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Market-Based Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Legislation: 108th Through 116th Congresses [Updated August 28, 2019]
From the Document: "Congressional interest in market-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emission control legislation has fluctuated over the past 15 years. During that time, legislation has often involved market-based approaches, such as a cap-and-trade system or a carbon tax or emissions fee program. [...] A primary policy concern with either approach is the economic impacts that may result. Expected energy price increases could have both economy-wide impacts (e.g., on the U.S. gross domestic product) and disproportionate effects on specific industries and particular demographic groups. The degree of these potential effects would depend on a number of factors, including the magnitude, design, and scope of the program and the use of tax or fee revenues or emission allowance values."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Ramseur, Jonathan L.
2019-09-28
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2017-2019 -- FEMA Daily Mission Assignments
This is a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) webpage providing links to Daily Mission Assignments: "This page contains the 2017-2019 daily activity of Mission Assignments, including State, Disaster Declaration Number, Description of Assistance Requested, Federal dollars obligated, and Date of Obligation as required by HR152 - Sandy Recovery Improvement Act. As part of disaster declarations, FEMA uses Mission Assignments to task and reimburse other federal departments and agencies to provide direct assistance during emergencies and disasters."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2019-09-16
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EMR-ISAC: InfoGram, Volume 19 Issue 33, September 12, 2019
The Emergency Management and Response Information Sharing and Analysis Center's (EMR-ISAC) InfoGram is a weekly publication of information concerning the protection of critical infrastructures relevant to members of the Emergency Services Sector. This issue includes the following articles: "The Joke's on You: Local Agencies Preparing for 'Storm Area 51'"; "Recent Lung Illnesses Linked to Vaping"; "Fall 2019 IPSA Webinar Week Line-Up Announced"; and "Cyber Threats."
Emergency Management and Response-Information Sharing and Analysis Center (U.S.)
2019-09-12
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 1102, Eastern Mediterranean Security and Energy Partnership Act of 2019
This is the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on July 10, 2019. From the document: "S. 1102 would authorize the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish the United States-Eastern Mediterranean Energy Center, which would conduct research and share information on issues related to offshore energy development in the region. On the basis of information from DOE and the costs of similar cooperative efforts, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that it would cost a total of $24 million over the 2020-2024 period to staff and operate that energy center."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2019-09-11
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Department of Homeland Security: Review of Report on Agency Estimates of Foreign Nationals Unlawfully Residing in the U.S., Letter to Congressional Committees
This is a September 10, 2019 letter and draft report regarding a Department of Homeland Security Review, from Rebecca Gambler, Director of Homeland Security and Justice. From the Letter: "Under U.S. immigration law, there are various types of immigration benefits that provide lawful immigration status or presence in the United States on a temporary or permanent basis. Foreign nationals in the United States without valid immigration status or protection are unlawfully present. Information about the size and composition of the unlawfully present population can help inform immigration and border security-related policy decisions. The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of Immigration Statistics (OIS) has the primary responsibility for collecting and disseminating statistical information and analysis used in evaluating the impacts of immigration laws, migration flows, and immigration enforcement."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2019-09-10
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Conventional Arms Transfer Policy: Agency Processes for Reviewing Direct Commercial Sales and Foreign Military Sales Align with Policy Criteria, Letter to the Honorable Robert Menendez, Ranking Member, Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate
This is a September 9, 2019 letter from Elizabeth Field, the Acting Director of International Affairs and Trade of the Government Accountability Office (GAO). From the Letter: "From 2014 through 2018, the U.S. government authorized hundreds of billions of dollars in arms transfers to foreign entities, including foreign governments, with more than $180 billion in fiscal year 2018 alone. The United States uses two key arms transfer programs to support foreign policy and national security goals: (1) Direct Commercial Sales (DCS), for which a U.S. corporation and a foreign buyer negotiate the sale of arms, and (2) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) [...] Both DCS and FMS transfers undergo extensive review processes, including national security and foreign policy reviews, intended to ensure these arms transfers safeguard U.S. interests. In addition, five different U.S. Presidents, beginning with President Carter in May 1977, have issued conventional arms transfer (CAT) policies, which provide a framework for the Executive Branch to consider these transfers. [...] You asked us to review the U.S. government's implementation of the CAT policy."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2019-09-09
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 3256, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2019
This is the September 9, 2019 Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 19, 2019. From the Document: "H.R. 3256 would extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program through May 1, 2025, and make several other changes to the program; the authority to carry out the current program will expire in April 2020. In total, CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 3256 would cost $372 million over the 2020-2024 period; such spending would be subject to the appropriation of the estimated amounts (see Table 1). Another $77 million would be spent after 2024 to pay for the costs of the program until its expiration. In addition, the bill would increase revenues by less than $500,000 over the 2020-2029 period, CBO estimates."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2019-09-09
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Executive Order 13886: Modernizing Sanctions To Combat Terrorism
From the Document: "I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, find that it is necessary to consolidate and enhance sanctions to combat acts of terrorism and threats of terrorism by foreign terrorists, acts that are recognized and condemned in the above-referenced United Nations Security Council resolutions. Accordingly, I hereby terminate the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12947 of January 23, 1995, and revoke Executive Order 12947, as amended by Executive Order 13099 of August 20, 1998. In order to build upon the initial steps taken in Executive Order 12947, to further strengthen and consolidate sanctions to combat the continuing threat posed by international terrorism, and in order to take additional steps to deal with the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, with respect to the continuing and immediate threat of grave acts of terrorism and threats of terrorism committed by foreign terrorists, which include acts of terrorism that threaten the Middle East peace process[.]"
United States. Office of the Federal Register
Trump, Donald, 1946-
2019-09-09
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MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, September 6, 2019
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This issue of MMWR contains the following articles: "Participation in Community Preparedness Programs in Human Services Organizations and Faith-Based Organizations -- New York City, 2018"; "Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Pregnancy-Related Deaths -- United States, 2007-2016"; "Impact of Public Health Interventions on Drinking Water-Associated Outbreaks of Hepatitis A -- United States, 1971-2017"; "Notes from the Field: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome -- Denver, Colorado, 2018" and a section containing QuickStats.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2019-09-06
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 3501, Safeguard Our Elections and Combat Unlawful Interference in Our Democracy Act
This is the September 6, 2019 Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on July 17, 2019: From the Document: "H.R. 3501 would require the Administration to impose sanctions on foreign persons (individuals or entities) who interfered in U.S. elections. The bill also would require the Department of State to report to the Congress on its implementation of the bill. "
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2019-09-06
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EMR-ISAC: InfoGram, Volume 19 Issue 32, September 5, 2019
The Emergency Management and Response Information Sharing and Analysis Center's (EMR-ISAC) InfoGram is a weekly publication of information concerning the protection of critical infrastructures relevant to members of the Emergency Services Sector. This issue includes the following articles: "California chemical suicide hospitalizes nine people"; "NFA superintendent discusses changes to EFO program in podcast"; "Insider Threat Awareness Month"; "Webinar: Social Media Monitoring in Public Health Emergencies"; and "Cyber Threats."
Emergency Management and Response-Information Sharing and Analysis Center (U.S.)
2019-09-05
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 1315, Blue Collar and Green Collar Jobs Development Act of 2019
This is the September 5, 2019 Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 17, 2019: From the Document: "H.R. 1315 would authorize the appropriation of $65 million annually over the 2020-2024 period for the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish and implement a program to improve education and training for jobs in energy-related industries. The bill also would require DOE, in collaboration with other agencies, to develop, maintain, and report annually on a clearinghouse with information about industry-related job training and workforce needs."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2019-09-05
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 1639, CBP Workload Staffing Model Act
This is the September 5, 2019 Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on March 28, 2019. From the Document: "H.R. 1639 would direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and implement a workload staffing model and a workforce tracking system for the Border Patrol (BP) and for Customs Air and Marine Operations (AMO). The bill would require the DHS Inspector General (IG) to review the staffing model."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2019-09-05
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Guided Missile Frigate: Navy Has Taken Steps to Reduce Acquisition Risk, but Opportunities Exist to Improve Knowledge for Decision Makers, Report to Congressional Committees
From the Highlights: "The House report accompanying the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 included a provision for GAO [Government Accountability Office] to review the FFG(X) [Guided Missile Frigate] program. This report addresses, among other things, the FFG(X) acquisition approach and contracting plans. GAO reviewed requirements, acquisition, design, and cost-related documentation. GAO interviewed Navy and other defense officials, and conducted industry site visits to each shipyard participating in FFG(X) conceptual design activities. GAO also leveraged prior GAO reports and best practices guides. [...] GAO recommends that the Navy provide Congress with the independent cost estimate for FFG(X) prior to the detail design and construction contract award and seek ship warranty cost information from industry as part of the request for proposal process. While DOD generally concurred with GAO's recommendations, it did not agree to update its request for proposal to solicit ship warranty pricing. GAO continues to believe this is an essential element of the recommendation, as discussed in the report."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2019-09-05
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 1850, Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2019
This is the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as passed by the House of Representatives on July 23m 2019. From the Document: "H.R. 1850 would require the Administration to impose sanctions on foreign governments and persons (individuals or entities) who support terrorism and Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and their affiliates. Although the Administration has imposed a range of sanctions against terrorist organizations and their supporters such as those specified in the act, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] expects that enacting H.R. 1850 would slightly increase the number of people who would be subject to civil or criminal penalties for violating those sanctions. Penalties are recorded as revenues and a portion of those penalties can be spent without further appropriation. In total, CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 1850 would have insignificant effects on both revenues and direct spending."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2019-09-04
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 360, Cyber Sense Act of 2019
This is the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 17, 2019. From the Document: "H.R. 360 would direct the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a voluntary program to test the cybersecurity of products and technologies intended for use in the nation's bulk power system. The bulk power system comprises the facilities and control systems necessary for operating an interconnected energy transmission network and the electric energy needed from generation facilities to maintain transmission system reliability. In the President's Budget for fiscal year 2020, DOE requested $15 million to operate a similar program. On that basis, and accounting for anticipated inflation and historical spending patterns for similar programs, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing H.R. 360 would cost $56 million over the 2020-2024 period, assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2019-09-04
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Office of Foreign Assets Control: Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List
From the Document: "This publication of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ('OFAC') is designed as a reference tool providing actual notice of actions by OFAC with respect to Specially Designated Nationals [SDN] and other persons (which term includes both individuals and entities) whose property is blocked, to assist the public in complying with the various sanctions programs administered by OFAC. The latest changes to the SDN List may appear here prior to their publication in the Federal Register, and it is intended that users rely on changes indicated in this document. Such changes reflect official actions of OFAC, and will be reflected as soon as practicable in the Federal Register under the index heading 'Foreign Assets Control.' New Federal Register notices with regard to Specially Designated Nationals or blocked persons may be published at any time. Users are advised to check the Federal Register and this electronic publication routinely for additional names or other changes to the SDN List."
United States. Department of the Treasury
2019-09-04
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 3624, Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2019
This is the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on July 16, 2019. From the Document: "H.R. 3624 would require public companies to annually disclose the number of people they employ in the United States (disaggregated by state) and in each foreign country. Emerging growth companies would be exempt from that requirement. Using information from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing H.R. 3624 would cost less than $500,000 over the 2019-2024 period to issue new rules and process the new disclosures. Because the SEC is authorized to collect fees each year to offset its annual appropriation, CBO expects that any net change in discretionary spending over the 2019-2024 period would be negligible, assuming appropriation actions consistent with that authority."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2019-09-04
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 3699, Pipeline Security Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on July 17, 2019. From the Document: "H.R. 3699 would restate the role of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) within the Department of Homeland Security in administering the department's program to protect pipelines from terrorists. The bill also would authorize TSA to develop a personnel strategy to enhance the effectiveness of that program and to report to the Congress. Finally, H.R. 3699 would require the Government Accountability Office to report on the bill's implementation. Because TSA is already pursuing activities similar to those called for in the bill, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing H.R. 3699 would have no significant effect on spending subject to appropriation."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2019-09-04
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U.S.-China Relations [Updated September 3, 2019]
From the Summary: "The United States and the People's Republic of China (PRC or China) are involved in a prolonged stand-off over trade and in competition that is spilling from political and military areas into a growing number of other spheres, including technology, finance, and education, severely straining ties on the 40th anniversary of the two countries' establishment of diplomatic relations. The two lead the world in the size of their economies, their defense budgets, and their global greenhouse gas emissions. Both countries are permanent members of the United Nations (U.N.) Security Council. In 2018, they were each other's largest trading partners. During the Trump Administration, competition has dominated the relationship and areas of cooperation have shrunk. The 2017 National Security Strategy (NSS) describes both China and Russia as seeking to 'challenge American power, influence, and interests, attempting to erode American security and prosperity.' To pressure China to change its economic practices, the United States has imposed tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars of U.S. imports from China, with almost all imports from China scheduled to be subject to additional tariffs by December 15, 2019. U.S. tariffs and China's retaliatory tariffs have re-ordered global supply chains and hit U.S. farmers and manufacturers particularly hard. Twelve rounds of negotiations have not resolved the dispute."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Lawrence, Susan V.; Campbell, Caitlin; Fefer, Rachel F. . . .
2019-09-03
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Hurricane Dorian: FEMA and Additional Storm-Related Resources[ Updated September 3, 2019]
From the Introduction: "This Insight provides a brief overview of emergency and major declarations and federal assistance programs potentially available to those affected by Hurricane Dorian. It also lists resources for forecast information, hurricane and flooding information, and selected CRS [Congressional Research Service] reports on federal emergency management policy."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Reese, Shawn; Horn, Diane P.; Lipiec, Eva
2019-09-03
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Memorandum for Acting Under Secretary of Defense, (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer: Military Construction Necessary to Support the Use of Armed Forces in Addressing the National Emergency at the Southern Border
From the Document: "On February 15, 2019, in accordance with the National Emergencies Act, the President declared that a national emergency exists at the southern border requiring the use of the armed forces. This declaration made available, among other statutes, 10 U.S.C. § 2808, which authorizes the Secretary of Defense, without regard to any other provision of law, to undertake military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law that are necessary to support the use of the armed forces in connection with the national emergency. Based on analysis and advice from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and input from the Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of the Interior and pursuant to the authority granted to me in Section 2808, I have determined that 11 military construction projects (as listed in Attachment A) along the international border with Mexico, with an estimated total cost of $3 .6 billion, are necessary to support the use of the armed forces in connection with the national emergency."
United States. Department of Defense
2019-09-03
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Defense Management: Observations on DOD's Business Reform Efforts and Plan, Report to Congressional Committees
From the GAO [Government Accountability Office] Highlights: "DOD spends billions of dollars each year to maintain key business operations intended to support the warfighter. The John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 established requirements for DOD to reform its enterprise business operations. Section 921 of the act required the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Chief Management Officer, to submit to the congressional defense committees by February 1, 2019, a plan, schedule, and cost estimate for reforms of DOD's enterprise business operations to increase effectiveness and efficiency of mission execution. [...] GAO's objectives were to assess (1) DOD's 921 plan, including its feasibility in reforming DOD's business operations, and (2) the extent to which DOD has made progress in implementing the plan and its broader reform efforts. [...] GAO has previously made eight recommendations related to DOD's reform initiatives from three prior reports. DOD concurred with those recommendations and is working to address them, in part through the initiatives GAO discusses."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2019-09
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Defense Workforce: Steps Needed to Identify Acquisition Training Needs for Non-Acquisition Personnel, Report to Congressional Committees
From the GAO (Government Accountability Office) Highlights:"DOD spends hundreds of billions of dollars annually acquiring products and services. Since 1990, Congress and DOD have taken numerous steps to address issues related to the quality of DOD's acquisition workforce, which consists of contracting officers, cost estimators, and personnel in several other career fields. But tens of thousands of others, referred to as nonacquisition personnel, also affect how DOD acquires products and services such as major weapon systems and logistics support. These personnel have a wide range of primary responsibilities, such as piloting aircraft and managing facilities, and they are sometimes directed to perform acquisition-related functions, such as overseeing contracts. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 included a provision for GAO to review steps DOD has taken to ensure non-acquisition personnel receive appropriate acquisition-related training. This report addresses the extent to which DOD can identify (1) non-acquisition personnel supporting acquisitions, and (2) their need for acquisition training. GAO analyzed training data; reviewed policies, guidance, and memorandums; and interviewed personnel from the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the military departments."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2019-09
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Nuclear Waste Cleanup: DOE Faces Project Management and Disposal Challenges with High-Level Waste at Idaho National Laboratory, Report to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senate
From the Document: "Decades of defense activities at DOE's [Department of Energy] Idaho National Laboratory produced two forms of waste that EM [Environmental Management] has managed as HLW [high-level waste]: liquid SBW [sodium-bearing waste] and granular calcine waste. Under an agreement with the state, DOE must treat the waste to prepare it for removal from Idaho by 2035. Construction on the IWTU [Integrated Waste Treatment Unit], EM's facility to treat such waste, was completed in 2012, but initial testing of the SBW treatment process revealed design problems. EM has since been working to reengineer the IWTU. Total project construction and reengineering expenditures have reached nearly $1 billion as of February 2019. GAO was asked to review EM's efforts to treat and dispose of the SBW and calcine waste. This report examines (1) the extent to which EM's management of the IWTU follows selected project management best practices; (2) challenges EM faces in disposing of the SBW; and (3) challenges EM faces in treating and disposing of the calcine waste."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2019-09
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Information Technology: DOD Needs to Fully Implement Program for Piloting Open Source Software, Report to Congressional Committees
"Open source software is code that is released under a license which grants users the right to modify, share, and reuse the software. Making code available for reuse as open source can have major benefits such as decreasing costs and improving efficiencies. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 required DOD to submit a plan to Congress for initiating the open source software pilot program established by OMB [Office of Management and Budget] memorandum M16-21. DOD submitted its plan to Congress in June 2018. The act includes a provision for GAO [Government Accountability Office] to report on DOD's implementation of the open source software pilot program. GAO's objectives were to (1) assess the extent to which DOD has implemented the open source software pilot program and other related requirements established by OMB; and (2) describe the views of responsible DOD officials on the use of open source software to achieve efficiency, transparency, and innovation at the department. To address these objectives, GAO compared DOD's plan for implementing the program to OMB's memo. GAO also interviewed defense officials at 11 DOD components including military departments, and defense agencies on their views about the benefits and risks of making code available as open source software."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2019-09
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Date Labels on Packaged Foods: USDA and FDA Could Take Additional Steps to Reduce Consumer Confusion, Report to Congressional Requesters
From the Highlights: "USDA [United States Department of Agriculture] has reported that almost one-third of the U.S. food supply is lost or wasted at the retail and consumer levels. Studies indicate that some of this waste may occur because of consumer confusion about the meaning of date labels displayed on packaged food. Such labels are not federally regulated, and food manufacturers use different phrases on date labels. USDA and FDA have roles in ensuring the U.S. food supply is safe and properly labeled, but neither agency been directed--or given express authority--to regulate date labels."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2019-09
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Conflict Minerals: 2018 Company Reports on Mineral Sources Were Similar in Number and Content to Those Filed in the Prior 2 Years, Report to Congressional Committees
From the Highlights: "Since the UN first deployed a peacekeeping mission to the DRC [Democratic Republic of the Congo] 2 decades ago, the United States and the international community have sought to improve security in the country. In eastern DRC, armed groups have committed severe human rights abuses, including sexual violence, and reportedly profit from the exploitation of 'conflict minerals'--in particular, tin, tungsten, tantalum, and gold--according to the UN. Congress included a provision in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that, among other things, required the SEC [U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission] to promulgate regulations regarding the use of conflict minerals from the DRC and adjoining countries. The SEC adopted these regulations in 2012. The act also included a provision for GAO [Government Accountability Office] to annually assess the SEC regulations' effectiveness in promoting peace and security and to report on the rate of sexual violence in the DRC and adjoining countries."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2019-09
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Investigational Drugs: FDA and Drug Manufacturers Have Ongoing Efforts to Facilitate Access for Some Patients, Report to Congressional Committees
From the Highlights: "When investigational drugs show promise for treating serious or life-threatening diseases, patients are often interested in obtaining access to them. Congress included a provision in the FDA [Food and Drug Administration] Reauthorization Act of 2017 for GAO [Government Accountability Office] to review actions taken to facilitate access to these drugs. This report describes (1) actions FDA and drug manufacturers have taken to broaden eligibility criteria for clinical trials, (2) actions FDA has taken to facilitate access to investigational drugs outside of clinical trials, and (3) information drug manufacturers have communicated to patients and physicians about access to investigational drugs outside of clinical trials."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2019-09
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Foreign Assistance: State Department Should Take Steps to Improve Timeliness of Required Budgetary Reporting, Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate
From the Highlights: "State and USAID [United States Agency for International Development] were responsible for managing $33.7 billion in foreign assistance funds in fiscal year 2018. Section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 mandates the President to report to Congress, on an annual basis, funding allocations by foreign country and category of assistance within 30 days of Congress appropriating certain funds. State, in coordination with USAID, makes decisions on how to allocate the funds, taking into consideration congressional instructions, the administration's priorities, and country-specific foreign assistance needs."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2019-09
