FY24 State Foreign Operations and Related Programs - Bill Summary
FY24 State Foreign Operations and Related Programs - Bill Summary
FY24 State Foreign Operations and Related Programs - Bill Summary
The State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs bill provides $52.5 billion for
programs under the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee, which is $16.4 billion (24%) below
the President’s Budget Request, $7.2 billion (12%) below FY23 enacted level, and $1.7
billion below the FY19 enacted level. The bill claws back $11.14 billion of the
Democrats’ wasteful spending over the last two years, resulting in net new spending of
only $41.4 billion. The bill prioritizes agencies and programs that strengthen our national
security, counter the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Chinese Communist Party
(CCP), provide support to our allies, and promote American values at home and abroad,
while cutting spending for low-priority activities and programs.
• Protects life, supports American values, and enhances economic competitiveness by:
o Maintaining all long-standing, pro-life protections;
o Applying the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Policy (expanded Mexico
City Policy) on all health funds in the Act;
o Prohibiting funds to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA);
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o Supporting religious freedom programs abroad and religious freedom protections for
faith-based organizations delivering foreign aid;
o Prohibiting funds for the Arms Trade Treaty;
o Banning “disinformation” and “misinformation” programs that violate the free speech
rights of American citizens;
o Prohibiting funds for unnecessary regulations and controversial Executive Orders that
disadvantage American businesses;
o Prioritizing diplomatic engagement to favorably resolve commercial disputes abroad
and to promote American business interests overseas; and
o Refocusing attention on critical diplomatic functions, such as addressing the backlog
of passport applications and ensuring the safety and security of our embassies.
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BILL HIGHLIGHTS
Cuts to Wasteful Spending
• Reduces program levels by more than $7 billion, which is $1.7 billion below the FY19
enacted level.
• Eliminates funding for United Nations’ regular budget, resulting in savings of $707 million.
• Prohibits funds for other controversial organizations and programs, such as UNFPA, the
World Health Organization, and the Gender Equity and Equality Action Fund.
• 40 accounts in the bill are either at or below FY19 levels or eliminated entirely.
o Eliminates 9 accounts, including Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund,
International Organizations and Programs, Contribution to the Clean Technology
Fund, and Contribution to the Inter-American Development Bank.
o Reduces 14 accounts below the FY19 enacted level, including Diplomatic Programs,
Contributions to International Organizations, Contributions for International
Peacekeeping Activities, USAID Operating Expenses, Economic Support Fund, and
Migration and Refugee Assistance.
o Reduces 17 accounts to the FY19 enacted level, including United States Agency for
Global Media, Peace Corps, and International Development Association.
• Terminates more than 18 programs, including Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO),
UN Women, UN Montreal Protocol, UN Environment Fund, and World Economic Forum.
• Prohibits funding for Special Envoys, Special Representatives, Special Coordinators and
Special Advisors unless such positions are expressly authorized or have affirmatively
received the advice and consent of the Senate. This change eliminates 33 Special Envoys and
Special Representatives at the Department of State, including the Special Presidential Envoy
for Climate, Special Envoy for Racial Equity and Justice, Special Envoy to Advance the
Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons, Special Envoy for International Labor Affairs, and
Special Representative for Palestinian Affairs.
• Prohibits funds for the Green Climate Fund, Clean Technology Fund, and a soon-to-be-
established fund for climate damages.
• Prohibits the Treasury Department from carrying out the Biden Administration’s climate
agenda at the World Bank and other multilateral development banks, which harms
developing countries and opens the door to predatory financing from the PRC.
• Prohibits the Administration’s current practice of co-opting programming, such as that to
empower women; advance democracy and freedom; or counter trafficking in persons, to
advance its radical global climate change agenda.
• Prohibits funds to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, the EcoHealth Alliance, any gain-of-
function research, and labs in adversarial nations like China, Iran, Russia, North Korea, or
Cuba.
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Claw-backs of Prior Appropriations
• Claws back more than $11 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act.
Conservative Priorities
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Protects Life and Promotes American Values
• Maintains all long-standing pro-life protections, including Helms, Kemp-Kasten, Tiahrt, and
Siljander.
• Includes the expanded Mexico City Policy, also known as the Trump Administration’s
Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance.
• Prohibits funding to UNFPA.
• Increases oversight and transparency of prime and sub-partners to ensure enforcement of pro-
life protections.
• Supports faith-based organizations, recognizing that the faith community is significantly
under-utilized and makes up the backbone of local community-led global health and
development programs around the world.
• Restores $50 million for religious freedom programs.
• Prohibits funding for the Gender Equity and Equality Action Fund, removes vague references
to “gender programs”, and restores the focus on critical programs to advance the economic
empowerment of women and girls around the world.
• Prohibits implementation of the Biden Administration’s Executive Orders on Diversity,
Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
• Prohibits funds for drag shows.
• Prohibits the use of funds to promote or advance Critical Race Theory.
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Eliminates Waste and Abuse in the Government
• Funds all Inspectors General at or above the FY23 enacted levels.
• Requires the public posting of reports and foreign assistance data on the Department of State
and USAID websites so the American taxpayers can see how the funds are used.
• Requires the Secretary of State and the Administrator of USAID to enter into written
agreements with every multilateral partner to provide timely access to the Inspectors and
Comptroller General to such organization’s financial data and other information, including
investigative records and reports of sexual misconduct, to ensure appropriate oversight of
United States funding.
• Directs the Department of State to prioritize and address passport backlogs.
• Requires a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study on climate funding during the
Biden Administration to demonstrate it has had no measurable impact on temperatures and
merely wasted taxpayer funds.
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Holds the UN Accountable
• Reinstates and strengthens oversight provisions aimed at ensuring international organizations
are held to account for their use of U.S. contributions.
• Strengthens oversight requirements on the UNRWA by requiring the Secretary of State to
certify before each obligation to UNRWA that the agency is complying with such
requirements as not inciting violence, engaging in anti-Semitism, or failing to prevent
UNRWA facilities being used by terrorists. Includes a new prohibition on funds for assessed
expenses for UNRWA.
• Prohibits funding for the United Nations International Commission of Inquiry on the
Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel.
Promotes Freedom
• Supports programs to advance freedom and democracy, particularly in our hemisphere.
• Exposes trafficking of doctors from Cuba and conditions aid to countries participating in this
form of modern slavery.
• Strengthens language that directs USAID and the Department of State to regain
programmatic management focus on core democracy issues vs. non-core issues.
• Rejects the President’s misguided Budget Request to continue business as usual in
Afghanistan and strengthens prohibitions against providing assistance to the Taliban or
assistance that would benefit the Taliban, directly or indirectly.
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DETAILED FUNDING SUMMARY
Title I - Department of State and Related Agency
Provides $15.3 billion for the operations and activities of the Department of State and several
related agencies and commissions, which is $1.9 billion below the FY23 enacted level.
• $6.07 billion for Embassy Security, which is $308 million above the FY23 enacted level and
equal to the President’s Budget Request.
• $1.238 billion for Diplomatic Engagement operations and activities in support of the global
Indo-Pacific Strategy and countering the malign influence of the People’s Republic of China.
• $275 million for Consular and Border Security Programs, which is $25 million above the
President’s Budget Request, and augments passport and visa fee revenue to enable the State
Department to reduce processing times for both passports and visas.
• $25 million for support of the State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking
in Persons.
• Reduces non-security operating funds for the State Department by $900 million.
• $135 million for the Inspector General of the Department of State, which is $1.3 million
above the President’s Budget Request.
• $62.9 million for International Fisheries Commissions, which is $2.9 million below the FY23
enacted level and $9 million above the President’s Budget Request.
• $245.795 million for Contributions to International Organizations, which is $1.458 billion
below the President’s Budget Request.
• Provides $617.816 million below the President’s Budget Request for Contributions for
International Peacekeeping Activities, while noting the continued failure by the UN to adhere
to the agreed upon statutory 25% cap, known as the Helms-Biden agreement, on assessments
for peacekeeping operations and the need to better manage the scope, mandate, and longevity
of each peacekeeping mission.
• $807.9 million for the United States Agency for Global Media, which is $76.8 million below
the FY23 enacted level and $136 million below the President’s Budget Request.
Provides $1.53 billion for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
• $1.214 billion for USAID Operating Expenses, which is $528 million below the FY23
enacted level.
• $87.5 million for the Inspector General of USAID, which is $2 million over the President’s
Budget Request, to support oversight of U.S. foreign assistance in countries and regions with
higher risk.
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Title III – Bilateral Economic Assistance
Provides $25.2 billion for global health, economic and development assistance, and humanitarian
programs administered by the Department of State, USAID, and the Department of the Treasury,
which is $3.4 billion below the FY23 enacted level.
• $10 billion for Global Health Programs, which is $542 million below the FY23 enacted level
and $909 million below the President’s Budget Request.
• $3 billion for Development Assistance, which is $1.37 billion below the FY23 enacted level
and $2.4 billion below the President’s Budget Request.
• $2.98 billion for Economic Support Fund, which is $1.32 billion below the FY23 enacted
level and $2.41 billion below the President’s Budget Request.
• $6.5 billion for support of humanitarian assistance managed by the Department of State and
USAID, which is $364 million below the FY23 enacted.
• $410.5 million for the Peace Corps, which is $20 million below the FY23 enacted level.
• $905 million for the Millennium Challenge Corporation, which is $25 million below the
FY23 enacted level.
• $91 million for Treasury Department international programs, which is $13.7 million below
the FY23 enacted level.
Provides $9.7 billion for Department of State security assistance programs, which is $728.6
million above the FY23 enacted level.
• $1.497 million for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, which is $106.5
million above the FY23 enacted level, for support of anti-crime programs and other law
enforcement activities with a stronger focus on programs addressing drug-demand reduction,
supply reduction, aviation support, and supporting programs to combat trafficking in persons.
• $921 million for Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining, and Related Programs, which
is the same as the FY23 enacted level.
o $329.2 million for anti-terrorism assistance, which is equal to the President’s Budget
Request.
• $6.7 billion for Foreign Military Financing Program, which is $650 million above the FY23
enacted level.
o $3.3 billion for assistance to Israel.
o $1.375 billion for assistance to Egypt.
o $500 million for assistance to Taiwan.
o $425 million for assistance to Jordan.
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Title V – Multilateral Assistance
Provides $1.549 billion for Multilateral Assistance, which is $1.2 billion below the FY23 enacted
level.
Provides a net of $528 million for Export and Investment Assistance, which is $209 million
below the FY23 enacted level.
• Includes funding for the Export-Import Bank of the United States and the United States
International Development Finance Corporation.
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