on crucial capabilities such as
intelligence, logistics, aviation, and command and control.
This critical support would help the ANDSF secure their country
and prevent Afghanistan from being used as a safe haven for
terrorists to attack our Nation. This U.S. force level also
preserves the counterterrorism platforms that are central to
your post-2016 plan.
This request also includes $814.5 million to provide
essential capabilities to the Afghan Air Force and Special
Mission Wing. This funding would enable DOD to start
transitioning Afghanistan's aging and battle-worn fleet of
Russian-made helicopters to U.S.-made helicopters.
Transitioning to U.S. platforms will ensure that Afghan forces
have the necessary tactical capabilities for warfare in the
rugged Afghan countryside, as well as uninterrupted access to
parts and services to maintain their helicopters. This request
also includes funding for additional fixed-wing aircraft that
would provide Afghan commanders with close air support
capability.
Based on the U.S.-led global coalition's sustained progress
in Iraq and Syria, our approach to countering ISIL continues to
evolve with emerging requirements and additional funding needs
identified subsequent to the FY 2017 OCO request submitted to
the Congress in February. The coalition continues to enable
local partners to challenge ISIL's territorial control in Iraq
and Syria and disrupt its efforts to plan external attacks
through the use of precision airstrikes, Special Operations
forces, and intelligence collection and exploitation, along
with the development of capable local ground forces in Iraq and
Syria. To seize the opportunities created by successes in
recent months, your military and civilian leaders recommend
intensifying our efforts as Iraqi forces begin to engage ISIL
forces in Mosul. These amendments request funding for DOD to
support a range of military operations against ISIL in the
Middle East region, including:
sustainment of U.S. personnel forward
deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of
operations, including the additional forces you
recently approved, who are providing training, advice,
and assistance to partner security forces engaged in
the fight against ISIL;
operations and maintenance costs for air and
ground operations;
enabling activities that support forces and
operations, especially the people, platforms, and
network capabilities that will allow a surge in
intelligence collection, analysis, exploitation, and
sharing among coalition partners that is essential to
countering not only ISIL's core and branches, but its
ability to conduct external operations and extend its
influence in cyberspace; and
stipend support to Kurdish Peshmerga forces
in cooperation with the Iraqi government, in order to
reinforce the Iraqi Kurds' continued constructive
engagement in counter-ISIL operations toward Mosul and
respond to economic pressures faced by the Kurdistan
Regional Government of Iraq.
The request for State and USAID includes $5.8 billion to
support implementation of the diplomatic engagement,
governance, stabilization and other components of the
Administration's counter-ISIL and counterterrorism objectives
as well as to provide additional humanitarian assistance for
areas liberated from ISIL and other unforeseen needs. State and
USAID funding would support:
unexploded ordnance and explosive remnants
of war removal in severely contaminated areas that have
been liberated from ISIL across Iraq, Syria, and Libya;
immediate stabilization needs for liberated
areas in Iraq, including support for the Funding
Facility for Immediate Stabilization in Iraq;
support for State's Global Engagement Center
to strengthen counter-violent extremism communication;
police training, stabilization and core
development work in northern Nigeria and the broader
Lake Chad Basin region affected by Boko Haram/ISIL West
Africa Province;
increased diplomatic presence in Somalia,
along with enhanced stabilization and governance
support to improve community resistance to the
influence of extremist groups;
support for peace processes and emerging
countering violent extremism and counterterrorism needs
in Africa, Asia, and other crisis areas;
increased diplomatic movements in and out of
Syria, Libya, and Yemen as the security situation on
the ground allows;
longer-term stabilization needs for
additional areas liberated from ISIL in the future and
other unforeseen needs arising from the historic global
refugee crisis, including support for such multilateral
funding instruments as the Syria Recovery Trust Fund,
the United Nations (UN) Development Program's Funding
Facility for Expanded Stabilization, and the UN
Stabilization Fund for Libya;
expanded technical assistance for the
transitional government in Libya and support to
political processes in Yemen;
a Relief and Recovery Fund that would
provide flexible funding to support a range of
additional needs following the counter-ISIL campaign;
humanitarian assistance for areas liberated
from ISIL and other unforeseen needs; and
a one-time increase for embassy security to
accelerate planned construction and security
enhancement projects.
Overall, these amendments would increase the OCO funding
requested for FY 2017 by $11.6 billion, for a total FY 2017 OCO
request of $85.3 billion. Consistent with last year's
bipartisan budget agreement, these amendments would provide
equal funding increases for defense and non-defense security
programs.
While these amendments focus on funding our overseas
national security efforts, our efforts here at home are equally
important to fighting terrorism and protecting the American
people. For this reason, the Congress should fully fund
domestic security programs, including needs that have arisen
since submission of your FY 2017 Budget. While the Congress has
supported many of the cybersecurity programs included in the FY
2017 Budget, additional needs remain outstanding in areas such
as securing Federal information technology systems, protecting
critical infrastructure, and investing in our cybersecurity
workforce. In addition, the Department of Homeland Security
requires funding for the Transportation Security Administration
to maintain its enhanced operational posture and upgrade
outdated equipment, and for grant funding and programs that
support Countering Violent Extremism efforts. We will work with
the Congress to ensure these needs are included in FY 2017
appropriations.
Recommendation
I have reviewed these amendments and am satisfied that they
are necessary at this time. Therefore, I join the heads of the
affected Departments and agencies in recommending that you
transmit the amendments to the Congress.
Sincerely,
Shaun Donovan,
Director.
Enclosures.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY PROGRAMS
Military Personnel
MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 321
FY 2017 Pending Request: $2,051,578,000
Proposed Amendment: $94,034,000
Revised Request: $2,145,612,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
``$2,051,578,000'' and substitute $2,145,612,000.)
This amendment would provide $94.0 million to enable the
Department of Defense (DOD) to support the increased personnel
and authorities associated with Operations Freedom's Sentinel
and Inherent Resolve in Afghanistan and Iraq. This includes
funding for incremental pay, allowances, subsistence, permanent
change of station travel, and other Army personnel costs for
increased Active component and Guard and Reserve troops
activated for duty. This request also includes funding for
special pays, including imminent danger pay, family separation
allowance, foreign language proficiency pay, and hardship duty
pay.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY PROGRAMS
Military Personnel
MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 321
FY 2017 Pending Request: $330,557,000
Proposed Amendment: $7,354,000
Revised Request: $337,911,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
``$330,557,000'' and substitute $337,911,000.)
This amendment would provide $7.4 million to enable DOD to
support the increased personnel and authorities associated with
Operations Freedom's Sentinel and Inherent Resolve in
Afghanistan and Iraq. This includes funding for incremental
pay, allowances, subsistence, permanent change of station
travel, and other Navy personnel costs for increased Active
component and Reserve troops activated for duty. This request
also includes funding for special pays, including imminent
danger pay, family separation allowance, foreign language
proficiency pay, and hardship duty pay.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY PROGRAMS
Military Personnel
MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 322
FY 2017 Pending Request: $179,733,000
Proposed Amendment: $5,840,000
Revised Request: $185,573,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
``$179,733,000'' and substitute $185,573,000.)
This amendment would provide $5.8 million to enable DOD to
support the increased personnel and authorities associated with
Operations Freedom's Sentinel and Inherent Resolve in
Afghanistan and Iraq. This includes funding for incremental
pay, allowances, subsistence, permanent change of station
travel, and other Marine Corps personnel costs for increased
Active component and Reserve troops activated for duty. This
request also includes funding for special pays, including
imminent danger pay, family separation allowance, foreign
language proficiency pay, and hardship duty pay.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY PROGRAMS
Military Personnel
MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 322
FY 2017 Pending Request: $719,896,000
Proposed Amendment: $37,640,000
Revised Request: $757,536,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
``$719,896,000'' and substitute $757,536,000.)
This amendment would provide $37.6 million to enable DOD to
support the increased personnel and authorities associated with
Operations Freedom's Sentinel and Inherent Resolve in
Afghanistan and Iraq. This includes finding for incremental
pay, allowances, subsistence, permanent change of station
travel, and other Air Force personnel costs for increased
Active component and Guard and Reserve troops activated for
duty. This request also includes funding for special pays,
including imminent danger pay, family separation allowance,
foreign language proficiency pay, and hardship duty pay.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY PROGRAMS
Operation and Maintenance
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 325
FY 2017 Pending Request: $15,310,587,000
Proposed Amendment: $2,934,269,000
Revised Request: $18,244,856,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
``$15,310,587,000'' and substitute $18,244,856,000.)
This amendment would provide $2.9 billion to finance the
cost of operating and maintaining the Army in support of
Operations Freedom's Sentinel and Inherent Resolve. This
includes resources necessary to finance the costs associated
with support for Active component forces and mobilized Reserve
and National Guard personnel. Included are amounts for pre-
deployment training and operation costs for ground operations
and flying hours to include fuel, supplies, and repair parts.
This request also includes pay and subsistence of civilians,
transportation, contract services for maintenance and repair of
equipment and facilities, and costs to reset equipment
redeployed from theater.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY PROGRAMS
Operation and Maintenance
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 325
FY 2017 Pending Request: $6,827,391,000
Proposed Amendment: $95,531,000
Revised Request: $6,922,922,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
``$6,827,391,000'' and substitute $6,922,922,000.)
This amendment would provide $95.5 million to finance the
cost of operating and maintaining the Navy in support of
Operations Freedom's Sentinel and Inherent Resolve. This
includes resources necessary to finance the costs associated
with support for Active component forces and mobilized Reserve
personnel. Included are amounts for operation costs of flying
hours to include fuel, supplies, and repair parts. This request
also includes transportation, contract services for maintenance
and repair of equipment and facilities, and costs to reset
equipment redeployed from theater.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY PROGRAMS
Operation and Maintenance
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 326
FY 2017 Pending Request: $1,244,359,000
Proposed Amendment: $168,446,000
Revised Request: $1,412,805,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
``$1,244,359,000'' and substitute $1,412,805,000.)
This amendment would provide $168.4 million to finance the
cost of operating and maintaining the Marine Corps in support
of Operations Freedom's Sentinel and Inherent Resolve. This
includes resources necessary to finance amounts for pre-
deployment training and operation costs for ground operations
to include fuel, supplies, and repair parts. This request also
includes transportation, contract services for maintenance and
repair of equipment and facilities, and costs to reset
equipment redeployed from theater.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY PROGRAMS
Operation and Maintenance
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 326
FY 2017 Pending Request: $9,498,830,000
Proposed Amendment: $382,496,000
Revised Request: $9,881,326,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
``$9,498,830,000'' and substitute $9,881,326,000.)
This amendment would provide $382.5 million to finance the
cost of operating and maintaining the Air Force in support of
Operation Inherent Resolve. It includes the operation costs for
flying hours to include fuel, supplies, and repair parts.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY PROGRAMS
Operation and Maintenance
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 327
FY 2017 Pending Request: $5,982,173,000
Proposed Amendment: $412,959,000
Revised Request: $6,395,132,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
``$5,982,173,000'' and substitute $6,395,132,000.)
This amendment would provide $413 million to support
Operations Freedom's Sentinel and Inherent Resolve. This
includes resources necessary to finance amounts for:
communications; sustainment; supplies; airlift; contract
services (non-command, control, communications and computers),
processing, evaluation, and dissemination (PED); intelligence,
surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR); and other classified
activities. This request would also finance network backbone
support and continued ISR, PED, and other activities in support
of the classified agencies.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY PROGRAMS
Operation and Maintenance
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 331
FY 2017 Pending Request: $331,764,000
Proposed Amendment: $2,547,000
Revised Request: $334,311,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
``$331,764,000'' and substitute $334,311,000.)
This amendment would provide $2.5 million for medical and
dental services to increased Active forces (above baseline),
mobilized Reserve components, and their family members in
support of Operations Freedom's Sentinel and Inherent Resolve.
This request would also cover the incremental costs associated
with the treatment of combat casualties at military treatment
Facilities, pre-/post-deployment processing for personnel,
aeromedical transportation of casualties, and post deployment
health assessments.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY PROGRAMS
Operation and Maintenance
AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 331-332
FY 2017 Pending Request: $3,448,715,000
Proposed Amendment: $814,500,000
Revised Request: $4,263,215,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
``$3,448,715,000'' and substitute $4,263,215,000.)
This amendment would provide $814.5 million to begin
transitioning the Afghan National Defense Security Forces
(ANDSF) from Russian-manufactured rotary wing aircraft to U.S.-
manufactured rotary wing aircraft. The current fleet of Russian
helicopters is increasingly difficult to sustain and will
require significant recapitalization in the coming years. This
amendment would also provide for additional cargo and close air
support aircraft for the ANDSF. Close air support remains the
single greatest operational challenge for the ANDSF.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY PROGRAMS
Operation and Maintenance
IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 332-333
FY 2017 Pending Request: $630,000,000
Proposed Amendment: $289,500,000
Revised Request: $919,500,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
``$630,000,000'' and substitute $919,500,000.)
This amendment would provide $289.5 million to support the
military and other security forces of or associated with the
Government of Iraq's operations against the Islamic State of
Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). This funding would be available for
DOD to provide assistance, specifically stipends and
sustainment.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY PROGRAMS
Procurement
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 334
FY 2017 Pending Request: $632,817,000
Proposed Amendment: $46,500,000
Revised Request: $679,317,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
``$632,817,000'' and substitute $679,317,000.)
This amendment would provide $46.5 million for the
replenishment and fielding of 535 all-up rounds of the Lethal
Miniature Aerial Missile Systems and related support equipment
as requested by the Special Operations Command Central in the
Joint Urgent Operational Needs Statement CC-0556. This request
is in support of Operations Freedom's Sentinel and Inherent
Resolve and other counter-ISIL efforts for analytics,
targeting, training, and equipment to support deployed U.S.
Forces.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY PROGRAMS
Procurement
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 335
FY 2017 Pending Request: $1,373,010,000
Proposed Amendment: $98,500,000
Revised Request: $1,471,510,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
``$1,373,010,000'' and substitute $1,471,510,000.)
This amendment would provide $72.0 million to support a
Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems capability Joint Urgent
Operational Need. Funds would support the integrating,
procuring and fielding of networked counter-small unmanned
aerial systems at sites in theater within a two-year window.
This amendment would also provide $26.5 million to support
an urgent need in theater for cyber access. Funds would support
the acquisition of critical infrastructure to gain cyber
operational access and analysis of violent extremist
organizations. This amendment would provide funds for
classified programs.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY PROGRAMS
Procurement
JOINT IMPROVISED-THREAT DEFEAT FUND
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 335
FY 2017 Pending Request: $408,272,000
Proposed Amendment: $99,800,000
Revised Request: $508,072,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
``$408,272,000'' and substitute $508,072,000.)
This amendment would provide $99.8 million to enable the
Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization to sustain current
requirements and meet the increased Joint Staff-validated
requirements from the United States Central Command and the
United States Special Operations Command. This request is in
support of Operation Inherent Resolve and other counter-ISIL
efforts for analytics, targeting, training, and equipment to
support deployed U.S. Joint Forces.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY PROGRAMS
Procurement
OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 337
FY 2017 Pending Request: $124,206,000
Proposed Amendment: $5,000,000
Revised Request: $129,206,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
``$124,206,000'' and substitute $129,206,000.)
This amendment totaling $5.0 million would provide $3.6
million for the reset of medical support equipment and $1.4
million for the reset of medical support vehicles.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY PROGRAMS
Procurement
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 339
FY 2017 Pending Request: $3,696,281,000
Proposed Amendment: $137,884,000
Revised Request: $3,834,165,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
``$3,696,281,000'' and substitute $3,834,165,000.)
This amendment would provide $137.9 million for classified
programs. Additional details will be provided under separate
cover.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY PROGRAMS
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 339-340
FY 2017 Pending Request: $100,522,000
Proposed Amendment: $139,200,000
Revised Request: $239,722,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
``$100,522,000'' and substitute $239,722,000.)
This amendment would provide $78.7 million to support a
Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems capability Joint Urgent
Operational Need. These funds would support the developing,
testing and integration of networked counter-small unmanned
aerial systems at sites in theater within a two-year window.
This amendment would also provide $60.5 million to support
an urgent need in theater for cyber access. Funds would support
the rapid acquisition of critical infrastructure to gain cyber
operational access and analysis of violent extremist
organizations.
This amendment includes funds for classified programs.
Additional details will be provided under separate cover.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY PROGRAMS
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Pages: 340-341
FY 2017 Pending Request: $162,419,000
Proposed Amendment: $3,000,000
Revised Request: $165,419,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, delete
``$162,419,000'' and substitute $165,419,000.)
This amendment would provide $3.0 million for classified
purposes. Additional details will be provided under separate
cover.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
Administration of Foreign Affairs
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 345
FY 2017 Pending Request: $2,132,249,000
Proposed Amendment: $746,210,000
Revised Request: $2,878,459,000
(In the appropriations language under the above subheading,
delete ``$2,132,249,000'' and substitute $2,878,459,000, and
delete ``$1,815,210,000'' and substitute $2,372,810,000.)
This amendment would provide an additional $746.2 million
for Diplomatic and Consular Programs (D&CP) to fund necessary
diplomatic engagement expenses to support the counter-ISIL
strategy, including expanded personnel support, facility and
security resources in key locations, and investment in the
platforms that will allow for sustainability of counter-ISIL
gains. Given that U.S. Embassies in Libya and Yemen have been
on departure status for more than a year, and are operating
remotely, and U.S. Embassies in West Africa operate on minimum
staffing, this requirement places a premium on building back
presence, oversight, and local engagement as quickly as
security and resources allow. The D&CP funding includes $557.6
million for Worldwide Security Protection, which would support
increased diplomatic movements and security-related activities
within areas impacted by ISIL or other violent extremists.
Other D&CP funding would support enhanced public diplomacy and
the Global Engagement Center to further counter-ISIL messaging
and efforts to counter violent extremism.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
Administration of Foreign Affairs
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 345
FY 2017 Pending Request: $54,900,000
Proposed Amendment: $2,500,000
Revised Request: $57,400,000
(In the appropriations language under the above subheading,
delete ``$54,900,000'' and substitute $57,400,000.)
This amendment would provide an additional $2.5 million to
support the audits, inspections, and investigations of the
Inspector General covering activities, programs, and missions
of the Department of State related to funding provided for
counter-ISIL and other OCO activities.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
Administration of Foreign Affairs
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 346
FY 2017 Pending Request: $1,238,800,000
Proposed Amendment: $1,024,000,000
Revised Request: $2,262,800,000
(In the appropriations language under the above subheading,
delete ``$1,238,800,000'' and substitute $2,262,800,000.)
This amendment would provide an additional $1.0 billion to
support embassy security. Given the additional threats to U.S.
diplomatic facilities overseas due to the spread of ISIL and
other threats, this funding will enable the Department of State
to speed up planned construction and security enhancements
including, but not limited to, projects in Kabul, Afghanistan;
Mogadishu, Somalia; Nouakchott, Mauritania; N'Djamena, Chad;
Erbil, Iraq; Gaziantep, Turkey; and Adana, Turkey.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
Other
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 347
FY 2017 Pending Request: $1,876,003,000
Proposed Amendment: $260,400,000
Revised Request: $2,136,403,000
(In the appropriations language under the above subheading,
delete ``$1,876,003,000'' and substitute $2,136,403,000.)
This amendment would provide an additional $260.4 million
to meet emergency needs including shelter, clean water, and
other assistance as necessary for those requiring humanitarian
assistance as a consequence of ISIL and other unforeseen
humanitarian needs.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
Other
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 348
FY 2017 Pending Request: $324,240,000
Proposed Amendment: $19,300,000
Revised Request: $343,540,000
(In the appropriations language under the above subheading,
delete ``$324,240,000'' and substitute $343,540,000.)
This amendment would provide an additional $19.3 million
for anti-crime and counter-narcotics activities in support of
stabilization efforts in Libya and West Africa, including
related civilian security assistance.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
International Security Assistance
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 349
FY 2017 Pending Request: $3,672,153,000
Proposed Amendment: $2,460,400,000
Revised Request: $6,132,553,000
(In the appropriations language under the above subheading,
delete ``$3,672,153,000'' and substitute $6,132,553,000; after
``September 30, 2018'' insert , of which $1,000,000,000 may
remain available until September 30, 2019; after ``Provided
That'', insert such amount may be made available for United
States contributions to multilateral trust funds and facilities
to support countries and regions affected by the Islamic State
of Iraq and the Levant and its affiliates: Provided further,
That.)
This amendment would provide an additional $2.5 billion to
support activities to further stabilize the regions and
countries affected by ISIL or other violent extremists.
Illustrative activities would include but not be limited to
providing support to UN stabilization funds, supporting
political negotiations and peace processes, countering violent
extremism, and returning basic services in newly liberated
territories through entities, such as the U.S. Agency for
International Development's Office of Transition Initiatives.
Funding would also support counterterrorism activities, efforts
to counter violent extremism, and democracy, human rights, and
governance programming in global crisis areas. Of this funding,
$1 billion would also support a Relief and Recovery Fund that
would provide flexible funding to support a range of additional
needs in areas liberated from ISIL control as the counter-ISIL
campaign progresses.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
International Security Assistance
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 350
FY 2017 Pending Request: $349,100,000
Proposed Amendment: $90,000,000
Revised Request: $439,100,000
(In the appropriations language under the above subheading,
delete ``$349,100,000'' and substitute $439,100,000 and after
``Provided, That'', insert such amount may be made available,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, for assistance to
support peace processes in Sudan, including the negotiation,
monitoring, and verification of such peace processes: Provided
further, That.)
This amendment would provide an additional $90.0 million
for equipment, training, logistics, and/or advisory support for
the Lake Chad Basin countries (primarily Cameroon, Chad, and
Niger) to continue conducting counter-Boko Haram/ISIL West
Africa Province efforts. Funding would also support peace
processes in Sudan, including peace monitoring and verification
efforts, and peacekeeping efforts in Africa.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
International Security Assistance
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 350
FY 2017 Pending Request: $214,254,000
Proposed Amendment: $128,000,000
Revised Request: $342,254,000
(In the appropriations language under the above subheading,
delete ``$214,254,000'' and substitute $342,254,000.)
This amendment would provide an additional $128.0 million
to support unexploded ordinance and explosive remnants of war
cleanup in areas liberated from ISIL control, border and
perimeter security and other activities to counter the
proliferation of conventional weapons and weapons of mass
destruction, and counterterrorism capacity building for
civilian law enforcement.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
Agency for International Development
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 351
FY 2017 Pending Request: $1,832,000,000
Proposed Amendment: $953,200,000
Revised Request: $2,785,200,000
(In the appropriations language under the above subheading,
delete ``$1,832,000,000'' and substitute $2,785,200,000; after
``Provided, That'' insert of which up to $600,000,000 may be
transferred to and merged with funds appropriated by this title
under the heading ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'':
Provided further, That such transfer authority is in addition
to any transfer authority otherwise available under any other
provision of law: Provided further, That; in the third proviso
as so amended, replace ``amount is'' with amounts are; and in
the fourth proviso as so amended, replace ``amount'' with
amounts each place it appears.)
This request would provide $953.2 million in international
disaster assistance funds to carry out assistance activities,
to meet emergency needs including shelter, clean water, food,
and other supplies necessary for those requiring humanitarian
assistance in the region as a consequence of ISIL and other
unforeseen humanitarian needs. Of this amount, up to $600
million may be transferred to the Migration and Refugee
Assistance account. This transfer authority would allow the
Administration to allocate funds for affected populations based
on real-time information, depending on the needs of the
affected populations.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
Agency for International Development
OPERATING EXPENSES
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 352
FY 2017 Pending Request: $98,460,000
Proposed Amendment: $15,000,000
Revised Request: $113,460,000
(In the appropriations language under the above subheading,
delete ``$98,460,000'' and substitute $113,460,000.)
This amendment would provide an additional $15.0 million to
assist the U.S. Agency for International Development with the
increased operating expenses of implementing counter-ISIL
activities and countering violent extremism. This includes
increased staff in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and
Washington, D.C., as well as additional security to operate in
post-conflict environments.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
Agency for International Development
TRANSITION INITIATIVES
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 352
FY 2017 Pending Request: $62,600,000
Proposed Amendment: $73,490,000
Revised Request: $136,090,000
(In the appropriations language under the above subheading,
delete ``$62,600,000'' and substitute $136,090,000.)
This amendment would provide an additional $73.5 million
for new initiatives or (non-humanitarian) crisis response
activities to supplement the Office of Transition Initiatives
(OTI) programming. In addition to helping stabilize regions
liberated from ISIL, OTT will also support other U.S. foreign
policy objectives such as helping local partners in countries
in transition to stem the growth of violent extremism. OTI
provides fast, flexible, short-term assistance targeted at key
political transition and stabilization needs by promoting
reconciliation, jumpstarting local economies, supporting
emerging independent media, and fostering peace and democracy
through innovative programming.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
Agency for International Development
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
(OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS)
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 353
FY 2017 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: $2,500,000
Revised Request: $2,500,000
(Following the Bodoni dash, and just before the heading ``MENA
Loan Guarantee Program Account'', insert the above new heading,
subheading, the following new appropriations language, and a
new Bodoni dash:)
For an additional amount for ``Office of Inspector
General'', $2,500,000, to remain available until September 30,
2018: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided
further, That such amount shall be available only if the
President designates such amount for Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(ii).
This amendment would provide $2.5 million to cover the
costs of operations of the Office of the Inspector General,
U.S. Agency for International Development to include salaries,
expenses, and support costs of the Inspector General's
personnel for oversight of counter-ISIL operations and foreign
assistance programs.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
General Provisions
FY 2017 Budget Appendix Page: 354
FY 2017 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading, insert
the following new sections immediately after section 8004 and
before the opening parenthesis of the bill citation:)
PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS
Sec. 8005. Funds available in this Act to support
counterterrorism and countering violent extremism activities,
including counter-ISIL activities may be used to enter into
contracts with individuals for the provision of personal
services (as described in section 104 of part 37 of title 48,
Code of Federal Regulations (48 CFR 37.104)) in the United
States or abroad: Provided. That such individuals may not be
deemed employees of the United States for the purpose of any
law administered by the Office of Personnel Management.
This amendment would allow the Department of State and the
U.S. Agency for International Development to quickly hire
additional experts, such as personal security specialists,
subject matter experts, and highly skilled technical experts,
and other support staff to support Diplomatic Engagement and
Foreign Assistance programs.
DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY
Sec. 8006. Funds available in this Act to support
counterterrorism and countering violent extremism activities,
including counter-ISIL activities, may be used by the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development, and Secretary of State to appoint candidates to
any time limited position in the competitive service if such an
appointment is necessary for such purposes: Provided, That such
an appointment may be made, notwithstanding any statutes,
rules, and regulations governing appointments in the
competitive service: Provided further, That an appointment
under this section shall be in accordance with the statutes,
rules, and regulations governing appointments in the excepted
service.
This amendment would provide the authority for the
Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International
Development to quickly and temporarily appoint a limited number
of experts, as funded in this Act, to implement counter-ISIL
activities.
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