Under this region-wide initiative, the United Statessubstantially increased State Department supportfor Colombian CN efforts, and provided Colombian security forces, primarily the police, with equipment throughforeign military financing grants and DODequipment drawdowns. Funding for Colombia dropped in the first two years of the Clinton Administration budgets. During Pastrana's October 1998state visit, President Clinton announced that the United State would provide nearly three times more assistance toColombia during FY1999 than it had the previousyear. In July 2000, Congress approved the Clinton Administration's request for $1.3 billion in FY2000 State Department and DOD emergency supplemental appropriations ( P.L. With its FY2002 budget request, the Bush Administration expanded the scope of Clinton's "Plan Colombia" policy through its Andean Regional Initiative (ARI), with continuing highlevels of support for existing "Plan Colombia" programs in Colombia, and increased assistance to states borderingor close to Colombia. FY2004 Request

For FY2004, the Bush Administration has requested $573 million for Colombia, including $463 million in Andean Counterdrug Initiative (ACI) funds, and $110 million in ForeignMilitary Financing. Table 2 shows aid from FY1989-FY1999. (INC Air Wing funding supports the sprayeradication efforts. That is the first yearin which DOD provided a publicly-available breakdown by country and authority for funding from its centralcounternarcotics account.
Over the past 15 years, from FY1989-FY2003, the United States has providedColombia with over $3.6 billion inassistance, most of it directed to counternarcotics or related efforts. During the first 11 fiscal years(FY1989-FY1999), when assistance totaled just over $1 billion,the annual levels were considerably lower than during the past three fiscal years and the current fiscal year. FromFY2000-FY2003, assistance totals about $2,556billion. The Clinton Administration increased assistance in FY2000 to fund its "Plan Colombia" programs tocounter the spread of coca cultivation in southernColombia.
The Bush Administration has continued "Plan Colombia" programs through its Andean Regional Initiative(ARI), which also provides increased funding forColombia's neighbors. In FY2002, President Bush also sought authority to expand the circumstances under whichfunding for the Colombian security forces can beused. As approved by Congress in 2002 and 2003, funding for FY2003 and previous years can be used forcounternarcotics and anti-terrorist purposes.
For FY2004, the Bush Administration has requested $573 million in State Department Andean CounterdrugInitiative and Foreign Military Financing funds, andestimates it will spend some $45 million in Colombia from the central State Department Air Wing account. TheDepartment of Defense (DOD) estimates that itwill spend almost $119 million for Colombia from its central counternarcotics account.