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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Oct 26, 2021

Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022

This bill provides FY2022 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs.

The bill provides appropriations to the State Department for

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Administration of Foreign Affairs,

International Organizations, and

International Commissions.

The bill provides appropriations for related agencies and programs, including

the U.S. Agency for Global Media,

the Asia Foundation,

the U.S. Institute of Peace,

the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund,

the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program,

the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program,

the East-West Center, and

the National Endowment for Democracy.

The bill provides appropriations for other commissions, including

the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad,

the U.S. 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 U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

The bill provides appropriations to

the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),

the State Department and the President for International Security Assistance, and

the President and International Financial Institutions for Multilateral Assistance.

The bill provides appropriations for bilateral economic assistance to

the President;

the State Department;

Independent Agencies, including the Peace Corps, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Inter-American Foundation, and the U.S. African Development Foundation; and

the Department of the Treasury.

The bill provides appropriations for export and investment assistance to

the Export-Import Bank of the United States,

the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, and

the U.S. Trade and Development Agency.

The bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · D–DE

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  • Appropriations Committee
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    1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

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