July 2005
The Senate yesterday approved legislation that would appropriate $440.2 million in FY 2006 for the educational and cultural exchange programs of the U.S. Department of State. The amount is $29.8 million above the amount approved by the House of Representatives in mid-June, and $9.8 million above the President’s budget request. The Senate passed the bill by a vote of 98 to 1.
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved legislation June 30 to fund the Department of State’s educational and cultural exchange programs at a level of $440.2 million in FY 2006. The amount is $29.8 million above the amount approved by the House of Representatives in mid-June, and $9.8 million above the President’s budget request.
In late June, appropriators in the House and Senate independently considered funding bills for the foreign assistance programs of the U.S. government. The House of Representatives passed its version of the bill to fund these programs at a level of $20.27 billion in FY 2006 on June 28, by a vote of 393 to 32. The level of funding provided by the House is more than the $19.54 billion appropriated in FY 2005, but less than the $22.82 billion requested by the Administration for these programs. The House bill includes $4.16 billion for the programs of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), $23 million below the President’s request and $2 million below last year’s enacted level.
The House of Representatives voted last Thursday to approve legislation that would authorize State Department educational and cultural exchanges at a level of $428.9 million in FY 2006, and $438.5 million in FY 2007. For FY 2006, this level is $1.5 million lower than the $430.3 million requested by President Bush. The President will request a funding level for the FY 2007 programs when he presents his FY 2007 budget early next year.
On June 30, just before leaving for a week-long Independence Day recess, three additional Members of Congress added their names as cosponsors of H.R. 1504, the Youth Exchange Support Act of 2005. The new cosponsors include: Rep. Bart Gordon (D) of Murfreesboro, TN, Rep. Michael Honda (D) of Campbell, CA, and Rep. Vic Snyder (D) of Little Rock, AR.
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved legislation June 30 to fund the Department of State’s educational and cultural exchange programs at a level of $440.2 million in FY 2006. The amount is $29.8 million above the amount approved by the House of Representatives in mid-June, and $9.8 million above the President’s budget request.
The House of Representatives voted last Thursday to approve legislation that would authorize State Department educational and cultural exchanges at a level of $428.9 million in FY 2006, and $438.5 million in FY 2007. For FY 2006, this level is $1.5 million lower than the $430.3 million requested by President Bush. The President will request a funding level for the FY 2007 programs when he presents his FY 2007 budget early next year.
The Senate yesterday approved legislation that would appropriate $440.2 million in FY 2006 for the educational and cultural exchange programs of the U.S. Department of State. The amount is $29.8 million above the amount approved by the House of Representatives in mid-June, and $9.8 million above the President’s budget request. The Senate passed the bill by a vote of 98 to 1.
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved legislation June 30 to fund the Department of State’s educational and cultural exchange programs at a level of $440.2 million in FY 2006. The amount is $29.8 million above the amount approved by the House of Representatives in mid-June, and $9.8 million above the President’s budget request.
The House Appropriations Committee approved legislation on Tuesday that would fund exchange programs administered by the State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) at $410.4 million in FY 2006. The amount would provide an increase for exchanges of $54.468 million above the FY 2005 level, but is $20 million below the Bush Administration’s request. The bill also includes a funding increase for other public diplomacy programs.
