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H.R.5857 / 112th Congress

Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2013

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 347.

Official summary

Version 79 · Reported to House without amendment · May 25, 2012

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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes FY2013 appropriations for the Department of State (Department) for:

administration of foreign affairs and diplomatic and consular programs;

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the Capital Investment Fund;

the Office of Inspector General;

educational and cultural exchange programs;

representation allowances;

protection of foreign missions and officials;

U.S. embassy security, construction, and maintenance;

emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service;

the repatriation loans program account;

the American Institute in Taiwan;

the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund;

international organizations, peacekeeping, and commissions;

the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico;

salaries and expenses;

plan preparation and construction of authorized projects;

the International Joint Commission, the International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, and the Border Environment Cooperation Commission;

international fisheries commissions;

international broadcasting operations and capital improvements;

the Asia Foundation;

the United States Institute for Peace;

the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund;

the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, Incorporated;

the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program;

the National Endowment for Democracy;

the Commission for Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad;

the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom;

the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe;

the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China; and

the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

Makes FY2013 appropriations for:

operating expenses of the U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the capital investment fund, and the Office of Inspector General;

expenses of the President in carrying out certain programs under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,

global health and child survival;

specified development assistance;

international disaster assistance;

transition initiatives;

development credit authority;

the Economic Support Fund;

promotion of democracy;

migration and refugee assistance;

the Peace Corps;

the Millennium Challenge Corporation;

the Inter-American Foundation;

the African Development Foundation;

the Department of the Treasury for international affairs technical assistance activities;

international narcotics control and law enforcement;

nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, and demining;

international peacekeeping operations;

international military education and training;

foreign military financing grants;

international organizations and programs;

the Global Environment Facility;

the International Development Association;

the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development;

the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program;

the Inter-American Development Bank;

the Asian Development Bank;

the Asian Development Fund;

the African Development Bank;

the African Development Fund;

the International Fund for Agricultural Development;

the Export-Import Bank of the United States, including the Office of Inspector General, direct and guaranteed loans, tied-aid grants, insurance programs, and administrative expenses;

the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) credit and insurance programs, including administrative expenses, and for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans; and

the Trade and Development Agency.

Sets forth limitations on callable capital subscriptions with respect to:

the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development;

the Inter-American Development Bank;

the Asian Development Bank; and

the African Development Bank.

Sets forth certain limits and prohibitions on the use of appropriations for specified activities.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] · R–TX

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  • Appropriations Committee
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    1. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 347.

    2. The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 112-494, by Ms. Granger.

    3. The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 112-494, by Ms. Granger.

    4. Introduced in House

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