HR 4665: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024

Congress: 118 · Status: active · Israel/Palestine classification: bundled package

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Sponsor: Diaz-Balart, Mario (R-Florida)

Summary

Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 This bill provides FY2024 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. The bill provides appropriations to the State Department for Administration of Foreign Affairs, International Organizations, and International Commissions. The bill provides appropriations for related agencies and programs, including the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the Asia Foundation, the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program, the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program, the East-West Center, and the National Endowment for Democracy. The bill provides appropriations for other commissions, including the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, and the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. The bill provides appropriations to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the State Department and the President for International Security Assistance, and International Financial Institutions for Multilateral Assistance. The bill provides appropriations for bilateral economic assistance, including programs and activities conducted by the President; the State Department; Independent Agencies, including the Peace Corps, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Inter-American Foundation, and the U.S. African Development Foundation; and the Department of the Treasury. The bill provides appropriations for export and investment assistance to the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency. The bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.

Editorial Explainer

This bill funds the State Department, USAID, and related foreign affairs agencies for fiscal year 2024. It allocates money for diplomatic operations, international organizations, development assistance, security aid to other countries, and export-import programs. The bill also funds cultural and educational exchanges, human rights commissions, and multilateral development banks.

Why it matters

This appropriations bill determines funding levels for all U.S. foreign aid and diplomatic spending, including military assistance to Israel and Palestinian aid through USAID. The specific dollar amounts allocated to different countries and programs—and any conditions attached to that funding—directly shape U.S. leverage on Israeli-Palestinian issues.

Roll-call votes (433)