BILL SUMMARY: State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations Bill

07.25.24

Bill provides new investments to strengthen the United States' global leadership and competitiveness, fortify our alliances, and deliver vital humanitarian aid and development assistance to build a safer, more prosperous world

Washington, D.C. - The Fiscal Year 2025 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act provides $61.605 billion in total funding for the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and other international agencies and programs.

"This bill delivers critical new investments to advance America's global leadership, strengthen our competitiveness, and address urgent challenges like ongoing conflict across the globe, dire humanitarian crises, the flow of fentanyl and other dangerous narcotics, and more. The bill strengthens our efforts to counter Russian aggression and the influence of the Chinese government-building on key investments we made in the National Security Supplemental. It provides essential resources to propel economic growth, support our allies, and promote global health to keep all of us safe," said Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee. "Investing in a safer, more prosperous world pays dividends in the long run and makes America more safe and competitive-and that's exactly what this bipartisan bill does."

"Ensuring our security and prosperity at home requires pragmatic and principled engagement internationally. This bill is a bipartisan demonstration that we can work together to confront global issues of concern, protect and promote our values, and ensure American security and competitiveness, despite deep disagreements that persist between Democrats and Republicans," said Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), Chair of the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs. "I thank my colleagues, especially my Ranking Member Lindsey Graham, for their continued commitment to expanding U.S. leadership on the world stage, which is ultimately in the best interest of our constituents. I am proud that this bill stands with our allies facing aggression from the PRC and Russia, expands investments in sustainable development, and provides increased funding for humanitarian assistance. I look forward to working with my colleagues to advance the bill through the process in the coming months."

Key Points & Highlights

Department of State and USAID Operations: The bill includes $12.2 billion-$398 million above fiscal year 2024-for the Department of State and USAID to carry out their vital missions across the globe, and it invests in our diplomatic and development workforce, with increased funding for diplomatic security, information technology, and cybersecurity.

International Development: The bill delivers $9.5 billion in critical funding for sustainable and inclusive development, democratic governance, environmental protection, and economic growth programs, including through investments in development finance, export financing, and trade promotion. It also includes a loan to the International Monetary Fund that will provide critical economic relief for the world's poorest countries-advancing economic stability and growth and mitigating the risk of economic coercion by countries with a record of predatory lending.

Economic Resilience Initiative: The bill includes $685 million for the multi-agency Economic Resilience Initiative (ERI), established in fiscal year 2024, to enhance U.S. and partner country economic security and growth. This includes $100 million made available in the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 and $200 million for the Department of the Treasury to increase financing overseas for strategic infrastructure development and energy security, among other priorities. This funding will mitigate the reliance by partner countries on substandard or coercive forms of lending offered by other nations and institutions. The ERI leverages tools across the U.S. government to expand investments in high-quality and sustainable infrastructure, including to: diversify and secure supply chains, modernize transportation corridors, expand and strengthen information and communications networks, and strengthen energy security.

Global Health: The bill includes $9.7 billion to support critical global health initiatives, including to: combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and neglected tropical diseases; advance global health security, including $250 million for a contribution to the Pandemic Fund; and strengthen programs to support maternal and child health, the global health workforce, and more. The bill also protects longstanding funding for family planning and reproductive health services to help prevent maternal mortality globally and allow people to plan families on their own terms.

Humanitarian Assistance: The bill provides $8.9 billion for humanitarian assistance programs to help meet unprecedented forced displacement, food insecurity, and other emergency needs across the globe.

International Organizations: The bill provides $2.9 billion to meet our commitments and fully fund our dues to the United Nations (UN) and other international organizations, consistent with applicable statutory caps. It ensures the United States maintains its global leadership role and combats the malign influence of adversaries and competitors at international organizations by increasing funding to recruit and place Americans in entry-level UN jobs, sustaining funding to support the recruitment of U.S. candidates for UN agency leadership elections, and including resources to detail U.S. government subject matter experts to key UN agencies.

Supporting Allies and Partners and Countering Malign Actors: The bill helps ensure the U.S. delivers on its commitments to our allies and partners, including by delivering critical funding for economic, security, and other assistance for allies across the globe, supporting Ukraine, and fully funding the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Israel and the MOU with Jordan. The bill also increases funding for the Countering PRC Influence Fund, enhances strategic investments to counter Russian influence and aggression, and increases funding for partner military financing, training, and education globally.

Stopping the Flow of Fentanyl: The bill includes $1.4 billion to strengthen law enforcement cooperation between governments and to counter drug trafficking, which includes $170 million-$45 million more than fiscal year 2024-to support efforts to stop global flows of fentanyl and other synthetic drugs, as well as their precursor materials, including through implementation of the FENTANYL Results Act.

Oversight, Effectiveness, and Sustainability: The bill provides increased funding for the State Department and USAID Offices of Inspectors General, and includes a new provision focused on enhancing efforts to accelerate localization of assistance delivery, enhance innovation, improve monitoring and evaluation, and strengthen private sector partnerships.

Independent Agencies: The bill fully funds the Development Finance Corporation, Peace Corps, Millennium Challenge Corporation, International Boundary and Water Commission, and other independent agencies and entities at the request level.

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