DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

The Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and other international programs support strategic investments in instruments of national security, diplomatic power, and development priorities. The 2017 Budget supports the President's signature initiatives in global health, food security, and climate change; deepens our cooperation with Allies and regional partners; continues America's leadership in the United Nations and other multilateral organizations; supports democratic societies and advocates for human rights; and invests in and protects U.S. diplomatic personnel and facilities abroad. International programs also support economic development and job creation in the U.S. by increasing trade and expanding access for U.S. businesses to international markets. The 2017 Budget also advances our national security priorities by supporting efforts to destroy the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) as well as by supporting regional partners and providing humanitarian assistance; continuing the transition in Afghanistan; countering Russia's aggressive actions; and advancing security, prosperity and economic growth in the Central America Region to address the root causes of immigration. At a time when the demand for U.S. leadership and engagement has never been greater, the 2017 Budget provides America's diplomats and development professionals with the tools they need to advance our nation's interests and build a safer and more prosperous world.

Federal Funds

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, [$5,622,170,000]$6,539,932,000, [of which up to $629,055,000 may] to remain available until September 30, [2017]2018, and of which up to [$1,428,468,000]$1,899,479,000 may remain available until expended for Worldwide Security Protection: Provided, That funds made available under this heading shall be allocated in accordance with paragraphs (1) through (4) as follows:

(1) Human resources.—For necessary expenses for training, human resources management, and salaries, including employment without regard to civil service and classification laws of persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), as authorized by section 801 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, [$2,181,622,000]$2,570,907,000, of which up to [$358,833,000]$463,417,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection.

(2) Overseas programs.—For necessary expenses for the regional bureaus of the Department of State and overseas activities as authorized by law, [$1,561,840,000]$1,756,704,000.

(3) Diplomatic policy and support.—For necessary expenses for the functional bureaus of the Department of State, including representation to certain international organizations in which the United States participates pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate or specific Acts of Congress, general administration, and arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament activities as authorized, [$791,121,000]$754,014,000.

(4) Security programs.—For necessary expenses for security activities, [$1,087,587,000]$1,458,307,000 of which up to [$1,069,635,000]$1,436,062,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection.

(5) Fees and payments collected.—In addition to amounts otherwise made available under this heading—

[(A) not to exceed $1,840,900 shall be derived from fees collected from other executive agencies for lease or use of facilities located at the International Center in accordance with section 4 of the International Center Act, and, in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such Act, $743,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized by that section, to be used for the purposes set out in that section;]

[(B)](A) as authorized by section 810 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act, not to exceed $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments received from English teaching, library, motion pictures, and publication programs and [from] fees from educational advising and counseling and exchange visitor programs; and

[(C)](B) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of Blair House facilities.

(6) Transfer, reprogramming, and other matters.—

(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, funds may be reprogrammed within and between paragraphs (1) through (4) under this heading subject to section [7015] 7011 of this Act.

(B) Of the amount made available under this heading, not to exceed $10,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available by this Act under the heading "Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service", to be available only for emergency evacuations and rewards, as authorized.

(C) Funds appropriated under this heading are available for acquisition by exchange or purchase of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by law and, pursuant to section 1108(g) of title 31, United States Code, for the field examination of programs and activities in the United States funded from any account contained in this title.

(D) Funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for Conflict Stabilization Operations and for related reconstruction and stabilization assistance to prevent or respond to conflict or civil strife in foreign countries or regions, or to enable transition from such strife: Provided, That the Secretary may appoint, on a time-limited basis, solely to carry out reconstruction and stabilization activities, employees without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointment in the competitive service and may fix the basic compensation of such employees without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title five.

[(E) Funds appropriated under this heading in this Act that are designated for Worldwide Security Protection shall continue to be made available for support of security-related training at sites in existence prior to the enactment of this Act: Provided, That in addition to such funds, up to $99,113,000 of the funds made available under this heading in this Act may be obligated for a Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC) only after the Secretary of State—]

[(i) submits to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive analysis of a minimum of three different locations for FASTC assessing the feasibility and comparing the costs and benefits of delivering training at each such location; and]

[(ii) notifies the appropriate congressional committees at least 15 days in advance of such obligation: Provided, That such notification shall also include a justification for any decision made by the Department of State to obligate funds for FASTC.]

[(F) None of the funds appropriated under this heading may be used for the preservation of religious sites unless the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such sites are historically, artistically, or culturally significant, that the purpose of the project is neither to advance nor to inhibit the free exercise of religion, and that the project is in the national interest of the United States.]

(E) Of the amount made available under this heading, not to exceed $1,000,000 may be used to make grants to carry out the activities of the Cultural Antiquities Task Force. (Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016.)

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Diplomatic and Consular Programs (D&CP) are financed by this appropriation, fees for services, and reimbursements from other agencies (including for administrative and other services provided by the Department of State). As in previous years, two-year funding is requested for this account, except for funds requested for Worldwide Security Protection (WSP) and Conflict Stabilization Operations (CSO), which are to remain available until expended. D&CP is the Department of State's primary operating account and funds a broad range of activities from policy setting, planning and design, to implementation and operations and maintenance. The 2017 request includes base funding for the State Department operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. The balance of the funding requested for operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan is included in the Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) account request for the D&CP account.

Funds are requested in the following categories:

Human Resources.—This category supports American salaries at overseas and domestic United States diplomatic missions, including Department of State employees carrying out security protection activities. Professional development and training is a continuous process by which the Department ensures that its professionals have the skills, experience and judgment to fulfill its functions at all levels. Training programs are designed to provide employees with the specific functional area and language skills needed for the conduct of foreign relations in the Department and abroad. This activity also supports the management, recruitment, and performance evaluation of Foreign and Civil Service employees (including efforts to attract a diverse applicant pool) and locally employed staff.

Overseas Programs.—This category provides funding for the operational programs of all the regional bureaus of the Department of State, which are responsible for managing United States foreign policy through bilateral and multilateral relationships. Funds made available for 2017 will support 275 United States embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic posts worldwide. Resources for this activity are used to provide for: the political and economic reporting and analysis of interests to the United States; the representation of U.S. diplomatic and national interests to countries abroad; and the bilateral and multilateral negotiation of U.S. foreign policy objectives, including the hosting of and participation in various international conferences, meetings and other multilateral activities in the United States and abroad. Resources in this appropriation support the conduct of international informational programs of the United States. These resources are used to define, explain and advocate U.S. policies abroad and to seek to increase knowledge and understanding among foreign audiences of U.S. society and its values. This activity also encompasses medical programs for the Department of State, the Foreign Service and other U.S. Government departments and agencies overseas. Centralized funding for travel and transportation of effects associated with the assignment, transfer, home leave and separation of the Department's personnel and dependents is also included in this activity. This category also supports reconstruction and stabilization activities of the Conflict Stabilization Operations (CSO) Bureau.

Diplomatic Policy and Support.—This category supports the operational programs of the functional bureaus of the Department of State, which includes providing overall policy direction, coordination, and program management among United States missions abroad in pursuit of regional and global foreign policy objectives, including the hosting of various international conferences and meetings in the United States and abroad. Resources also fund the management of U.S. participation in arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament negotiations and other verification and compliance activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes. The information management activity in D&CP includes resources that are used for the creation, collection, processing, use, storage, and disposition of information required for the formulation and execution of foreign policy and for the conduct of daily business. Components of the information management activity include: telecommunications, information security, information system services, pouch, mail and publishing services for both unclassified and classified information. These activities include domestic and overseas execution of Department programs, such as budget and financial management, contracting and procurement, domestic facilities and vehicles, and rental payments to GSA. These funds also provide for the development, lease, or exchange to foreign governments or international organizations of property owned by the United States at the International Center located in Washington, D.C. Funds also provide for operation of the Federal facility located at the International Center, for maintenance and security of those public improvements that have not been conveyed to a government or international organization and for surveys and plans related to development of additional areas within the Nation's Capital for chancery and diplomatic purposes.

Security Programs.—This category provides for the operation of security programs, including for Worldwide Security Protection (WSP) and the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, to protect diplomatic personnel, overseas diplomatic missions, residences, domestic facilities and information. The salaries paid to Department employees who carry out the security protection function worldwide are included in the Human Resources program activity. This activity identifies resources that are used in meeting security and counterterrorism responsibilities, both foreign and domestic. Programs covered in this activity include but are not limited to: security operations; engineering services, which are related to the technical defense of U.S. Government personnel and establishments abroad against electronic and physical attack; homeland security related activities; protection of Department personnel and foreign dignitaries; and physical security operations. Effective October 1, 2017 the Department intends to seek the establishment of a standalone Worldwide Security Protection (WSP) account. WSP has grown considerably since it was first created, and now represents a sizeable percentage of the total D&CP appropriation. The Department has taken steps over recent years as part of its Security Realignment Initiative to consolidate all DS funding under the WSP umbrella, and the transfer of all DS domestic staff from D&CP to WSP in the FY 2017 request represents the final step toward complete realignment.

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The Consular and Border Security Programs account (CBSP) uses revenue from consular fees and surcharges to fund programs and activities, consistent with applicable statutory authorities. These fees and surcharges include Machine Readable Visa (MRV) fees, Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) surcharges, Passport Security surcharge, Immigrant Visa Security surcharge, the Diversity Visa Lottery fee, the Affidavit of Support fee, and the Expedited Passport fee. In FY 2016 and prior years, these fees were credited in the Diplomatic and Consular Programs account as spending authority from offsetting collections. The FY 2017 President's Budget proposes a new standalone account to display fee-funded consular programs independent of the larger Diplomatic and Consular Programs account beginning in Fiscal Year 2018. This change will enable the Department to make financial reporting and budget estimates for these fees and surcharges more easily available to users of budget information and other stakeholders. Section 7048 of the general provisions provides the legislative language to establish the new account and transfer authority to accounts under the heading Administration of Foreign Affairs.

These consular fees and surcharges support an array of activities that play a vital role in ensuring U.S border security remains strong, including routine and emergency services for American citizens overseas; the issuance of secure passports to American citizens at 29 passport facilities and a partner network of more than 8,000 passport acceptance facilities domestically; the adjudication of visa applications; the prevention and detection of fraud involving visas and passports; and the Department's information technology programs. Together with the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, the Intelligence Community, Department of the Treasury, and the law enforcement community, the Department has built a layered visa and border security screening system that rests on training, technological advances, biometric innovations and expanded data sharing.

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The appropriation for overseas information and cultural programs previously provided to the U.S. Information Agency and designed to inform and influence foreign audiences has been administered by the Department of State and funded from the Diplomatic and Consular programs and other accounts within the Department of State since 2000, except those activities as are associated with international broadcasting functions which are funded from the Broadcasting Board of Governors account. This schedule reflects the spend-out of prior year funds.

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For FY 2017, Conflict Stabilization Operations funding is requested under the Diplomatic and Consular Programs account.

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Employment Summary

For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, [$66,400,000] $12,600,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized. (Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016.)

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The Capital Investment Fund provides for the procurement of information technology and other related capital investments for the Department of State and is designed to ensure the efficient management, coordination, operation, and utilization of such resources. The fund is used to acquire and maintain information technology and other related capital investments necessary to improve operational performance in a continually evolving technological environment.

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For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, [$72,700,000] $87,069,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465), as it relates to post inspections[: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $10,905,000 may remain available until September 30, 2017]. (Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016.)

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This appropriation provides for the conduct or supervision of all audits, investigations, and inspections of the Department's programs and operations as mandated by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, and the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended. The objectives of the Office of the Inspector General are to: improve the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of the Department's operations; detect and prevent fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement; and evaluate independently the formulation, applicability, and implementation of security standards at all U.S. diplomatic and consular posts. The Office also assesses the implementation of U.S. foreign policy, primarily through its inspection of all overseas posts and domestic offices on a cyclical basis. The State Department's Inspector General also serves as Inspector General of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, as mandated by law.

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For expenses of educational and cultural exchange programs, as authorized, [$590,900,000]$628,973,000, to remain available until expended[, of which not less than $236,000,000 shall be for the Fulbright Program and not less than $102,000,000 shall be for Citizen Exchange Program, including $4,000,000 for the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange]: Provided, That fees or other payments received from, or in connection with, English teaching, educational advising and counseling programs, and exchange visitor programs as authorized may be credited to this account, to remain available until expended[: Provided further, That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing modifications made to existing educational and cultural exchange programs since calendar year 2014, including for special academic and special professional and cultural exchanges: Provided further, That a portion of the Fulbright awards from the Eurasia and Central Asia regions shall be designated as Edmund S. Muskie Fellowships, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That Department of State-designated sponsors may not issue a Form DS-2019 (Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor (J-1) Status) to place student participants in seafood product preparation or packaging positions in the Summer Work Travel program in fiscal year 2016 unless prior to issuing such Form the sponsor provides to the Secretary of State a description of such program and verifies in writing to the Secretary that such program fully complies with part 62 of title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations, notwithstanding subsection 62.32(h)(16) of such part, and with the requirements specified under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this Consolidated Act): Provided further, That any substantive modifications from the prior fiscal year to programs funded by this Act under this heading shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations].

In addition, $10,800,000 to enable the Secretary of State to provide for carrying out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 1960, by grant to the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West in the State of Hawaii. (Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016.)

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This appropriation provides funding for international exchange programs authorized by the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended, to support U.S. foreign, economic, and security policy objectives and to assist in the development of friendly, sympathetic, and peaceful relations between the United States and other countries. These goals are addressed by building increased mutual understanding through international exchange and professional development activities. Programs under this appropriation include:

Academic Programs.—Includes the J. William Fulbright Educational Exchange Program, which provides U.S. and foreign students , teachers, scholars, and administrators the opportunity to pursue degrees, teach, and conduct research in foreign and U.S. universities. Academic Programs also include English language programming and educational advising services. English language programs help train and develop foreign teachers of English, send Americans overseas to teach English and train instructors, teach English to disadvantaged students, and provide language learning materials and resources. Educational advising programming supports outreach to foreign students across the world to assist in the process of applying to U.S. universities and supports the President's 100,000 Strong educational exchange initiatives in the Americas and China. Additional academic programs such as the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program provide opportunities for American participants with financial needs to study abroad.

Professional/Cultural Exchanges.—Includes exchanges linking U.S. and foreign participants in multiple fields directly tied to U.S. foreign policy goals. The International Visitor Leadership Program brings thousands of foreign leaders to the United States for intensive short-term professional exchanges to meet and confer with their American counterparts, gaining first-hand knowledge about U.S. society, culture and democratic values. Citizen Exchanges Program participants partner with an extensive network of organizations and experts from across the United States to conduct professional fellowships as well as arts, sports, and high school exchange programs focused on current and future leaders.

Youth Leadership Initiatives.—Includes three signiture presidential priorities targeting young private, public, and civil sector leaders, including the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, and a new Young Leaders in the Americas Initiative.

Program and Performance.—Provides resources and opportunities to ECA exchange program alumni to build on participant exchange experience, developing growing and active alumni association networks. Funds also support on-going program performance measurement and independent evaluations.

Exchanges Support.—Includes all domestic staff and support costs managed by ECA; as well as government-wide exchanges coordination.

East-West Center.—For FY 2017, the Administration's request of $10,800,000 for the East-West Center is proposed within the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs heading.

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For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.), preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for buildings that are owned or directly leased by the Department of State, renovating, in addition to funds otherwise available, the Harry S Truman Building, and carrying out the Diplomatic Security Construction Program as authorized, [$785,097,000]$759,161,000, to remain available until expended as authorized, of which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for domestic and overseas representation expenses as authorized: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for acquisition of furniture, furnishings, or generators for other departments and agencies.

In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, [$688,799,000]$358,698,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That [not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations the proposed allocation of funds made available under this heading and the actual and anticipated proceeds of sales for all projects in fiscal year 2016] the Department of State may improve or construct facilities overseas for other departments and agencies on an advance-of-funds or reimbursable basis: Provided further, That such advances or reimbursements shall be credited to this account to remain available until expended. (Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016.)

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Under the direction of the Secretary of State, the overall mission of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) is to provide U.S. diplomatic and consular missions abroad with safe, secure, and functional facilities that support the foreign policy objectives of the United States. Specific program functions include: providing guidance to posts, the regional bureaus and other foreign affairs agencies on the renovation, construction and operations of facilities; providing expert space and facilities planning; managing and overseeing the design, construction, and renovation of mission facilities; incorporating security features into overseas and domestic facilities; and ensuring the security of facilities during construction or renovation. In addition, OBO is responsible for establishing standards and policies for overseas housing, developing, in conjunction with posts, effective maintenance programs for post facilities, and monitoring and reporting the inventory of maintenance and backlog requirements. OBO also ensures the safety of the building occupants through the development of fire/life safety and accessibility compliance programs.

In 2017, the Department will manage the thirteenth year of the Capital Security Cost Sharing (CSCS) Program. This program has two main goals: accelerating the construction of new safe, secure and functional embassy and consulate compounds, and providing an incentive for all United States Government agencies to right-size their presence overseas through the use of cost-sharing. The $2.2 billion program is consistent with the Benghazi Accountability Review Board's recommended funding level for the construction of new secure facilities overseas. Funding sources include ESCM regular base and OCO appropriations, interagency contributions, and consular fee revenues.

The 2017 request continues the Maintenance Cost Sharing (MCS) Program to provide critically needed renovation, construction and repair of overseas facilities, to provide adequate working conditions for multi-agency staffs, and protect the U.S. taxpayer investment. Including cost sharing from other sources, MCS will be funded at $400 million to maintain overseas facilities in 2017.

The objective of the Asset Management Program is to obtain the best use of diplomatic and consular properties overseas through sale of surplus or underutilized properties and reinvestment of the proceeds in properties that provide a greater return to the U.S. Government and/or improve the safety of mission personnel. In lieu of appropriated resources, OBO uses asset sales proceeds for long-term capital investment to minimize the growth of U.S. Government leasehold requirements (through property acquisition) or to address a high-priority need for new construction or fit-out of leased space.

This appropriation also provides for capital expenditures necessary to preserve, maintain, repair, and plan for buildings owned or leased by the Department of State overseas or in the United States, including the renovation of the Harry S Truman building where required.

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For representation expenses as authorized, [$8,030,000]$8,263,000. (Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016.)

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Amounts in this fund are used for expenses incurred by, including to reimburse in part, State Department personnel for official representation activities abroad.

For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective services, as authorized, [$30,036,000]$30,344,000, to remain available until September 30, [2017]2018. (Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016.)

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This appropriation provides for extraordinary protection of: 1) foreign missions and officials, including those accredited to the United Nations and other international organizations, and visiting foreign dignitaries (under certain circumstances) in New York; and 2) international organizations, foreign missions and officials, and visiting foreign dignitaries (under certain circumstances) throughout the United States. Funds may be used to reimburse state or local law enforcement authorities, contracts for private security firm services, or reimburse Federal agencies for extraordinary protective services. The Department is requesting continued authority to transfer expired balances from the Diplomatic and Consular Programs account to this account in order to reduce accumulated arrears to state or local law enforcement entities.

For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service, $7,900,000, to remain available until expended as authorized, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act under the heading "Repatriation Loans Program Account", subject to the same terms and conditions. (Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016.)

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These funds are used primarily for purposes authorized by section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2671), for rewards authorized by section 36 of that Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2708), and for purposes authorized by section 804(3) of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1474(3)).

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This account is available to offset adverse exchange rate and overseas wage and price fluctuations unanticipated in the budget as authorized by section 24(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C 2696(b)).

For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96–8), [$30,000,000]$31,963,000. (Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016.)

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The Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96–8) requires programs with respect to Taiwan to be carried out by or through the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT). AIT supports U.S. interests by promoting U.S. exports, economic and commercial services, and cultural and information exchange; facilitating military sales; providing consular related services for Americans and the people on Taiwan; and on behalf of the Department of State and various U.S. Government agencies, carrying out liaison with Taiwan's counterpart organizations.

The Department contracts with AIT to conduct commercial, cultural, and other relations with the people of Taiwan. The 2017 request includes funding for the American Institute in Taiwan that sustains previous increases provided to offset revenue loss due to Taiwan's entry into the visa waiver program. Consular related expenses for AIT are funded with fee revenue from the Border Security Program.

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For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund, as authorized, $158,900,000. (Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016.)

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The current appropriation finances any unfunded liability created by new or liberalized benefits, new groups of beneficiaries, and salary increases. The 2017 permanent appropriation provides a supplemental payment to the fund for disbursements attributable to the Foreign Service Pension System; and unfunded interest along with liability from military service for the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System. In addition, the appropriation also finances the annual balance of the Foreign Service normal cost not met by employee and employer contributions. The amount of the appropriation is determined by the annual evaluation of the Fund balance derived from current statistical actuarial data, which includes inflationary cost-of-living adjustments.

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The Foreign Service National Defined Contributions Fund (FSN DCF) is an after-employment benefit plan for Locally Employed Staff (LE Staff) working for the Department of State and other Foreign Affairs agencies. The purpose of the fund is to accumulate and distribute U.S. Government (USG)-funded contributions for end-of-service benefits for LE Staff in countries where U.S. missions have determined that participation in the local social security system (LSSS) is not in the public interest of the USG. The Department determines which countries are eligible to participate in the fund. Upon separation, payments under this Plan shall be made consistent with the host country law, including any court order affecting payments to participants, unless decided otherwise by the Department.

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This fund, authorized by sections 13 and 23 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2684), finances on a reimbursable basis certain administrative services, such as printing and reproduction, editorial material, motor pool operations and dispatch agencies operations, inter-agency cooperative administrative support services, acquisition services, information technology desktop support, medical services, aviation services, and expenses of carrying out the Foreign Missions Act, including any acquisitions of property under the authority of the Foreign Missions Act.

Using the Working Capital Fund, the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services (ICASS) program was fully implemented in 1998. ICASS restructures overseas administrative support activities to allow more decision-making and managerial participation by all participating agencies, more equitable cost distribution, and incentives for efficient provision of services. Under ICASS, each agency represented at an overseas post chooses the services it wishes to receive and pays a proportional share of the cost of those services. Working through inter-agency councils at each overseas post, all agencies have a say in determining post administrative budgets and defining service standards, as well as reviewing costs and vendor performance.

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For the cost of direct loans, $1,300,000, as authorized: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed [$2,444,528]$2,433,545. (Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016.)

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As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account records the subsidy costs associated with direct loans for this program. The subsidy amounts are estimated on a net present value basis. Administrative expenses for the program are funded with fee revenue from the Border Security Program.

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Trust Funds

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This appropriation provides mandatory funding for the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund (FSRDF) as prescribed in the Foreign Service Act of 1980 as authorized in Section(s) 821 and 822. The FSRDF includes the operations of two separate retirement systems—the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System (FSRDS) and the Foreign Service Pension System (FSPS). The FSRDF was established to provide pensions to all eligible annuitants; retired and disabled members of the Foreign Service who are enrolled in either of the two systems, and certain eligible former spouses and survivors.

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This fund is maintained to pay accrued separation liability payments for eligible Foreign Service National (FSN), FSN Personal Service Contractors (PSC), and FSN Personal Service Agreements (PSA) employees of the Department of State in those countries in which such pay is legally authorized. The fund, as authorized by section 151 of Public Law 102–138 (22 U.S.C. 4012a), is maintained by annual government contributions from the Department's Diplomatic and Consular Programs (D&CP) account (including Program Direct, Public Diplomacy and Worldwide Security Protection resources), Consular Affairs (CA) Border Security Program (BSP) fees, the International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INCLE) account, and International Cooperative Administrative Support Services (ICASS) working capital fund that includes both State's D&CP and other agencies shares. Eligible local staff include former United States Agency for International Development (USAID) ICASS employees who were consolidated into the Department. The Department of State funds and manages its own FSNSLTF separate and apart from any separation pay that may be provided by other agencies to non-State Locally Employed Staff (LE Staff).

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