Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Highlights:
This bill provides FY2017 appropriations for diplomatic and international assistance programs, including the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development and related agencies and programs.
The bill includes funding for the administration of foreign affairs, U.S. contributions to international organizations and commissions, bilateral economic assistance, international security assistance, multilateral assistance, and export and investment assistance.
The bill also includes additional Overseas and Contingency Operations (OCO)/ Global War on Terrorism funding which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.
The bill decreases Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs funding below FY2016 levels.
Full Summary:
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017
Provides FY2017 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs.
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY
Provides appropriations to the Department of State for the Administration of Foreign Affairs, including:
Provides appropriations for International Organizations for Contributions to International Organizations and Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities.
Provides appropriations for International Commissions, including:
Provides appropriations to the Broadcasting Board of Governors for International Broadcasting Operations and Broadcasting Capital Improvements.
Provides appropriations for Related Programs, including:
Provides appropriations for Other Commissions, including:
TITLE II--UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Provides appropriations to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for:
TITLE III--BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Provides appropriations to the President for:
Provides appropriations to the State Department for Migration and Refugee Assistance.
Provides appropriations to Independent Agencies, including:
Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury for International Affairs Technical Assistance.
TITLE IV--INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE
Provides appropriation to the State Department and the President for International Security Assistance.
Provides appropriations to the State Department for:
Provides appropriations to the President for: (1) International Military Education and Training, and (2) the Foreign Military Financing Program.
TITLE V--MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE
Provides appropriations for International Financial Institutions, including payments to:
TITLE VI--EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE
Provides appropriations for Export and Investment Assistance to:
TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sets forth requirements and restrictions for the use of funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.
(Sec. 7001) Permits funds provided by title I of this bill to be used for allowances and differentials, the employment of temporary or intermittent experts and consultants, and for hire of passenger transportation.
(Sec. 7002) Requires agencies funded by this bill to submit to Congress reports on unobligated balances.
(Sec. 7003) Limits expenditures for consulting services to contracts where the expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive Order issued pursuant to existing law.
(Sec. 7004) Prohibits funds provided by title I of this bill to construct a U.S. diplomatic facility from being used to include office space or other accommodations for an employee of any agency that has not provided the State Department with the agency's required share of the costs of constructing and using new diplomatic facilities. Includes an exception for the U.S. Marine Corps.
Prohibits specified funds from being used for site acquisition and mitigation, planning, design, or construction of the New London Embassy in the United Kingdom.
Sets forth reporting requirements for specified projects, including the new Mexico City Embassy and the new Beirut Embassy.Sets forth congressional notification and consultation requirements with respect to the use of funds for the acquisition of property or award of construction contracts for overseas diplomatic facilities.
Permits Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance funds provided by this bill to be used to address security vulnerabilities at interim and temporary facilities abroad, subject to specified requirements. Requires congressional notification and consultation prior to the opening, closure, or any significant modification to an interim or temporary diplomatic facility.
Permits specified funds to be transferred to implement the recommendations of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board, or to prevent or respond to security situations and requirements, subject to congressional notification and consultation requirements.
(Sec. 7005) Requires costs incurred by agencies funded in title I of this bill due to personnel actions in response to funding reductions included in this bill to be absorbed within the resources available under title I. Permits the transfer of funds between accounts to comply with this section, subject to reprogramming procedures.
(Sec. 7006) Permits the State Department to award certain local guard contracts on the basis of best value as determined by a cost-technical tradeoff analysis, subject to congressional notification requirements.
(Sec. 7007) Prohibits the use of funds provided by titles III through VI of this bill for direct assistance or reparations for the governments of Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria. Specifies that the prohibition includes direct loans, credits, insurance, and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents.
(Sec. 7008) Prohibits the use of funds provided by titles III through VI of this bill for assistance to any country whose duly elected head of government is deposed by a military or military-supported coup or decree. Includes exceptions if a democratically elected government has taken office and for assistance to promote democratic elections.
(Sec. 7009) Sets forth limitations, conditions, and reporting requirements for the transfer of funds between appropriations accounts and agencies.
(Sec. 7010) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for first-class travel by employees of agencies funded by this bill.
(Sec. 7011) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly provided in this bill, subject to specified exceptions.
(Sec. 7012) Prohibits funds provided by titles III through VI of this bill from being used for assistance to the government of any country in default in excess of a year on payments on a U.S. loan unless the President determines the assistance is in the U.S. national interest.
(Sec. 7013) Prohibits funds provided by titles III through VI of this bill from being used to provide assistance to a country in which the assistance is subject to taxation and not reimbursed by the foreign government unless the State Department makes certain determinations regarding U.S. foreign policy interests. Includes an exception for de minimis taxes. Requires funds that are withheld pursuant to this section to be reprogrammed for assistance for countries that: (1) do not assess taxes on U.S. assistance or that have an arrangement to provide substantial reimbursement of such taxes, and (2) can reasonably accommodate the assistance in a programmatically responsible manner.
(Sec. 7014) Permits specifically designated appropriations provided by titles III through VI of this bill to be reprogrammed for other programs within the same account if compliance with the designation is made impossible due to a provision in this or any other Act.
Extends the availability of program-specific appropriations for one fiscal year if the State Department or the USAID reports to Congress that the termination of assistance to a country or a change in circumstances makes it unlikely that funds can be used during the original period of availability.
Provides that: (1) ceilings and specific funding levels included in this bill are not applicable to funds provided by subsequent bills, and (2) specific funding levels or minimum funding requirements contained in other Acts are not applicable to funds provided by this bill.
(Sec. 7015) Sets forth congressional notification requirements and procedures regarding the use, reprogramming, transfer, or withholding of funds provided by this bill.
(Sec. 7016) Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to notify Congress before: (1) providing certain excess defense articles under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or (2) issuing a letter of offer to sell certain defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act.
(Sec. 7017) Provides that: (1) certain funds included in titles I and III through V of this bill that are returned or not made available for international organizations shall remain available through FY2018, and (2) specified requirements to withhold funds for programs in Burma do not apply to funds provided by this bill.
(Sec. 7018) Prohibits funds provided to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 from being used for abortions and involuntary sterilization.
(Sec. 7019) Requires funds provided by this bill to be made available for programs and countries in the amounts contained in the tables in the report accompanying this bill. Permits certain deviations from the amounts and specifies requirements and restrictions for the deviations.
(Sec. 7020) Prohibits certain funds from being used to pay for alcoholic beverages or entertainment expenses for recreational activities.
(Sec. 7021) Prohibits assistance for governments engaged in specified activities that support international terrorism.
(Sec. 7022) Permits funds provided by this bill for the Trade and Development Agency to be spent, notwithstanding specified provisions that prohibit the obligation of funds for certain foreign assistance, intelligence, and broadcasting activities without a specific authorization of appropriations.
(Sec. 7023) Defines the terms "program," "project," and "activity" for the purposes of this bill.
(Sec. 7024) Provides authority for activities of the Peace Corps, the Inter-American Foundation, and the U.S. African Development Foundation that are authorized by or conducted under specified statutes.
(Sec. 7025) Prohibits specified funds provided by this bill from being used for activities related to the production, growth, or extraction of commodities for export by foreign countries if the commodities are likely to be in surplus on world markets or cause substantial injury to U.S. producers of the same, similar, or competing commodities, subject to specified exceptions. Directs Treasury to instruct the U.S. executive directors of the international financial institutions to oppose assistance for these activities.
(Sec. 7026) Directs the USAID to require countries that receive foreign assistance or cash transfers which result in the generation of local currencies to deposit the currencies in a separate account to be used to finance foreign assistance activities. Sets forth conditions and restrictions for the use of the funds.
(Sec. 7027) Provides that restrictions on assistance for a country included in this or any other Act should not be construed to restrict assistance: (1) in support of nongovernmental organizations included in specified provisions of this bill, and (2) under the Food for Peace Act.
Provides that this section does not alter prohibitions against funding for abortions, involuntary sterilizations, and countries that support international terrorism or violate human rights.
(Sec. 7028) Sets forth the conditions under which the USAID may use funds provided by this bill for limited competitions through local entities.
Requires the USAID to report to Congress annually on certain awards subject to limited or no competition for local entities.
(Sec. 7029) Requires the Department of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. executive director of certain international financial institutions to seek to require the institution to meet specified requirements regarding:
Prohibits funds provided under title V of this bill from being used for international financial institutions while the U.S. executive director is compensated above specified levels.
(Sec. 7030) Permits nongovernmental organizations that are USAID grantees or contractors to place local currencies which accrue to the organization as a result of economic assistance provided by title III of this bill in interest bearing accounts in order to enhance the organization's participation in debt-for-development and debt-for-nature exchanges.
(Sec. 7031) Requires direct government-to-government assistance to be limited to recipient agencies and ministries that meet specified requirements regarding financial management, budget transparency, corruption, foreign terrorist organizations, and human rights violations. Sets forth congressional reporting, notification, consultation requirements regarding government-to-government assistance.
Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used by foreign countries for debt service payments to any international financial institution.
Specifies that officials of foreign governments and their immediate family members who have been involved in significant corruption or a gross violation of human rights are ineligible for entry into the United States, subject to specified exceptions and waivers.
Permits funds provided by this bill to be used to support the provision of additional information on U.S. foreign assistance on the State Department foreign assistance website.
(Sec. 7032) Provides specified funds for democracy programs and specifies requirements for the allocation of the funds.
(Sec. 7033) Provides appropriations for specified programs related to promoting international religious freedom, including:
(Sec. 7034) Permits specified funds provided by this bill to be used for:
Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for: (1) supporting military training or operations that include child soldiers, and (2) the Green Climate Fund.
Prohibits funds provided by titles I and III of this bill from being used for the preservation of religious sites unless the State Department or the USAID determines and reports to Congress that the sites are historically, artistically, or culturally significant; the purpose of the project is neither to advance nor to inhibit the free exercise of religion; and that the project is in the U.S. national interest.
Requires specified funds provided by this bill to be used for:
Permits specified funds provided under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to support a nation emerging from instability to include support for a regional, district, municipal, or other sub-national entity emerging from instability.
Requires the State Department to report to Congress on funds spent during FY2016 for specified accounts related to security assistance.
Requires specified Foreign Military Financing Program funds to be used to modernize sales programs authorized by the Arms Export Control Act.
Requires the State Department to withhold specified funds for assistance for the central government of any country that is not taking appropriate steps to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abductions.
Permits the State Department to transfer specified funds provided for Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials and Diplomatic and Consular Programs.
Directs the State Department to implement the requirement of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 that A-3 and G-5 visas to applicants of a diplomatic mission or international organization be suspended if its employees are found to have a record of exploiting nonimmigrant employees holding the visas.
Extends or provides authorities related to:
Permits funds available in the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund to be used for pharmaceuticals and other products for child survival, malaria, and tuberculosis to the same extent as HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products.
(Sec. 7035) Expresses the sense of Congress on the Arab League boycott of Israel.
(Sec. 7036) Establishes limitations on the use of funds provided under titles III through VI of this bill to support a Palestinian state.
(Sec. 7037) Restricts the use of funds provided by titles II through VI of this bill to create a U.S. government office in Jerusalem to conduct U.S. government business with the Palestinian Authority over Gaza and Jericho or any successor Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles.
(Sec. 7038) Prohibits funds from being used for assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.
(Sec. 7039) Sets forth restrictions and requirements for assistance provided for the West Bank and Gaza.
(Sec. 7040) Restricts the use of specified funds provided by this bill for assistance to the Palestinian Authority or Hamas.
(Sec. 7041) Sets forth limitations, directives, and authorities for funds provided for diplomatic and development activities in the Middle East and North Africa, including:
(Sec. 7042) Sets forth limitations, directives, and authorities for funds provided for diplomatic and development activities in Africa, including:
(Sec. 7043) Sets forth limitations, directives, and authorities for funds provided for diplomatic and development activities in East Asia and the Pacific, including:
(Sec. 7044) Sets forth limitations, directives, and authorities for funds provided for diplomatic and development activities and programs in South and Central Asia, including: Afghanistan, Pakistan, and regional programs.
(Sec. 7045) Sets forth limitations, directives, and authorities for funds provided for diplomatic and development activities and programs in the Western Hemisphere, including:
(Sec. 7046) Prohibits fund provided by titles III through VI of this act from being used for certain payments to United Nations (U.N.) members for assessments, arrearages, dues, or the costs for participation of another country's delegation at international conferences held under the auspices of multilateral or international organizations.
(Sec. 7047) Permits the President to drawdown specified funds to support U.N. war crimes tribunals or commissions resolving charges regarding genocide or other violations of international humanitarian law.
(Sec. 7048) Limits the use of funds provided by this bill for contributions to the U.N. or the Organization of American States until specified transparency and accountability measures are taken by the organizations, subject to a waiver for a humanitarian crisis.
Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for:
Prohibits funds provided by this bill for Migration and Refugee Assistance from being used for the U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) until the State Department makes specified certifications to Congress regarding the activities of the UNWRA, subject to a waiver for a humanitarian crisis.
Requires the State Department to report to Congress on funds available for contributions to any organization, department, agency, or program within the U.N. system or any international program that are withheld due to any provision of law.
Withholds specified Diplomatic and Consular Programs funds provided for the Bureau of International Organizations until the State Department complies with specified reporting requirements included in prior appropriation bills, committee reports, and explanatory statements.
(Sec. 7049) Permits funds provided by titles III and IV of this bill to be used to enhance the effectiveness and accountability of civilian police authority through training and technical assistance in human rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic planning, and through assistance to foster civilian police roles that support democratic governance.
(Sec. 7050) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of the products, except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all products of the same type.
(Sec. 7051) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill for the attendance of more than 50 U.S.-stationed employees at any single conference outside the United States unless Congress is notified in advance that attendance is important to the national interest.
(Sec. 7052) Permits the transfer of certain aircraft between programs, including for the transportation of active and standby Civilian Response Corps personnel and equipment. Specifies requirements for aircraft coordination.
(Sec. 7053) Withholds specified assistance from foreign countries with unpaid property taxes or parking fines and penalties in the District of Columbia or New York City.
(Sec. 7054) Permits demining equipment available to the State Department or the USAID and used for the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian purposes to be disposed of on a grant basis in foreign countries. Restricts furnishing military assistance, issuing export licenses, and transferring or selling technology relating to cluster munitions.
(Sec. 7055) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States that were not authorized before the enactment of this bill.
Permits the USAID to use specified funds to provide assistance to private and voluntary organizations engaged in facilitating public discussion of world hunger and other related issues.
(Sec. 7056) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the United Nations Population Fund or for population planning activities or other population assistance for foreign nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions, except in cases of rape or incest or when the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term.
(Sec. 7057) Permits the USAID to use specified funds provided by this bill for:
Permits extensions of up to four years for limited-appointment Foreign Service personnel.
Permits the USAID to provide exceptions to the fair opportunity process for placing task orders under multiple award indefinite-quantity contracts when the order is placed with a small or small disadvantaged business.
Continues the authority for the USAID to appoint into the Senior Foreign Service and employ up to 10 individuals for programs in Afghanistan or Pakistan.
(Sec. 7058) Permits funds provided by this bill for bilateral assistance for child survival activities or disease programs, including activities relating to HIV/AIDS, to be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law except for provisions under the heading "Global Health Programs" and the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003.
Permits specified funds to be used for family planning and reproductive health.
Withholds specified funds from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria until the State Department reports to Congress that the Fund is:
Permits specified funds to be used to combat infectious disease or a public health emergency, if an international infectious disease outbreak is sustained, severe, and is spreading internationally, or it is in the national interest to respond to a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
(Sec. 7059) Provides specified funds for programs related to:
(Sec. 7060) Allocates specified funds for:
(Sec. 7061) Prohibits funds provide by this bill from being used to maintain or establish a computer network unless the network blocks pornography. Includes an exception for law enforcement activities.
(Sec. 7062) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate ratifies the treaty.
(Sec. 7063) Provides funds from the Development Assistance and Economic Support Fund accounts for specified programs in countries affected by significant populations of internally displaced person or refugees.
(Sec. 7064) Requires the State Department to notify Congress after concluding an agreement with a country to receive individuals detained at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (Guantanamo).
Requires the notification to include the terms of the agreement, including whether appropriations will be used. Requires the State Department to report to Congress regarding negotiations with foreign governments regarding the transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo.
(Sec. 7065) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to make any pledge for future year funding for multilateral or bilateral programs funded in titles III through VI unless the pledge was justified in a congressional budget justification, the pledge was included in an appropriations Act, and congressional notification or consultation requirements have been met.
(Sec. 7066) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to support or justify the use of torture, cruel, or inhumane treatment by any official or contract employee of the U.S. government.
(Sec. 7067) Prohibits the use of funds provided by this bill to assist the governments of certain countries that have refused to extradite to the United States any individual indicted for: (1) a criminal offense for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, or (2) killing a law enforcement officer. Specifies exceptions and permits the State Department to waive the restrictions based on the national interest.
(Sec. 7068) Permits financing to be provided to Israel, Egypt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and major non-NATO allies for commercial leasing of certain defense articles from U.S. commercial suppliers, if the President determines that there are compelling foreign policy or national security reasons for providing the articles by commercial lease rather than by government-to-government sale.
(Sec. 7069) Requires specified funds to be made available for assistance for Ukraine, including the cost of certain loan guarantees.
Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being made available for a government of an independent state of the former Soviet Union that directs any action in violation of the territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other independent state of the former Soviet Union, subject to a waiver for national security.
Specifies exceptions to restrictions on providing assistance to the government of Azerbaijan.
(Sec. 7070) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for assistance for the central government of: (1) the Russian Federation, or (2) a country that has taken affirmative steps intended to support the Russian Federation annexation of Crimea. Permits a waiver for the national interest.
Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for:
Requires Treasury to instruct the U.S. executive directors of each international financial institution to vote against assistance for any program that violates the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine.
Specifies that the requirements and limitations described above shall cease to be in effect if the government of Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty over Crimea.
Permits funds provided by this bill for assistance to the Eastern Partnership countries to be used to advance the implementation of Association Agreements, trade agreements, and visa liberalization agreements with the European Union (EU), and to reduce their vulnerability to Russian economic and political pressure.
Permits funds provided by this bill to be used to support the advancement of democracy and the rule of law in the Russian Federation, including promoting Internet freedom.
(Sec. 7071) Extends certain International Monetary Fund (IMF) transparency, accountability, and lending requirements to this bill. Directs Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of the IMF to ensure that any loan will be repaid to the IMF before other private creditors.
(Sec. 7072) Specifies funds that may be obligated for the purposes of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund, including the provision of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries or international organizations.
(Sec. 7073) Provides specified funds for programs to: (1) counter the flow of foreign fighters to countries in which violent extremists or violent extremist organizations operate; and (2) counter violent extremists and violent extremist organizations by supporting security and governance programs in countries whose stability and legitimacy are directly threatened by violence against state institutions by such entities, including at the national and local levels, and in fragile states bordering such countries.
(Sec. 7074) Prohibits funds provided by titles III through VI of this bill from being used for Enterprise Funds unless Congress is notified in advance. Establishes reporting requirements related to Enterprise Funds.
(Sec. 7075) Requires the head of the relevant agency to notify Congress if the President decides not to comply with any provisions of this bill based on constitutional grounds. Requires the notification to include: (1) the basis for the determination, and (2) any resulting program and policy changes.
(Sec. 7076) Sets forth requirements for operating plans, spending plans, and spending reports for specified agencies and programs funded by this bill.
(Sec. 7077) Requires agencies to post reports required to be submitted to Congress on their public websites if it is in the national interest, subject to exceptions for national security or proprietary, privileged, or sensitive information. Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for email accounts or email servers created outside of the .gov domain or not fitted for automated records management as part of a federal government records management program. Establishes reporting and other requirements related to federal records management.
(Sec. 7078) Provides specified funds to be used for programs to promote Internet freedom globally, subject to specified requirements.
(Sec. 7079) Prohibits funds provided by titles III through VI of this bill from being used for:
(Sec. 7080) Extends an exception to the requirement that a quorum of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States consist of at least three members. (The exception permits the entire membership of the board to constitute a quorum if there are fewer than three people holding office on the board.)
TITLE VIII--OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM
Provides additional FY2017 appropriations for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism, which are exempt from discretionary spending limits.
Provides appropriations to the State Department for Administration of Foreign Affairs, including:
Provides appropriations for Contributions to International Organizations and Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities.
Provides appropriations to the Broadcasting Board of Governors for International Broadcasting Operations.
Provides appropriations to the USAID for Operating Expenses.
Provides appropriations for Bilateral Economic Assistance, including:
Provides appropriations for International Security Assistance, including:
(Sec. 8001) Specifies that funds provided by this title are in addition to other FY2017 funds provided by this bill.
(Sec. 8002) Specifies that funds provided by this title are subject to the same authorities and conditions that are otherwise applicable to the appropriations accounts, unless otherwise noted.
(Sec. 8003) Specifies transfer authorities for funds provided by this title.
(Sec. 8004) Specifies that each amount designated by this bill for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism is only available if the President subsequently designates all the amounts and transmits the designations to the Congress.
TITLE IX-- ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISION
Establishes a spending reduction account for the amount by which spending proposed in this bill exceeds the subcommittee's allocation under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Specifies that the amount is $0. (Under the Rules of the House of Representatives, any savings included in the spending reduction account are not available for further appropriation during consideration of the bill.)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 541.
Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-430.
Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-430.
Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-430.
Introduced in House
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 114-693, by Ms. Granger.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 114-693, by Ms. Granger.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 537.
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