Signed by President George Bush

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report that appropriates $21.06 billion for foreign operations and related programs for the fiscal year 2006.

Highlights:

• Appropriates $4.53 billion for the State Department, including $2 billion for prevention, treatment, research, and control of HIV/AIDS, $1.21 billion for international anti-drug activities, and $410.1 million for activities related to nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, and demining.

• Appropriates $4.5 billion for the Foreign Military Financing Program, including $2.28 billion for Israel, $1.3 billion for Egypt, and $210 million for Jordan.

• Appropriates $4.3 billion for the U.S. Agency for International Development, including $1.58 billion for child survival and health programs, and $1.52 billion for development assistance, and $70 million for Sudan.

• Appropriates $2.63 billion for the Economic Support Fund, including $495 million for Egypt, $250 million for Jordan, $240 million for Israel, $225 million for Afghanistan, and $56 million for Iraq.

• Appropriates $1.77 billion for the Millennium Challenge Corporation to monitor the activities of the Millennium Challenge Account, which provides development assistance to those countries that establish certain economic and human rights criteria.

• Appropriates $320 million for the Peace Corps.

• Prohibits the use of funds for direct financial support to Saudi Arabia, Cuba, Libya, North Korea, Iran, or Syria (Secs. 507, 582).

• Prohibits the use of funds to pay for the performance of abortions as a method of family planning, to motivate or coerce any individual to practice abortion, or perform involuntary sterilizations (Sec. 518).

• Bars bilateral assistance funds to nations that support terrorism or provide a haven for terrorists, unless the President justifies the use of aid for national security or humanitarian reasons (Sec. 527).

• Denies funds to any government that supplies "lethal military equipment" to any nation supporting international terrorism (Sec. 542).

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Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report that appropriates $21.06 billion for foreign operations and related programs for the fiscal year 2006.

Highlights:

• Appropriates $4.53 billion for the State Department, including $2 billion for prevention, treatment, research, and control of HIV/AIDS, $1.21 billion for international anti-drug activities, and $410.1 million for activities related to nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, and demining.

• Appropriates $4.5 billion for the Foreign Military Financing Program, including $2.28 billion for Israel, $1.3 billion for Egypt, and $210 million for Jordan.

• Appropriates $4.3 billion for the U.S. Agency for International Development, including $1.58 billion for child survival and health programs, and $1.52 billion for development assistance, and $70 million for Sudan.

• Appropriates $2.63 billion for the Economic Support Fund, including $495 million for Egypt, $250 million for Jordan, $240 million for Israel, $225 million for Afghanistan, and $56 million for Iraq.

• Appropriates $1.77 billion for the Millennium Challenge Corporation to monitor the activities of the Millennium Challenge Account, which provides development assistance to those countries that establish certain economic and human rights criteria.

• Appropriates $320 million for the Peace Corps.

• Prohibits the use of funds for direct financial support to Saudi Arabia, Cuba, Libya, North Korea, Iran, or Syria (Secs. 507, 582).

• Prohibits the use of funds to pay for the performance of abortions as a method of family planning, to motivate or coerce any individual to practice abortion, or perform involuntary sterilizations (Sec. 518).

• Bars bilateral assistance funds to nations that support terrorism or provide a haven for terrorists, unless the President justifies the use of aid for national security or humanitarian reasons (Sec. 527).

• Denies funds to any government that supplies "lethal military equipment" to any nation supporting international terrorism (Sec. 542).

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Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that appropriates $32.38 billion in funding for foreign operations and related programs for Financial Year 2006.

Highlights:

• Appropriates $8.83 billion for the Department of State, of which $4.44 billion is for diplomatic and consular programs, and $2.2 billion is for international organizations and peacekeeping activities.

• Appropriates $4.6 billion for the Foreign Military Financing Fund, of which $2.28 billion in grants only for Israel, $206 million for assistance to Jordan, and $10 million for Tunisia.

• Appropriates $4.57 billion for the U.S. Agency for International Development, of which $1.66 billion is for Child Survival and Health Programs, and $1.68 billion is for development assistance to aid countries in Central America and Sub-Saharan Africa.

• Appropriates $3.03 billion for the Economic Support Fund, of which $495 million is for direct aid to Egypt, $250 million is for Jordan, $240 million is for Israel, and $40 million is for Lebanon.

• Appropriates $2.02 billion for the Global HIV/AIDS Initiative.

• Appropriates $1.8 billion for the Millennium Challenge Corporation to monitor the activities of the Millennium Challenge Account, which provides development assistance to those countries that establish certain economic and human rights criteria.

• Appropriates $320 million for the Peace Corps.

• Appropriates $107 million for the Global Environment Facility, an international investment firm that provides support to companies that make contributions that meet certain criteria regarding environmental quality and human health.

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Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that appropriates $24.68 billion in funding for foreign operations and related programs for the fiscal year 2006.

Highlights:

• Appropriates $4.44 billion for the Foreign Military Financing Fund; of which $2.28 billion is for grants only for Israel, $1.30 billion is for grants only for Egypt, and $206 million for assistance to Jordan.

• Appropriates $4.17 billion for the U.S. Agency for International Development, of which $1.50 billion is for Child Survival and Health Programs, and $1.46 billion is for Development Assistance, to aid countries in Central America and Sub-Saharan Africa.

• Appropriates $2.56 billion for the Economic Support Fund for financial assistance to Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Cyprus, Lebanon, and Afghanistan (not to be used for military purposes).

• Appropriates $1.92 billion for the Global HIV/AIDS Initiative.

• Appropriates $1.75 billion for the Millennium Challenge Corporation to monitor the activities of the Millennium Challenge Account, which provides development assistance to those countries that establish certain economic and human rights criteria.

• Appropriates $325 million for the Peace Corps.

• Prohibits the use of funds for direct financial support to Saudi Arabia (Sec. 588).

• Prohibits the use of funds for any foreign country that has an extradition treaty with the U.S. but refuses to extradite an individual accused of a criminal offense in the U.S. (Sec. 590).

• Limits financial assistance to any foreign country that refuses to extradite an individual accused of killing a law enforcement officer in the U.S. (Sec. 587).

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