Summary of 2014 Omnibus: State and Foreign Operations

Summary of 2014 Omnibus: State and Foreign Operations

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of HCA on Jan. 15, 2014. It is reproduced in full below.

2013 total enacted level: $53.6 billion

2014 Committee mark: $40.6 billion

2014 Omnibus: $49.0 billion

· $6.52 billion for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO), which is $4.68 billion less than the 2013 enacted level.

· $7.99 billion for Diplomatic and Consular Programs, including $1.9 billion for Worldwide Security Protection, which is $1.7 billion less than the 2013 enacted level due to significant carryover from prior year funds.

· $8.44 billion for Global Health, which is $37 million less than the 2013 enacted level but $380 million more than the post-sequester level.

· $2.51 billion for Development Assistance, which is $13 million less than the 2013 enacted level but $115 million more than the post-sequester level.

· $4.64 billion for Economic Support Funds (ESF), which is $1.48 billion less than the 2013 enacted level.

· $5.9 billion for Foreign Military Financing (FMF), which is $393 million less than the 2013 enacted level.

· $1.14 billion in base funding for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Operating Expenses, which is $207 million less than the 2013 enacted level.

· $898.2 million for the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), which is equal to the 2013 enacted level.

· $2.67 billion for Embassy Security, Construction and Maintenance, which is $224 million less than the 2013 enacted level.

· $4.91 billion in total funding for humanitarian assistance accounts, which is $491 million more than the 2013 enacted level.

· $575 million for bilateral family planning, which is equal to the 2013 enacted level.

· The final agreement does not include a policy rider codifying the ‘Global Gag Rule,’ which prohibits non-governmental organizations (NGOs) receiving federal funds from providing women information about certain health services.

Source: U.S. Department of HCA

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