December 2007
Congress yesterday released its year-end package of spending bills which includes $501.347 million for the educational and cultural exchange programs of the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The bill does not include FY 2008 funding for the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation, also known as the Lincoln Fellowships program, since the program has not yet been authorized by Congress.
With the current continuing resolution (CR) set to expire at midnight tonight, Congress approved an extension yesterday to keep federal government agencies funded through next Friday December 21, 2008. The President signed the resolution into law this afternoon. Under the CR, the State Department’s educational and cultural exchange programs will continue to be funded at the FY 2007 level of $445.2 million.
The omnibus spending package sent today by Congress to the White House includes increased funding for development assistance programs administered by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and reduces the funding requested by President Bush for the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).
With the current continuing resolution (CR) set to expire at midnight tonight, Congress approved an extension yesterday to keep federal government agencies funded through next Friday December 21, 2008. The President signed the resolution into law this afternoon. Under the CR, the State Department’s educational and cultural exchange programs will continue to be funded at the FY 2007 level of $445.2 million.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will receive $36.3 billion in funding as part of the omnibus spending package approved by Congress last night. The bill, which funds the US-VISIT program, implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) and other border security programs, has been sent to the President for signature.
With the current continuing resolution (CR) set to expire at midnight tonight, Congress approved an extension yesterday to keep federal government agencies funded through next Friday December 21, 2008. The President signed the resolution into law this afternoon. Under the CR, the State Department’s educational and cultural exchange programs will continue to be funded at the FY 2007 level of $445.2 million.
Congress yesterday released its year-end package of spending bills which includes $501.347 million for the educational and cultural exchange programs of the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The bill does not include FY 2008 funding for the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation, also known as the Lincoln Fellowships program, since the program has not yet been authorized by Congress.
Congress yesterday released its year-end package of spending bills which includes $501.347 million for the educational and cultural exchange programs of the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The bill does not include FY 2008 funding for the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation, also known as the Lincoln Fellowships program, since the program has not yet been authorized by Congress.
With the current continuing resolution (CR) set to expire at midnight tonight, Congress approved an extension yesterday to keep federal government agencies funded through next Friday December 21, 2008. The President signed the resolution into law this afternoon. Under the CR, the State Department’s educational and cultural exchange programs will continue to be funded at the FY 2007 level of $445.2 million.
