Conference Report on H.R.3288: Division F - Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs appropriations 2010
111TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION
Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
111-366
DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010
CONFERENCE REPORT
To accompany
H.R. 3288
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December 8, 2009- Ordered to be printed
53-477
111TH CONGRESS
Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session
111-366
--DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010
December 8, 2009- Ordered to be printed
Mr. OLVER, from the committee of conference, submitted the following
CONFERENCE REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 3288]
The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3288), making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment, insert the following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE
- This Act may be cited as the `Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010'.
JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE
The managers on the part of the House and Senate at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3288), making appropriations for Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010 and for other purposes, submit the following joint statement to the House and Senate in explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon by the managers and recommended in the accompanying conference report.
This conference agreement includes the Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2010; the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2010; and the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010.
DIVISION F
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010
In implementing this conference agreement, the departments and agencies should be guided by the language and instructions set forth in House Report 111-187 (hereby referred to as `the House Report') accompanying the bill H.R. 3081 and Senate Report 111-44 (hereby referred to as `the Senate Report') accompanying the bill S. 1434. In cases where the language and instructions in either report specifically address the allocation of funds, each has been reviewed by the conferees and the agreed upon amounts are detailed in this joint statement. In addition, in cases in which the House or Senate directed the submission of a report, the joint statement directs submission of those reports in which the conferees concur. Finally, the conferees agree that, unless otherwise specifically addressed in this joint statement, direction related to notification, prior consultation, and/or guidance with respect to organizations or other entities contained in either the House or Senate Reports should be adhered to by the relevant departments and agencies.
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY
RELATED AGENCY
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS
The conference agreement provides $733,788,000 for the International Broadcasting Operations (IBO) activities of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), which is the same as the House and $15,960,000 above the Senate. The conference agreement includes increased funding to support transmission and Internet enhancements to reach audiences in Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan; the BBG Foreign Service Officer comparability pay costs; and a transfer to the Broadcasting Capital Improvements account to fully support critical capital maintenance and equipment.
Funds made available under this heading are to be allocated according to the following table, subject to the provisions of section 7019 of this Act:
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Program/Activity Budget authority
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International Broadcasting Operations:
Voice of America (VOA) 204,690
Radio and TV Marti 30,474
Engineering and Technical Services 191,256
Agency Direction 27,247
International Broadcasting Bureau Management and Support 39,809
Subtotal, IBO 493,476
Independent Grantee Organizations:
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 91,063
Radio Free Asia (RFA) 36,648
Middle East Broadcasting Networks 112,601
733,788 240,312
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The conference agreement provides $30,474,000 for Radio and TV Marti, of which not more than $5,500,000 may be made available for non-salary and benefits expenses for TV Marti. The BBG shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations within 90 days of enactment of this Act a multi-year strategic plan for broadcasting to Cuba that reflects the following: (1) an analysis of the current situation in Cuba and an allocation of resources that is consistent with the relative priority of broadcasting to Cuba as determined by the annual Language Service Review and other factors, including input from the Secretary of State on the relative United States interest of broadcasting to Cuba; (2) the estimated size of the audiences in Cuba for Radio and TV Marti, and the sources and relative reliability of the data on which such estimates are based; (3) the annual operating cost (and total cost over the life of the contract) of--any and all--types of TV transmission and the effectiveness of each in increasing such audience size; (4) the principal obstacles to increasing such audience size; (5) an analysis of other options for disseminating news and information to Cuba including DVDs, the Internet, and cell phones and other handheld electronic devices and a report on the cost effectiveness of each; and (6) an analysis of the program efficiencies and effectiveness that can be achieved through shared resources and cost saving opportunities in radio and television production between Radio and TV Marti and the Voice of America. Within 90 days of the submission of the strategic plan outlined above, the Comptroller General of the General Accountability Office (GAO) shall conduct an assessment of the strategic plan and submit to the Committees on Appropriations its analysis of the data on which the plan is based and the plan's recommendations.
The conferees endorse language in the House Report regarding the maintenance of VOA language services supported in fiscal year 2009, funding for VOA English, and the rejection of proposals to end certain VOA language broadcasts and programs.
The conferees endorse language in the House and Senate Reports regarding the maintenance of the VOA and RFA Tibetan broadcasts at the fiscal year 2009 surge levels.
The conferees concur with the program emphases placed in the House and Senate Reports on Radio Farda, including transmission and Internet enhancements to reach audiences in Iran, and Radio Free Iraq. The conferees endorse the funding priority in the Senate Report concerning Pashto and Dari broadcasts targeted toward Afghanistan and northwest Pakistan.
The conferees note the GAO recommends that as the Administration develops a new comprehensive communication strategy, Federal agencies, including the BBG, should identify and link key agency-level programs, goals, and performance measurements to the strategy. The conferees direct that not later than 60 days after the new strategy is issued, the BBG report to the Committees on Appropriations on the linkages between the BBG's strategic plan and performance measurement system and the new strategy; BBG's participation in inter-agency activities related to the implementation of the strategy; and which national communication goals the BBG believes it can support under its mandate and strategic plan and those goals the BBG considers inconsistent and therefore cannot support.
The conference agreement includes a provision requiring the BBG to report to the Committees on Appropriations within 45 days after enactment of this Act on several matters relating to management and editorial controls and to adherence to the relevant journalistic code of ethics, which is similar to that proposed by the House in section 7006. The conference agreement also requires the BBG to notify the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of any determination by the Board that any of its broadcast entities was found to be in violation of the aforementioned principles, standards, or journalistic code of ethics, as proposed by the House.
The conference agreement also includes a provision, section 7071(f)(2), that provides up to $8,000,000 to maintain VOA and RFA broadcasts to North Korea at the fiscal year 2009 levels.
The conference agreement includes a new provision extending through fiscal year 2010 the personal service contract authority of Section 504(c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228).
TITLE III
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
The conference agreement provides $2,520,000,000 for Development Assistance (DA), which is $30,000,000 above the House and $47,000,000 below the Senate.
The conference agreement does not include language concerning the availability of funds related to water and microenterprise/microfinance programs, as proposed by the Senate. The conference agreement includes language requiring the relevant USAID bureaus and offices that support cross-cutting development programs, including but not limited to water, food security, and democracy and governance, to coordinate such programs on a regular basis, similar to that proposed by the Senate.
Safe Water.--The conference agreement provides not less than $315,000,000 for water and sanitation supply projects pursuant to the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-121), including safe water for communities harmed by oil contamination in the northeastern region of Ecuador. The conferees endorse language in the House and Senate Reports on safe water and water management programs.
Trade Capacity Building.--The conference agreement provides $20,000,000 for trade capacity building programs related to the Central America Free Trade Agreement, and $16,000,000 for United States-Peru Free Trade Agreement labor law capacity building and for implementation of the environmental chapter of such agreement, similar to that proposed by the House.
Climate Change and Environment
Biodiversity.--The conference agreement includes a total of $205,000,000 in title III of this Act for biodiversity programs, particularly to protect forests, wildlife, and water ecosystems. Of this amount, not less than $25,000,000 is for USAID's conservation programs in the Amazon Basin, of which $15,000,000 is for the Initiative for Conservation in the Andean Amazon and $10,000,000 is for such activities in Brazil. In addition, $20,500,000 is for the Congo Basin Forest Partnership; $7,500,000 is for the Coral Triangle Initiative; $5,000,000 is for international programs of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, particularly in central Africa; $2,000,000 is for the Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and USAID to support inter-agency outreach and capacity building programs and activities in developing countries related to implementation and enforcement of section 8204 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-246); and $1,000,000 is for conservation and related programs of the Department of Interior in the Maya Biosphere Reserve in Guatemala. The conferees direct USAID to consult with the Committees on Appropriations on a multi-year strategy for forest and archeological conservation in the Peten region of Guatemala. The conferees endorse language in the Senate Report on the protection of orangutan habitat in Borneo and Sumatra, and support wildlife conservation in Southern Sudan and Niger. In addition, the conferees recommend that USAID work with the United States National Park Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to protect forests, wildlife, and water ecosystems in developing countries. The conferees direct the agencies administering these funds to consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds.
Country Issues
Countries of Central America.--The conferees are concerned with the lack of due process and a transparent judiciary in Nicaragua and Honduras. The conferees direct the Secretary of State to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act on the Department of State's efforts to effectuate due process with respect to claims against American companies in these countries.
Guatemala.--The conference agreement provides up to $2,000,000, of the funds made available for assistance for Guatemala, for legal reform programs and gender-based violence programs, as proposed in the House Report.
Mexico.--The conference agreement provides $10,000,000 for assistance for Mexico.
Peru.--The conferees direct that $500,000, of the funds made available for assistance for Peru, shall be made available for continued forensic assistance for Peru where as many as 15,000 persons are missing as a result of armed conflict, to be administered by the Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor.
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The conference agreement provides $6,337,000,000 for Economic Support Fund, which is $33,096,000 below the House and $33,000,000 below the Senate. Funds in this account shall be allocated according to the following table, subject to the provisions of section 7019 of this Act:
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Country/Program Budget authority
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Western Hemisphere:
Colombia 209,790
Cuba 20,000
Haiti 160,750
Mexico 15,000
Western Hemisphere Regional 62,000
WESTERN HEMISPHERE
Colombia.--The conferees are concerned with the dire condition of large numbers of Colombian refugees in neighboring countries, as well as Colombians who have been internally displaced as a result of armed conflict. Within sums provided for assistance for Colombia under this heading, $45,000,000 shall be made available to support internally displaced persons. Additionally, not less than $8,000,000 is transferred to the Migration and Refugee Assistance (MRA) heading for emergency assistance through nongovernmental and international organizations for Colombian refugees in neighboring countries.
The conference agreement provides that up to $15,000,000 of the funds made available for Colombia under this heading be used for programs which specifically benefit Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities. In addition, the conference agreement provides not less than $3,000,000 for programs to protect Colombia's biodiversity through the Colombian National Parks Service and indigenous communities living in buffer zones. The USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of these funds.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
TITLE IV
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
The conference agreement provides $1,597,000,000 for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INCLE), which is $33,000,000 below the House and $72,000,000 above the Senate. In order to better align security assistance funding, the conference agreement moves the INCLE account to title IV, instead of title III, as proposed by the House and Senate. The conference agreement merges the Andean Counterdrug Program account within the INCLE account and includes language exempting funds, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, from the provisions of section 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
The conferees endorse language related to the exercise of notwithstanding authority, as proposed by the House, and direct the Secretary of State to provide the Committees on Appropriations a written justification within five days when such authority is used.
Bolivia.--The conference agreement includes conditions on assistance to Bolivian police and military forces, similar to that proposed by the House.
Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI).--The conferees endorse the budget request in INCLE for the CBSI, and direct that such funds shall be derived from amounts made available under Western Hemisphere Regional.
Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI).--The conferees remain concerned with youth violence, criminal gangs, organized crime, drug trafficking and other forms of criminal activity and violence in Central America. The conferees support the budget request under the INCLE heading for the Central America portion of the Merida Initiative and direct that such funds shall be made available from Western Hemisphere Regional funds for CARSI. The conferees direct the Secretary of State to undertake a comprehensive review of regional security assistance programs and submit a report not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the threats or problems to be addressed, goals and objectives, planned uses of assistance, and expected results. The conferees expect the report to include all countries of Central America, including the Dominican Republic and Haiti, that have received assistance under the Merida Initiative.
Colombia.--The conference agreement includes a provision that prohibits the use of any funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts for assistance for the Colombian Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad (DAS), similar to that proposed by the Senate. The conferees intend that, should the DAS be dismantled, such prohibition shall also apply to any successor organization. The conferees are aware of reports that the DAS has repeatedly engaged in phone tapping, email interception, and other illegal activities against law-abiding citizens, including collusion with illegal armed groups.
The conferees endorse language in the House and Senate Reports regarding Colombia's Center for Coordination of Integrated Action.
Guatemala.--The conference agreement does not include a provision concerning certain organizations in Guatemala, as proposed by the Senate. However, the conferees are concerned with reports of threats and violent attacks against human rights defenders and the lack of resources to protect them and their families, investigate these crimes, and punish those responsible. The conferees direct that not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available to support the Ministry of Interior's Institute for Attacks Against Human Rights Defenders, officers within the Criminal Investigation Division of the Police who are assigned to work with the Institute, and the Department for the Protection of Personalities of the Police including its Unit of Risk Analysis.
Mexico.--The conferees endorse the reporting requirements on the uses of Merida Initiative funds in Mexico, including on the Mexican Federal Registry of Police Personnel, as proposed in the Senate Report. The report shall be submitted not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act. The report should also address the specific uses of all prior appropriations, including the status of obligations.
The conference agreement does not include a provision, proposed by the House and Senate, concerning compatibility of law enforcement communications equipment. However, the conferees direct that any funds appropriated under this heading that are available for assistance for Mexico may be made available for the procurement of law enforcement communications equipment if, where appropriate, such equipment utilizes encryption technology, open standards, and is compatible with and capable of operating with radio communications systems and related equipment utilized by relevant law enforcement agencies in the United States, to enhance border security and cooperation in law enforcement efforts between Mexico and the United States. Such funds shall be awarded through full and open competition in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations.
The conferees are concerned that the report submitted pursuant to section 1406(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252) and section 7045(e)(1) of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-8) relating to human rights in Mexico did not include the requisite findings by the Secretary of State that the Government of Mexico had met the requirements in the law. The conferees remain concerned with the lack of progress on these issues, and the lack of transparency in cases involving allegations against Mexican military personnel, and direct that future reports submitted pursuant to section 7045(e)(2) of this Act include the necessary findings.
Funds in this account are allocated according to the following table, subject to the provisions of section 7019 of this Act:
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Country/Program Budget authority
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Afghanistan 420,000
Bolivia 20,000
Colombia 248,900
Costa Rica 500
Dominican Republic 4,450
Egypt 1,000
Guatemala 7,500
CICIG 4,000
Haiti 21,107
Indonesia 11,570
Iraq 52,000
Jordan 1,500
Lebanon 20,000
Mexico 190,000
Nepal 3,700
Pakistan 130,000
Paraguay 500
Peru 40,000
Philippines 1,365
Thailand 1,740
West Bank/Gaza 100,000
Western Hemisphere Regional 81,607
Alien Smuggling/Border Security 1,000
Anticrime Programs 4,150
Combating Copyright Piracy--Cyber Crime and Intellectual Property Rights 5,000
Critical Flight Safety Program 20,750
Civilian Police Programs 4,000
Combating Criminal Youth Gangs 8,000
Demand Reduction 14,000
Fighting Corruption 4,750
International Law Enforcement Academies 37,200
Shared Security Partnership 17,200
Roswell, New Mexico 5,000
International Organizations 4,500
Combating International Organized Crime 1,000
Interregional Aviation Support 60,088
Program Development and Support 24,523
Global Peacekeeping Operations Initiative 5,000
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons 9,262
Unallocated 36,338
Total--INCLE 1,597,000
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FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING
The conference agreement provides $108,000,000 for International Military Education and Training (IMET), which is $2,283,000 below the House and $2,850,000 above the Senate.
The conference agreement includes a provision requiring that funds made available for Angola, Bangladesh, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Kenya, Libya, Nepal, Nigeria, and Sri Lanka may only be provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations and any such notification shall include a detailed description of the proposed activities, similar to that proposed by the House and Senate.
The conference agreement includes language in section 7070 prohibiting IMET assistance for Equatorial Guinea, as proposed by the House. The Senate included a similar provision under this heading.
The conferees direct the GAO to conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of the IMET program in building professionalism and respect for human rights within foreign military forces in selected countries, and to submit the results of such evaluation to the Committees on Appropriations not later than September 30, 2010. The evaluation should include a representative sampling of countries from each geographical region.
The conferees direct that of the funds appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Pakistan; $5,000,000 for assistance for Turkey; $400,000 for assistance for Vietnam; and $1,900,000 for assistance for Egypt. The conferees do not endorse language proposed under this heading in the House Report regarding Argentina.
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM
The conference agreement provides $4,195,000,000 for the Foreign Military Financing Program, which is $65,000,000 below the House and $206,000,000 above the Senate. The conference agreement includes a provision that grants the Secretary of State authority to initiate the procurement of defense articles or services for foreign security forces subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, as proposed by the Senate and similar to that proposed by the House.
The conference agreement includes a provision restricting funding under this heading for follow-on activities of programs initiated under the authority of section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163) unless the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, has justified the program to the Committees on Appropriations, similar to that proposed by the House and Senate.
The conference agreement does not include a provision to transfer funds from this heading to the D&CP heading, as proposed by the Senate. However, the conference agreement includes funds within the D&CP heading for monitoring activities.
The conference agreement includes a provision requiring that assistance for Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Indonesia, Kenya, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, and Sri Lanka may be provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, similar to that proposed by the House and Senate.
Colombia.--The conference agreement provides not more than $55,000,000 for assistance for Colombia, of which up to $12,500,000 is for maritime interdiction and riverine operations, as proposed by the House.
Western Hemisphere Maritime Cooperation.--The conferees direct that up to $18,000,000 is available to continue maritime security cooperation programs in the Caribbean and in the countries of Central America.
Training and Equipment Report.--The conference agreement does not include a provision, as proposed by the Senate, concerning an annual foreign military training report. The conferees direct the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense to submit the report required by section 656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 by the date specified in that section.
The conference agreement does not include a provision, as proposed by the Senate, concerning a report on equipment. The conferees direct the Secretary of State, in consultation with other relevant Federal agencies, to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act detailing the equipment to be purchased with funds appropriated or otherwise made available under the INCLE and FMF headings. The report shall include a description of the anticipated costs associated with the operation and maintenance of such equipment in subsequent fiscal years. For purposes of the report, `equipment' shall be defined as any aircraft, vessel, boat or vehicle.
The conference agreement does not include a provision, as proposed by the Senate, which would have amended section 656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The conferees direct the Secretary of State to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act detailing, for each country that received assistance under chapter 5 or part II of such Act during the reporting period specified in that section, the net savings to that country for training purchased at a reduced cost or incremental rate through the Foreign Military Sales program, as authorized by section 21(a)(1)(C) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended by section 108 of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-83).
Vetting.--The conferees endorse the reporting requirement on embassy personnel conducting human rights vetting, as proposed in the Senate Report.
Funds in this account are allocated according to the following table, subject to the provisions of section 7019 of this Act:
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Country/Program Budget authority
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Armenia 3,000
Azerbaijan 3,000
Bahrain 19,000
Cambodia 1,000
Colombia 55,000
Dominican Republic 1,000
Egypt 1,040,000
Ethiopia 843
Georgia 16,000
Guatemala 1,000
Haiti 1,600
Indonesia 20,000
Israel 2,220,000
Jordan 150,000
Kazakhstan 3,000
Kyrgyz Republic 3,500
Lebanon 100,000
Malta 455
Mexico 5,250
Morocco 9,000
Pakistan 238,000
Philippines 32,000
Poland 47,000
Tajikistan 1,500
Thailand 1,600
Tunisia 18,000
Turkmenistan 2,000
Ukraine 11,000
Vietnam 2,000
Yemen 12,500
Western Hemisphere Maritime Cooperation 18,000
FMF Administrative Costs 54,464
Unallocated 104,288
Total--FMF 4,195,000
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TITLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 7008. Coups d'Etat
The conference agreement changes the heading from `Military Coups' to `Coups d'Etat'. While there is no substantive change to the provision, the conferees are concerned that the previous title implied an unintended limitation of the provision's application, and direct the Department of State's Office of the Legal Advisor to undertake a review of events necessary to trigger the provisions of this section and submit a report on such events to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act.
Sec. 7045. Western Hemisphere
The conference agreement includes funding and legislative requirements for a Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, as proposed by the House. The conference agreement includes a provision, similar to that proposed by the Senate, providing authority for USAID to continue support for an Economic and Social Development Fund for Central America, which is intended to address unemployment and other root causes of drug trafficking and criminal gangs, particularly among youth, in vulnerable communities. The conference agreement does not provide a specific funding level from under the ESF heading, as proposed by the Senate. The provision continues funding allocations and legislative requirements for Haiti, Guatemala, Mexico, Central America, and trade capacity building. The conferees intend that the pilot project required in subsection (h) will inform the findings and recommendations of the report required on passport cards, which should also include an analysis of the effect that expanding passport cards to air travelers may have on the fees for both the passport cards and passport books.
Sec. 7046. Colombia
The conference agreement includes language similar to prior years except that it continues by reference the prior year funding restrictions and reporting requirements with the exception that (b)(1)(B)(iv) of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-8) is modified to include human rights defenders, journalists, trade unionists, political and religious leaders. The provision provides not more than $521,880,000 for assistance for Colombia from funds made available under the headings ESF, NADR, INCLE, IMET, and FMF. The conferees note that the cap established by this section includes funds that may be derived from regional accounts.
Funds made available in this Act for Colombia are to be allocated according to the following table, subject to the provisions of section 7019 of this Act:
COLOMBIA
[Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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Programs/Accounts Budget authority
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Foreign Military Financing 55,000
International Military Education and Training 1,695
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs 6,495
Economic Support Fund:
Support for Democracy 20,250
Alternative Development 116,484
Afro-Colombian/Indigenous Communities 15,000
Biodiversity Conservation 3,000
Support for Vulnerable Groups/IDPs 45,000
OAS Mission 250
Demobilization and Reintegration 18,606
Transfer to MRA 8,000
209,790 1,200
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement Support for Rule of Law Programs:
Human Rights (USAID) 8,000
Judicial Reforms Programs 8,000
Procuraduria General de la Nacion 3,000
Defensoria del Pueblo 1,000
Office of the Attorney General:
Human Rights Unit 8,500
Justice and Peace Unit 5,000
Witness/Victims Protection Program 5,000
Investigations and Mass Graves 1,500
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 500
Carabineros 3,000
Individual Deserter Program 500
Demand Reduction 500
Money Laundering 750
Subtotal--Support for Rule of Law Programs 45,250
Interdiction, Eradication and Support:
Support to the Colombian Military:
Army Counterdrug Mobile Brigade 2,000
Army Aviation Support 35,000
Air Bridge Denial Program 1,000
43,000 5,000
Support to the Colombian National Police:
Aviation Support 50,000
Support for Eradication 53,000
128,000 25,000
Program, Development and Support:
United States Personnel 2,029
LES 2,151
ICASS Costs 1,010
6,700 1,510
Critical Flight Safety Program:
Huey-II Engines 1,800
Spray Aircraft procurement 0
Huey-II procurement 3,500
Huey-II wiring 1,500
C208 Depot 700
UH-60L Depot 6,000
Huey-II Depot 4,000
C-27 Depot 2,600
AT-802 Depot 2,600
248,900 203,650
Total--Colombia 521,880
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