Foreign Operations Congressional Presentation For The Secretary Of State Fiscal Year 1999

Function 150, the International Affairs category of the federal budget, includes funding for the programs and activities of four cabinet departments, seven independent agencies, three foundations, and numerous other international organizations. Appropriations for Function 150 derive from four separate Appropriations Subcommittees of the U.S. Congress with jurisdiction over International Affairs programs and accounts. The FY 2000 Congressional Presentation for Foreign Operations (CP) consists of interagency-developed regional plans and associated resource justifications for the fiscal year 2000 as presented to Congress. by President Clinton with the Federal Budget on February 1, 1999. It comprises accounts presented in appropriations legislation of the Subcommittees on: Foreign Operations; Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary; Agriculture and Rural Development; and Labor-Health and Human Services. In FY 1999, the Administration requested a Function 150 budget necessary to maintain international affairs programs and activities that support America's national interests. The FY 1999 base budget request of $19.648 billion was about $1 billion more than the FY 1998 enacted level For FY 1999, Congress appropriated $18.662 million in base programs, and provided additional appropriations of $ 1.014 billion for arrears payments to international organizations and financial institutions, as well as supplemental appropriations. in the amount of $ 1.899 billion for emergency security requirements in the aftermath of the 1998 embassy bombings and for anti-narcotics activities Including - supplemental appropriations, total enacted FY 1999 appropriations were $21.556 billion.

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A basic reference document for persons interested in the federal budget-making process. Emphasizes budget terms in addition to relevant economic and accounting terms to help the user appreciate the dynamics of the budget process. Also distinguishes between any differences in budgetary and non-budgetary meanings of terms. Over 300 terms defined. Index. Appendices: overview of the federal budget process, budget functional classification, and more.

Contents: (1) U.S.-Israeli Relations and the Role of Foreign Aid; (2) U.S. Bilateral Military Aid to Israel: A 10-Year Military Aid Agreement; Foreign Military Financing; Ongoing U.S.-Israeli Defense Procurement Negotiations; (3) Defense Budget Appropriations for U.S.-Israeli Missile Defense Programs: Multi-Layered Missile Defense; High Altitude Missile Defense System; (4) Aid Restrictions and Possible Violations: Israeli Arms Sales to China; Israeli Settlements; (5) Other Ongoing Assistance and Cooperative Programs: Migration and Refugee Assistance; Loan Guarantees for Economic Recovery; American Schools and Hospitals Abroad Program; U.S.-Israeli Scientific and Business Cooperation; (6) Historical Background. Illustrations.