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On December 20, 2001, Congress cleared for the President's signature a$15.35 billion Foreign Operations Appropriations for FY2002 ( H.R. President Bush signed the measure on January 10, 2002 ( P.L. 107-115 ). This marks one of the few occasionswhen Congress has approved more spending for Foreign Operations than sought bythe Administration. The amount is about $400 million, or 2.7% higher than forFY2001 (excluding the $1.1 billion for Foreign Operations programs allocated fromthe terrorism emergency supplemental measure; P.L. Highlights of theenacted bill include: $779 million for the Export-Import Bank, nearly $100 millionmore than requested; $475 million for HIV/AIDS, up from the $429 million proposal;and $625 million for the Andean Counternarcotics Initiative, a cut of $106 millionfrom the request. Introduction

The annual Foreign Operations appropriations bill is the primary legislativevehicle through which Congress reviews and votes on the U.S. foreign assistancebudget and influences executive branch foreign policy making generally. The amended Foreign Operations FY2002 request stands at$15.167 billion, an amount 1.5% higher than enacted FY2001 appropriations. (3) Incontrast, foreign policy resources for State Department, U.N. assessed contributions,and other non-foreign aid activities in the Commerce, Justice, and State Departmentsappropriation bill would increase by 13.2% from FY2001 in nominal terms. Although the overall FY2002 Foreign Operations proposed increase was relatively small -- $224 million, or 1.5% -- some activities funded in FY2001 eitherdid not need new appropriations or would require smaller resources in FY2002,thereby freeing up funds for other initiatives. After revising the FY2001 base amount to reflect these reduced fundingrequirements that did not alter current policy, the request represented a somewhathigher increase for Foreign Operations -- $698 million, or 4.8% more, in nominalterms. The FY2002 Foreign Operations request set most accounts at or near FY2001 funding levels, while largely concentrating proposals to increase spending in a fewareas:
Disaster aid would grow by 22% to $200 million. Likewise, the budget submission recommended cutting appropriations significantly in two accounts, only the first of which represented a policy shift:
Export-Import Bank funds would drop by 24.5% to $687 million. 107-38 . Leading Foreign Aid Recipients Proposed for FY2002

Except in one area, the FY2002 budget requested few changes in the list of top U.S. foreign aid recipients. Israel, Egypt, and Jordan remained, as they have for anumber of years, the leading recipients. Due to the Administration's AndeanCounterdrug Initiative, Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia would be among the leading 12recipients of U.S. aid. U.S. As enacted, the $15.35 billion appropriation is roughly midway between levels passed earlier by the House ($15.17 billion) and the Senate ($15.52 billion), and $178million higher than requested by the President. 2506 and $20 million from the FY2001appropriation. Family Planning and Abortion Restrictions. Andean Counterdrug Initiative. Debt Reduction: Initiatives for the Most Heavily Indebted Poor Countries.
The annual Foreign Operations appropriations bill is the primary legislative vehicle through which Congress reviews the U.S. foreign aid budget and influences executive branch foreign policymaking generally. It contains the largest share -- over two-thirds -- of total U.S. internationalaffairs spending.
President Bush requested $15.167 billion for FY2002 Foreign Operations, an amount 1.5% higher than enacted FY2001 appropriations. By comparison, foreign policy resources proposed forState Department, U.N. contributions, and other non-foreign aid activities would increase by 13.2%from FY2001, in nominal terms. Although the overall FY2002 Foreign Operations proposedincrease was relatively small -- $224 million -- some activities funded in FY2001 would either notneed new appropriations or would require smaller resources in FY2002, thereby freeing up funds forother initiatives. After adjusting the FY2001 base amount to reflect these reduced fundingrequirements that did not alter current policy, the request represented a higher increase for ForeignOperations -- $698 million, or 4.8% more, in nominal terms.
The FY2002 Foreign Operations request set most accounts at or near FY2001 funding levels, while largely concentrating proposals to increase spending in a few areas -- disaster aid, globalhealth, international narcotics control, and contributions to the World Bank and other internationalfinancial institutions. Likewise, the budget submission recommended cutting appropriationssignificantly in two accounts -- debt reduction resources for the Heavily Indebted Poor Country(HIPC) initiative and the Export-Import Bank - but only the latter represented a policy shift.
Except in one area, the FY2002 budget request represented few changes in the list of top U.S. foreign aid recipients. Israel, Egypt, and Jordan remained the leading recipients. The mostsignificant change was the increase in aid for Latin American drug producing nations. Under theAdministration's Andean Counterdrug Initiative, Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia would be among theleading 10 recipients of U.S. aid.
Following nearly six months of debate, Congress cleared for the President on December 20, 2001, a $15.35 billion Foreign Operations Appropriations for FY2002 ( P.L. 107-115 ; H.R. 2506 ). The measure is roughly midway between levels passed earlier by the House($15.17 billion) and the Senate ($15.52 billion), and $178 million higher than requested by thePresident. This marks one of the few occasions when Congress has approved more spending forForeign Operations than sought by the Administration. The amount is about $400 million, or 2.7%higher than for FY2001 (excluding the $1.1 billion for Foreign Operations programs allocated fromthe terrorism emergency supplemental measure; P.L. 107-38 ). Highlights of the bill include: $779million for the Export-Import Bank, nearly $100 million more than requested; $475 million forHIV/AIDS, up from the $429 million proposal; and $625 million for the Andean CounternarcoticsInitiative, a cut of $106 million from the request. The enacted measure drops Senate-passedlanguage overturning the President's international family planning restrictions, but approved fundinglevels for population aid and UNFPA near the higher Senate-passed amounts.