2014 Total enacted level: $49.0 billion
2015 Committee mark: $48.29 billion
2015 Omnibus: $49.27 billion (not including $2.526 billion in emergency funds for Ebola)
Highlights and key points:
* $9.258 billion for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO), which is $2.738 billion more than the 2014 enacted level.
* $7.8 billion for Diplomatic and Consular Programs which is $ 185 million less than the 2014 enacted level and the same as the Administration's request.
* $5.4 billion for the protection of diplomatic missions, embassies, and personnel, which is $1 million more than the 2014 level and $46 million more than the Administration’s request.
** $2.32 billion for Embassy Security, Construction and Maintenance, which is $46 million more than the Administration’s request and $350 million less than the 2014 enacted level.
* $8.45 billion for Global Health, which is $15 million more than the 2014 enacted level and $404 million more than the Administration's request.
* $2.51 billion for Development Assistance, which is the same as the 2014 enacted level but $113 million less than the Administration's request.
* $4.75 billion for Economic Support Fund (ESF), which is $108 million more than the 2014 enacted level and $430 million less than the Administration's request.
* $5.9 billion for Foreign Military Financing (FMF), which is $39 million less than the 2014 enacted level and $92 million less than the Administration's request.
* $1.2 billion in base funding for USAID Operating Expenses, which is $76 million more than the 2014 enacted level and $168 million less than the Administration's request.
* $899.5 million for the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), which is $1.3 million more than the 2014 enacted level and $110.5 million below the Administration's request.
* $5 billion in total funding for humanitarian assistance accounts, which is $94 million more than the 2014 enacted level and $1.52 billion more than the Administration's request.
* $575 million for bilateral family planning, which is equal to the 2014 enacted level.
* $379.5 million for Peace Corps, which is roughly equal to the 2014 enacted level and the Administration’s request.
* $2.526 billion for emergency international response to fight Ebola, which is $370 million less than the Administration's request
Policy Issues
* The Omnibus does not include a House policy rider codifying the “Global Gag Rule," which prohibits non-governmental organizations (NGOs) receiving federal funds from providing women information about the full range of health services.
* The Omnibus does not include a House policy rider prohibiting U.S. contributions to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
* The Omnibus includes health care equity for Peace Corps volunteers.
* The Omnibus does not lift the cap on U.S. assessments for international peacekeeping missions, and does not include IMF quota reform.
* The Omnibus includes prohibitions on OPIC and the Export-Import Bank from fully implementing their clean energy policies.
Source: U.S. Department of HCA
